When comparing MT Courier 12 vs Bitstream Vera Sans Mono, the Slant community recommends Bitstream Vera Sans Mono for most people. In the question“What are the best programming fonts?” Bitstream Vera Sans Mono is ranked 69th while MT Courier 12 is ranked 77th. The most important reason people chose Bitstream Vera Sans Mono is:
You can fit a lot of text on the screen.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Clear glyph resolution
Pro Simple yet effective
Pro Comes pre-installed on almost any operating system
This means that the user doesn't have to go to the bother of installing anything.
Pro Compact
You can fit a lot of text on the screen.
Pro Font proportion is perfect
Width is just right (not too narrow, not too wide). Many other fonts lack this.
Pro Smooth with antialiasing
Smooth at small sizes while still clear.
Pro Readable at small sizes
All characters are easy to recognize at small sizes (comma, period, etc).
Pro Easy to read
This is subjective but this font is very easy to read. The letters are all spaced and sized properly.
Cons
Con 1 (one) and lowercase l (ell) are very similar and can be confused
Con Doesn't look very good
Con Doesn't have a slashed zero
Con Line doesn't cover text right
When using Neomutt or htop, the line drawn over is too low - the top of the characters cut into the top of the line.
Con "mp" clump together with smaller sizes
E.g. in "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog".