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Versatile typeface for code, from code.

69 mentions on Hacker News by 59 people: 10 stories, 59 comments · first 2015-07-26 · latest 2026-10-14

Mentions per year 69 mentions · busiest year 2023 (12)
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  1. Same here. There are several pictures on the github page: https://github.com/be5invis/Iosevka
  2. or drop the releases and go to just https://github.com/be5invis/Iosevka where LICENSE.md file shows up.
  3. …but following your instructions feels like navigating a paper map. I don't see LICENSE.md here: https://github.com/be5invis/Iosevka/releases But alright, I realized you must download the archive to find LICENSE.md in there:…
  4. …around to read this, thank you so much for Iosevka, man! ¹ https://typeof.net/Iosevka/customizer ² https://github.com/be5invis/Iosevka/blob/master/doc/custom-b...
  5. …of "O" and related glyphs for a good example[2]. [1] https://github.com/be5invis/PatEL [2] https://github.com/be5invis/Iosevka/blob/main/packages/font-...
    comment by dannyobrien · 2026-05-21 · in The Letter S, by Donald Knuth (1980) [pdf]
  6. Missing my favorite, Iosevka: https://github.com/be5invis/Iosevka Playing the game gave me Jetbrains Mono though.
  7. My favorite coding font: Iosevka Term. https://github.com/be5invis/Iosevka It takes a day or so to get used to the condensed form factor, but after that you can enjoy much more horizontal space in your terminal windows. There is one…
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    Iosevka – Versatile typeface for code, from code
    story by gjvc · 2025-12-06 · 0 comments
  9. Very nice and condensed. The same reason I switched to Iosevka ( Joseph ), recently: https://github.com/be5invis/Iosevka The fun thing with Iosevka is that one stands a reasonable chance of reading the source code (as opposed to just…
  10. Looks like one of the variations of Iosevka. https://github.com/be5invis/Iosevka
    comment by drewlesueur · 2025-10-28 · in TOON – Token Oriented Object Notation
  11. The glyphs themselves are written in PatEl: see https://github.com/be5invis/Iosevka/blob/main/packages/font-... for instance. If you look through the commit history, you can see Be5invis gradually elaborating the font itself by editing…
    comment by dannyobrien · 2025-08-06 · in Build Your Own Lisp
  12. …that the creator of the Iosevka typeface did so using their own Lisp implementation. The typeface: https://github.com/be5invis/Iosevka The language: https://github.com/be5invis/PatEL Their tool which they used to build the language:…
    comment by gorgoiler · 2025-08-05 · in Build Your Own Lisp
  13. I moved on from these fonts quite some time ago and just use https://github.com/be5invis/Iosevka everywhere. It's ideal for 'wordy' languages such as C++ where a typical line length can often go over 150 characters, and then you don't have…
  14. Sounds like you're looking for Iosevka! https://github.com/be5invis/Iosevka
  15. …by his capitalism = AI thesis, so I just dove back into his work and started building. [0] https://github.com/be5invis/Iosevka [1] https://retrochronic.com/#zero-centric-history
    comment by gom_jabbar · 2025-03-02 · in The A.I. Monarchy
  16. It's custom-made. I also use a custom build of Iosevka [0] for the font. [0] https://github.com/be5invis/Iosevka/
  17. …I would suggest to consider Iosevka [0]. I am using it in the browser and for coding. [0] https://github.com/be5invis/Iosevka
  18. …[1] which is custom-built from Iosevka. [2]. [1] https://github.com/zed-industries/zed-fonts [2] https://github.com/be5invis/Iosevka
  19. …I'm converted. It was a bit odd looking at first, but I guess that's brain plasticity at work. 1. https://github.com/be5invis/Iosevka/releases
    comment by DrBazza · 2024-01-01 · in Git Things
  20. …Yet, Berkeley is truly at its own level. [0]: https://github.com/adobe-fonts/source-code-pro [1]: https://github.com/be5invis/Iosevka
    comment by bayindirh · 2023-11-18 · in Berkeley Mono Typeface
  21. …like angular 0 with reverse slash or to leave the ! in the != ligature. To see what I mean: https://github.com/be5invis/Iosevka/blob/main/doc/stylistic-... * https://st.suckless.org/patches/ligatures/
    comment by mzs · 2023-11-10 · in Monaspace
  22. …all of my devices and apps to a custom Iosevka build I made, and I don't think I'll ever turn back. https://github.com/be5invis/Iosevka
    comment by conkeisterdoor · 2023-08-27 · in Where do fonts come from? Monotype, mostly
  23. I often default to one of the Iosevka variants. https://typeof.net/Iosevka/ https://github.com/be5invis/Iosevka I use a customized set for terminal/IDE and like Aile for documents. Etoile is neat. Feels typewriterish. All covered by the…
    comment by blechinger · 2023-08-27 · in Where do fonts come from? Monotype, mostly
  24. …Microsoft's Consolas font and perhaps Iosevka [0] as well, that may have changed my outcome. [0] https://github.com/be5invis/Iosevka
    comment by accrual · 2023-07-26 · in Coding Font
  25. …support for a few other BQN characters after noticing it already had the double-struck ones ( https://github.com/be5invis/Iosevka/issues/870 ). The other three were requests or contributions (drew 3270's 𝕏 myself!) explicitly in…
    comment by mlochbaum · 2023-07-24 · in Unicode Character “𝕏” (U+1D54F)
  26. There seems to be an overview at https://github.com/be5invis/Iosevka/blob/main/doc/stylistic-... though I would ask the same: which of those is the default, and if none of them is, why is there no comparison image?
