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When comparing MT Courier 12 vs Courier Prime Code, the Slant community recommends MT Courier 12 for most people. In the question“What are the best programming fonts?” MT Courier 12 is ranked 77th while Courier Prime Code is ranked 113rd.
Specs
LicenseProprietary
AlternativeGNU FreeFont Mono
LicenseOFL-1.1
LigaturesNo
Zero StyleDot
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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 Even spacing
Courier Prime Code is a monospace font with adjusted Line Height.
Pro Support for standard font weights
Courier Prime supports Bold, Italics, Bold Italics, and Regular font weights.
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 Courier Prime Code 0 (zero) is distinct from uppercase O (Oh)
In the other style, Courier Prime, the 0 (zero) is not distinct from uppercase O (Oh).