Show HN: CSS Mono – A Typeface Designed for CSS Coding

http://css-mono.wentin.co/

by wentin • 10 years ago

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css-mono.wentin.co

detaro• 10 years ago

Can you explain what's special/specific to CSS coding about it? I don't think I get it...

wentin• 10 years ago

yes! I will add more to the website. This is a temporary site I put up before my talk at dotcss.

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I am working on a monospaced typeface design, working name "CSS Mono". Unlike other monospaced fonts, it is a humanist serif, wider (more extended) than most fonts used in code editor. It is named CSS Mono because I design it with the typesetting of CSS(cascading stylesheet) in mind.

All programming languages are different, typesetting-wise. Similar to German to English, CSS is different from, say, Javascript. The letter arrangement defines the typesetting character. We have typeface just designed for German because the upper case is more frequently used in German, therefore the typeface will make upper case lighter to compensate that. The same delicacy should apply to coding language. Instead of using the same monospaced font for all language, CSS is its own unique flower and I treat it with love and care.

Different from most other programming languages, CSS code break lines very early. We don't have long lines in CSS. In result, we end up with half of our screen on the right side empty, unused. Those space can be claimed by using a wider typeface, then the users will be able to set the code to a smaller size and still make it legible, then the users can read more lines of code on the same screen real estate.

-- wentin

kolemcrae• 10 years ago

It looks kind of nice I guess? The l and i really mess with my eyes and I'm not sure they make CSS any easier than any other font.

Show HN: CSS Mono – A Typeface Designed for CSS Coding

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