What is your preferred font for IRC? reddit / irc ---------------------------------------------------------------------- wraithnix · 2021-04-04 02:17 I'm developing an open source GUI IRC client for Linux and Windows (it's called [Ərk](https://github.com/nutjob-laboratories/erk)), and I'm trying to figure out what to ship as a default font. Currently, it's using [Deja Vu Sans Mono](https://www.fontsquirrel.com/fonts/dejavu-sans-mono) as the default font, mostly because it's open source friendly, but I'm not really fond of how it looks. I've used [Fira Code](https://github.com/tonsky/FiraCode) (which looked decent, but the ligatures aren't really non-programmer friendly) and I'm also looking at [Courier Prime](https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Courier+Prime). What's your favorite IRC font, and why? I'd love some suggestions, even non-free, non-monospaced ones. EDIT: I ended up going with [Fira Mono](https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Fira+Mono)! Thanks for everyone's suggestions! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- AltReality · 2021-04-04 02:41 Fixedsys 9 Bold ---------------------------------------------------------------------- htepO · 2021-04-04 03:00 I've tried a few but always come back to Droid Sans Mono. ¯\\_(ツ)_/¯ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- wraithnix · 2021-04-04 03:39 >Fixedsys That one looks good, I'll give it a try. Thanks! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- wraithnix · 2021-04-04 03:49 >Droid Sans Mono Looks good, but for some reason it's not rendering bold on my machine. Ugh. Thanks for the reference, though! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- aperson · 2021-04-04 03:51 This is my go to as well. Droid fonts all the way for everything. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- pandakekok9 · 2021-04-04 04:38 monospace ---------------------------------------------------------------------- aftli · 2021-04-04 04:39 There's no argument. This is the font. Years and years of it, I've tried them all. Fixedsys 9 is the IRC font on Windows. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- CapitalCopy · 2021-04-04 04:52 Source Code Pro Medium ---------------------------------------------------------------------- marcusramberg · 2021-04-04 07:04 Jetbrains Mono ---------------------------------------------------------------------- dukwon · 2021-04-04 09:40 If you want Fira Code without the ligatures, isn't that just Fira Mono? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- MNVapes · 2021-04-04 10:59 Hack font ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Matteo5150 · 2021-04-04 11:10 I always use verdana 9 By the way looks like a really cool project, I would like to contribute but I don't have good skills ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ExBritNStuff · 2021-04-04 12:25 Isn’t the correct answer to use whatever the default fixed width font on the system is? I’ll admit I don’t know how hard that is, but it seems like the logical option given that if someone cares enough about a font they likely will already have set it there? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- hary585 · 2021-04-04 13:08 SF Mono 14pt ---------------------------------------------------------------------- uhp787 · 2021-04-04 13:19 i like the fira you list as an option. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- aieidotch · 2021-04-04 16:10 irssi in screen here with agave installed with https://github.com/alexmyczko/fnt ---------------------------------------------------------------------- wraithnix · 2021-04-04 18:42 I feel kinda stupid, but, yeah, you're right. I'm going to edit the OP, I ended up going with Fira Mono. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- wraithnix · 2021-04-04 18:43 I went with [Fira Mono](https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Fira+Mono). ---------------------------------------------------------------------- wraithnix · 2021-04-04 18:45 If you know (or meet) someone with decent Python3 skills, and knows the PyQt5 library, [point 'em towards the project](https://github.com/nutjob-laboratories/erk)! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [deleted] · 2021-04-04 22:43 Verdana is great with mIRC...white text on a black background =) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- cheez0r · 2021-04-04 23:39 Courier New 10pt. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- dim13 · 2021-04-05 01:01 For sure you did mean [fixed](https://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/ucs- fonts.html), didn't you? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- dim13 · 2021-04-05 01:02 Take a look at [IBM Plex](https://www.ibm.com/plex/). ---------------------------------------------------------------------- wraithnix · 2021-04-05 01:08 Wow, this one looks pretty nice. Thanks for the suggestion! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- k0zmo · 2021-04-05 01:09 Impact Italic ---------------------------------------------------------------------- uhp787 · 2021-04-05 15:47 nice! good luck :) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- jnse · 2021-04-05 18:11 SGI screen for me. But whatever it ends up being, make sure it's monospace - and can render all the unicode glyphs and whatever (unless you have/support failover fonts) - gotto be able to render that sweet ascii art ;) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- wraithnix · 2021-04-05 19:24 Yes indeed :-) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [deleted] · 2021-04-09 02:27 Confirmed on mirc forums, fixedsys 9 bold. https://forums.mirc.com/ubbthreads.php/topics/261131/Fonts_and_Font_De fault ---------------------------------------------------------------------- aftli · 2021-04-09 02:38 I don't mean it's the default font. I mean it's *the* font. Also, it's regular, not bold. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- sprayf1 · 2021-04-21 01:41 font-family: Inconsolata, Consolas, Monaco, "Ubuntu Mono", monospace; is default for glowing-bear and pretty comfy ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [deleted] · 2021-05-11 08:22 [deleted] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- FlexentOneBTS · 2021-05-13 11:48 Fixedsys 9 bold ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [deleted] · 2021-05-13 15:51 [removed] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [deleted] · 2021-05-13 15:52 [removed] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- IBNash · 2021-05-27 09:13 I use a mix of Fira, IBM Plex and a paid font ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [deleted] · 2022-11-03 14:39 [deleted]