    comment by kzrdude · 2023-07-19 · in Iosevka typeface for code, from code
  27. Nothing beats Iosevka ( https://github.com/be5invis/Iosevka ) for me. It's narrow yet super readable, making great use of screen real estate. Lots of customization, ligatures, weights, and a nerd font patch for terminal.
    comment by lxe · 2023-07-19 · in JetBrains Mono Typeface
  28. I also really like Iosevka https://github.com/be5invis/Iosevka
  29. …else was confused) You can also select variants for specific characters (there's 42 zeroes!): https://github.com/be5invis/Iosevka/blob/main/doc/character-...
    comment by cantSpellSober · 2023-07-19 · in Iosevka typeface for code, from code
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    Iosevka typeface for code, from code
    story by kuschkufan · 2023-07-19 · 76 comments
  31. Have you tried the ss05 variant of Iosevka? It's intented to be Iosevka in the style of Fira Mono. https://github.com/be5invis/Iosevka/blob/main/doc/stylistic-...
  32. …plugin that uses ripgrep and fzf) https://github.com/ajeetdsouza/zoxide Smart replacement for `cd` https://github.com/be5invis/Iosevka My favourite font for coding, it's width lets me fit more text on the screen
  33. Iosevka Term Regular https://github.com/be5invis/Iosevka
  34. Iosevka: https://github.com/be5invis/Iosevka
  35. …also similar to Pragmata. It even has a Pragmata Pro Style. [1] - https://typeof.net/Iosevka/ [2] - https://github.com/be5invis/Iosevka
    comment by makepanic · 2022-02-14 · in MonoLisa – A font designed for developers
  36. …they are strictly optional. More details about font features can be found in the Git repo [1]. [1]: https://github.com/be5invis/iosevka
  37. …of the font, at every possibly level, with screenshots for comparison, in a simple readable list: https://github.com/be5invis/Iosevka/blob/master/doc/custom-b... For example: > K with symmetric legs disconnected to the vertical bar, and…
    comment by floatingatoll · 2022-01-20 · in Iosevka – Versatile typeface for code, from code
  38. Try Isoveka: https://github.com/be5invis/Iosevka It allows you to see more. Everything suddenly starts making sense and every other fonts will feel ..... different .....
  39. And as if to prove my point: two days after you did that version 9.x.x was released https://github.com/be5invis/Iosevka/releases
    comment by vanderZwan · 2021-08-02 · in Coding with Character
  40. …font project with source code, where you recompile the typeface with the options you want. https://github.com/be5invis/Iosevka
    comment by kerneis · 2021-07-31 · in The Inter typeface family
  41. …direction. It took me a week of getting used to it, but now I'm not looking back. It's free. https://github.com/be5invis/Iosevka
    comment by amelius · 2021-07-28 · in Coding with Character
  42. …list. I discovered it from HN last year and have been using it everywhere i need a mono font since. https://github.com/be5invis/Iosevka
    comment by thecopy · 2021-07-28 · in Coding with Character
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    Iosevka (typeface designed for writing code)
    story by rahimiali · 2021-06-10 · 0 comments
  44. I use the Iosevka typeface family [1] which also allows customization. [1] https://github.com/be5invis/Iosevka
    comment by amelius · 2021-03-31 · in Input: Customisable Fonts for Code
  45. Similar and more customizable: https://typeof.net/Iosevka/ https://github.com/be5invis/Iosevka
    comment by bogdan · 2021-03-31 · in Input: Customisable Fonts for Code
  46. …[2], which is kinda same. [1] https://damieng.com/blog/2008/05/26/envy-code-r-preview-7-co... [2] https://github.com/be5invis/Iosevka
    comment by Ajnasz · 2020-11-20 · in Dev Fonts
  47. …ligatures for what you're doing. Iosevka has several presets, or can be completely configured: https://github.com/be5invis/Iosevka#ligations
    comment by OJFord · 2020-11-20 · in Dev Fonts
  48. I'm using 18pt Iosevka variations https://github.com/be5invis/Iosevka
    comment by faizmokhtar · 2020-11-03 · in Ask HN: What Programming Font do you use?
  49. Please, update main news link to `v3.0.0` release page.[0] [0] https://github.com/be5invis/Iosevka/releases/tag/v3.0.0
    comment by app4soft · 2020-05-19 · in Iosevka, Version 3.0.0
  50. Version 3.0.0 was released yesterday: https://github.com/be5invis/Iosevka/releases/tag/v3.0.0 Sorry, I just noticed that the github release was already submitted to HN. This post can be ignored/removed.
    comment by makepanic · 2020-05-19 · in Iosevka, Version 3.0.0