Here’s the Deal
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When comparing Sudo vs Hermit, the Slant community recommends Hermit for most people. In the question“What are the best programming fonts?” Hermit is ranked 75th while Sudo is ranked 80th. The most important reason people chose Hermit is:
The design of Hermit is clear and legible.
Specs
ItalicsYes
LicenseOFL-1.1
LigaturesYes
Weights5 (Thin, Light, Regular, Medium, Bold)
Zero StyleDot
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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 Good design
The design of Hermit is clear and legible.
Pro OFL licensed
This means that the font is free and open source.
Cons
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Con Bold weight has larger width & height
Makes mixing bold/regular weight cause un-even spacing
https://github.com/pcaro90/hermit/issues/5
