We have considered things like the size and shape of letters the amount of space between them, a balance naturally engineered in monospace fonts unnecessary details and unclear distinctions between symbols, such as I’s and l’s for example and programming ligatures when developing our font. Therefore, while working on JetBrains Mono we focused, among other things, on the issues that can cause eye fatigue during long sessions of working with code. Our eyes move along code in a very different way, often having to move vertically as often as they do horizontally, which is opposed to reading a book where they slide along the text always in the same direction. However, the logic in many popular fonts does not always take into account the difference between reading through code and reading a book. And it is no wonder that we are always on the lookout for the best font to make looking at the text on the screen easier on our eyes. What’s the problem with other monospaced fonts, you might ask?įor the most part of our day we, as developers, look at the code. A year ago, we set a very ambitious goal – create a font to make working with code more comfortable for everyone.
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