[HN Gopher] Old Timey Code and Old Timey Mono Fonts
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       Old Timey Code and Old Timey Mono Fonts
        
       Author : dsevil
       Score  : 24 points
       Date   : 2025-05-04 04:10 UTC (2 days ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (github.com)
 (TXT) w3m dump (github.com)
        
       | dsevil wrote:
       | Based on Reproducing Typewriter, a letterpress typeface from c.
       | 1906 used to create fake typewritten letters for promotional
       | material. Where other monospace typefaces replicated actual
       | typewriters, Reproducing Typewriter had improvements for better
       | readability at smaller point sizes and/or where poor quality
       | reproduction was an issue.
       | 
       | I thought its features would make it the basis of a good coding
       | font, too. Old Timey Mono is much closer to the original while
       | Old Timey Code makes it an even better typeface for writing
       | source code.
       | 
       | It was the coding font used in the Turbo Pascal 3.0 user manual.
       | I've not seen it elsewhere except old patents' cover pages.
       | 
       | Enjoy and if you have any comments or questions, comment or
       | enquire away.
       | 
       | https://github.com/dse/old-timey-mono-font
       | 
       | https://webonastick.com/fonts/old-timey-mono/
        
         | chrchr wrote:
         | It's gorgeous. Thanks for making and sharing it!
        
         | bluenose69 wrote:
         | Based on the first link, it seems as though zero and upper-case
         | "O" are very similar. (My eyes cannot discern a difference, but
         | I admit that my eyes are not top-notch.)
        
           | JonathonW wrote:
           | In Old Timey Mono, lowercase "L" and the number "1" are also
           | very similar.
           | 
           | Old Timey Code fixes both of these-- it has a slashed zero
           | and redraws the number 1 to be distinct (angles the top
           | serif).
        
         | VTimofeenko wrote:
         | Thanks so much for making it! Usually fonts like this are a
         | non-starter for me since they lack Cyrillic letters. Your
         | inclusion of those symbols is much appreciated.
        
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