Ask HN: What is your favorite blogging typeface?

by LorenzoGood • 2 years ago

2 9 2 years ago

Hi,

I am looking for a typeface to use for my new blog, and I am wondering what your favorite typefaces are. (Both for prose, and for code display).

rkwz• 2 years ago

I use Merriweather as I feel it looks legible

The-Old-Hacker2• 2 years ago

I use Merriweather in the Just Read app for the same reason.

The-Old-Hacker2• 2 years ago

Consolas for code. It's the font that Sublime Text uses.

malfist• 2 years ago

I use jura ( https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Jura ) since it's futuristic and very readable.

cpach2• 2 years ago

Do you want a serif or sans serif for the body text?

For a serif, I think Crimson Pro is very nice.

You can see it, and many others, on this site: https://beautifulwebtype.com/crimson-pro/

For sans serif, I like Helvetica, but the original Helvetica might not be easily available outside of Apple’s operating systems.

LorenzoGood2• 2 years ago

Thanks! I do prefer sans-serif, since it feels more techy for some reason.

cpach2• 2 years ago

Knock yourself out ;-)

vunderba• 2 years ago

I've been experimenting with Libre Baskerville, but my go to in the past has always been Meriwether.

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