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Add to SafariWhen comparing Hermit vs Microsoft Verdana, the Slant community recommends Hermit for most people. In the question“What are the best programming fonts?” Hermit is ranked 75th while Microsoft Verdana is ranked 105th. The most important reason people chose Hermit is:
The design of Hermit is clear and legible.
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Question Ranking
Pros
Pro Good design
The design of Hermit is clear and legible.
Pro OFL licensed
This means that the font is free and open source.
Pro Free with Windows
Pro Compact while light
Packs lots of information into your screen space while remaining clear and never looking crowded.
Pro Renders perfectly at all sizes
Again, particularly in Windows
Pro Looks absolutely gorgeous in Windows
Looks good elsewhere as well, but the world-class hinting here really comes out with the windows rasterizer (probably optimized for it).
Cons
Con Bold weight has larger width & height
Makes mixing bold/regular weight cause un-even spacing
https://github.com/pcaro90/hermit/issues/5
Con Not monospaced
-if that is an absolute must for you. But don't assume it is until you've tried without...
