When comparing Courier Prime Code vs Microsoft Verdana, the Slant community recommends Microsoft Verdana for most people. In the question“What are the best programming fonts?” Microsoft Verdana is ranked 105th while Courier Prime Code is ranked 113rd.
Specs
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Pros
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.
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 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).
Con 1 (one) and lower l (ell) are very similar and can be confused
Con Not monospaced
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