Sudo vs Google Noto
When comparing Sudo vs Google Noto, the Slant community recommends Sudo for most people. In the question“What are the best programming fonts?” Sudo is ranked 80th while Google Noto is ranked 92nd. The most important reason people chose Sudo is:
Different character categories are differentiated by height and alignment. Numbers are a line width smaller than capital letters. Zero is now dotted.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Good legibility
Different character categories are differentiated by height and alignment. Numbers are a line width smaller than capital letters. Zero is now dotted.
Pro Programming ligatures
Pro Four styles available
Sudo has Regular, Italic, Bold, and Bold Italic styles available.
Pro Works well on Windows
Sudo is hand-hinted for good rendering on Windows.
Pro Optimized for a large variety of displays
Glyph design on Noto Sans is well designed and accounts for HiDPI and standard displays.
Pro Open-source
Licensed and distributed under the SIL Open Font License.
Pro Retina-ready
Looks very clean and crisp on retina displays.
Pro Simple and yet beautiful
Simple and beautiful - much like the Windows counterparts such as Calibri and Arial but it's native for Linux and for this reason it looks better than these two with anti-aliasing.
Pro Expansive character set
Noto Sans is one of the most comprehensive fonts in the market, covering an estimated 30+ languages backed by Google.
Cons
Con Font pack might be too large
Because it is so comprehensive, the TTF/OTF packages in ZIP is really large.