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by brettermeier 2153 days ago
With parameter mono set to min. 0.5, you have a distinct 0 and O. And also serifs, nice font.
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I like 0 vs O better, but 1 vs l worse: https://imgur.com/a/1tXx8aH
There is a stylistic set which allows you to get an unambiguous 1 vs l (ss05). See:

https://github.com/arrowtype/recursive#opentype-features

Also, there are fonts made specifically for code which have code ligatures & the simple l, f, 6, & 9 frozen in, if you like these features but don’t want to mess with OpenType features (or if your code editor doesn’t support that).

https://github.com/arrowtype/recursive/tree/main/fonts/rec_m...

What is "parameter mono set to min. 0.5" and where do you find that?

[edit: Oh I see. It's not on the linked page but on the font's homepage.]

Yeah, there's a lot of detail that is missing by linking us to the Google Font website instead of the font's website, https://www.recursive.design/