[HN Gopher] Show HN: Xenia - A monospaced font built with a cust...
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       Show HN: Xenia - A monospaced font built with a custom Python
       engine
        
       I'm an engineer who spent the last year fixing everything I hated
       about monofonts (especially that double-story 'a').  I built a
       custom Python-based procedural engine to generate the weights
       because I wanted more logical control over the geometry. It
       currently has 700+ glyphs and deep math support.  Regular weight is
       free for the community. I'm releasing more weights based on
       interest.
        
       Author : xeniafont
       Score  : 43 points
       Date   : 2026-01-18 10:39 UTC (12 hours ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (github.com)
 (TXT) w3m dump (github.com)
        
       | fimdomeio wrote:
       | I would suggest making the screenshot with the font at different
       | sizes. They first thing I want is to have an approximation of how
       | it will look at small sizes.
        
       | xandrius wrote:
       | I find the "i" quite excruciating to look at.
       | 
       | Also would like to see more examples, say including this deep
       | math.
        
         | TehCorwiz wrote:
         | It's just letting you dot your Ts and cross your Is. ;)
         | 
         | EDIT: The joke wasn't that bad. :(
        
           | Conscat wrote:
           | I liked it :3 thought it was funny
        
             | LoganDark wrote:
             | :3
        
         | Y_Y wrote:
         | It's like a dotted version of the false/bottom symbol from
         | logic: [?]
        
       | grilledchickenw wrote:
       | Could you share more information on this custom python procedural
       | engine?
        
       | ako wrote:
       | Is this related: https://www.paratype.com/fonts/pt/xenia ?
        
       | lemontheme wrote:
       | The 'a' and the 'o' are a bit similar, but all in all I can see
       | myself trying this out. Reminds me a bit of Comic Code and Maple
       | Mono. Thanks for sharing!
       | 
       | There are a few odd things about this post though. Take this as
       | well-intentioned feedback.
       | 
       | - New account. No previous submissions or comments.
       | 
       | - New Github account. No previous activity.
       | 
       | - Mentions custom engine (cool!), but omits any details.
       | 
       | - Calls other mono fonts 'fugly'; refuses to elaborate.
       | 
       | - Releasing based on interest feels like engagement farming. Let
       | me know when it's done. Then I'll judge whether I'm interested.
       | 
       | - Regular weights are free. Implication is that other weights
       | will be paid. That's fine. I'm happy to pay for fonts. But I'm
       | unlikely to try a font in earnest without bold and italics.
       | 
       | Sorry if this comes off as harsh. I wish you the best with this!
        
       | WillAdams wrote:
       | Why do this rather than just using METAFONT/METAPOST/METATYPE1?
        
         | gucci-on-fleek wrote:
         | It's not very easy to use Metafont and its derivatives to
         | produce a modern TrueType/OpenType font. Even the TeX Gyre
         | fonts use FontForge [0] rather than Metafont.
         | 
         | [0]: https://ctan.org/tex-archive/fonts/tex-gyre/source
        
       | gknightbro wrote:
       | I tried this font out but had issues with the terminal in VS
       | code.
        
       | Dwedit wrote:
       | Does it emulate an XBOX 360?
        
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