[one_off_comment]

I used to use Fira Code. Then I played this font game and I switched to JetBrains Mono.

https://www.codingfont.com/

[aiilns]

I don't much like that differences in sizing are not taken into consideration (not all fonts are equally large at a given pixel size).

I have been using Fira Code extensively and also writing texts. Both in English & in Greek, both spotting my mistakes and reading what I'd written improved within minutes of first trying it out. I may give JetBrains Mono a try as well, though I really am taken with Fira Code.

Unfortunately I have yet to find the perfect general purpose font to use in general. Ubuntu fonts do come really close to being perfect.

[knuthsat]

I do not know why but this game makes the winning font look much better than it is when I use my code.

Whenever I try the winning font (b612, fira mono), I always go back to Liberation Mono.

[mbar84]

I think it has to do with rendering. Have a spin with iosevka-term-ss05.

[jedimastert]

I really like the idea, although I'd really prefer if I could pick an example for a language I actually use. Even just my own snippet

[jedberg]

Just played the game with names off and ended up with Fira Code. But since I have the names off, I don't know what second place was, but I think it was Jetbrains Mono based on the look of it.

[anotherevan]

Also just played, and ended up with ennui.

[afturner]

Long time Fira Code user, also ended up with JetBrains Mono. Runner up was IBM Plex Mono.

[stronglikedan]

I use Fira too, currently, but IBM just won for me, with JetBrains as the runner up. I'm actually surprised by that, and learned a lot from this game(?).

[dxdm]

I don't see a runner up, only the winner. Did they change the game? Playing on mobile, Android Firefox.

[afturner]

I hid the font names until I reached the final two. Decided which I liked better and then disabled the toggle to see the names.

[blindmute]

Note that the second best font may not be the one in the final two, due to the single elimination format.

[xbar]

Same.

[invisible]

This site is pretty neat! It's a bit weird it doesn't have Menlo, Monaco, etc. to compare to some widespread fonts. I'm not sure what I'd pick if those were mixed in.

[benbristow]

I've been using JetBrains Mono on JetBrains Rider at home/work, has been pretty good.

Playing that game though ended up with liking Roboto Mono the most, Fira being a close second.

[prionassembly]

I played the font game three times.

1) Looking at the font names I eventually picked my favorite/workhorse: IBM Plex.

2) With hidden names, I picked Courier Prime, which I disliked at first sight.

3) Again with hidden name, I picked Cousine, which looked alright in the simulator but had lines that were too strong and even on my more contrasted color scheme. I prefer fonts with varying line widths, which the game didn't really detect -- it was mostly unreadable versus readable.

[mcdonje]

I use fira code. I just played this with the names hidden and still ended up with fira code, lol. Both are extremely good, though.

[amai]

My favorite based on the game is Inconsolatas. However after installing it I realized that the game doesn't show different variations of the font (bold, italic etc..). This can easily give a wrong impression of the font when one is using combinations of different variations in an editor.

[amai]

Unfortunately the game doesn't offer my favorite font: Latin Modern Mono Prop Light (https://www.fontsquirrel.com/fonts/latin-modern-mono)

[sfteus]

I feel this would be more interesting if you could hide the font names until you were done.

[throwaway675309]

You can, it has a toggle.

[sfteus]

I somehow missed that, thanks

[mgdv]

Didn't see Terminus either[0]

[0] http://terminus-font.sourceforge.net/

[pg_1234]

Of the options available I actually liked Fira Code ... never heard of it before.

But Deja Vu Mono is notably absent and I still prefer that.

[peakaboo]

I also ended up with Jetbrains Mono but Ive been too lazy to switch from Fira Code which is also really good. But soon!

[drBonkers]

I ended up with Xanh Mono— I wonder if that says anything about my reading style.

[jcelerier]

i've been using anonymous pro for years, did it, and landed on anonymous pro lol. too bad it does not have a good bitmap 4k version..