With a little work, it is possible to install the Open XML File Converter to have Consolas working on Mac OS X, along with all the other fonts introduced in Vista (all of which, oddly, start with C). The font is optimized for ClearType (and thus for LCD screens) and very easy on the eyes. Designed by Lucas de Groot, Consolas is freely available on every copy of Windows since Vista. Recently I’ve transitioned to using other fonts: typefaces in the list that follows are all free, monospaced (which makes tab-indented lines easier) and cross-platform (important when moving and maintaining your code).Ĭurrently my go-to when I'm developing on Windows. Historically, I have used Arial Narrow to display code samples in class, since it had the advantage of being available on almost every platform and capable of fitting many characters per line, together with fairly high legibility. Most of the simple coding issues that people make are due to typos: if you can’t read what you type, you’re going to miss errors. Making web pages means a great deal of typing, making it vital that the font you choose to display your code be both legible and easy on the eyes.
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