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I've done this for fonts like: - [Iosevka](https://kau.sh/blog/build-iosevka-font-mac-os/) - [IBM Plex Mono](https://kau.sh/blog/freeze-alt-char-open-type-font/) - [Jetbrains Mono](https://github.com", "context": "", "use_case": "monospace coding font", "switched_from": "", "story": "Making Google Sans Flex"}]}], "caveats": [], "who": [], "tags": [], "use_cases": ["monospace coding font", "monospaced coding font", "monospace font"], "compared": [{"slug": "iosevka", "name": "Iosevka", "co": 3, "switched_from": 1, "switched_to": 0}], "makers": [], "threads": [{"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50084240", "title": "Iosevka is an open-source, sans-serif and slab-serif monospace font", "mentions": 3}, {"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46322732", "title": "Making Google Sans Flex", "mentions": 1}], "sentiment_by_month": {"2025-11": {}, "2025-12": {"recommend": 1}, "2026-01": {}, "2026-02": {}, "2026-03": {}, "2026-04": {}, "2026-05": {}, "2026-06": {}, "2026-07": {}, "2026-08": {}, "2026-09": {}, "2026-10": {"neutral": 1, "recommend": 2}}, "quotes": [{"id": 801393696, "item_id": 50087106, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50087106", "by": "boltzmann64", "date": "2026-10-14", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "Commit Mono (my all time favorite monospace font)", "excerpt": "I used to hate font ligatures until I discovered Commit Mono (my all time favorite monospace font). They use the ligatures only to adjust spacing and make it look better on a monospace grid. No stupid <=, -> ligatures or anything else.", "context": "", "use_case": "monospace coding font", "switched_from": "", "story": "Iosevka is an open-source, sans-serif and slab-serif monospace font"}, {"id": 801371200, "item_id": 50085700, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50085700", "by": "makizar", "date": "2026-10-14", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "recently switched to Commit Mono [0]. It hits all the right spots for me, is customizable, and does smart kerning which is neat.", "excerpt": "I\u2019ve used Iosevka for years but recently switched to Commit Mono [0]. It hits all the right spots for me, is customizable, and does smart kerning which is neat. 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