libertinus VS inter

I use a serif typeface; Libertinus is a particularly nice-looking and legible font.

I offered to make a compatibility between Regular and Bold versions in Libertinus Serif family (https://github.com/alerque/libertinus/issues/514) but I'm not sure whether the font family is in use.

Among the fonts that your computer does not come with, but which you can download and use for free, I like IBM Plex Serif and Libertinus Serif.

Also Libertinus, a fork of Linux Libertine with better Unicode math support.

- Starts running, screaming in Comic Sans.

Jokes aside, CM is not the only game for math-heavy documents. Something like Libertinus [1] would probably be more screen-friendly.

[1] https://github.com/alerque/libertinus

I use libertinus

Not Microsoft Word, exactly... but LibreOffice ships with "Linux Libertine", a fantastic serif font for body text. That font hasn't been updated since its original release, but "Libertinus Serif" is a fork that is actively maintained.

The first looks like Arbutus Slab. The second reminds me of Libertinus Serif.

Linux Libertine was abandoned in 2012. You should have a look at Libertinus, it’s the best fork and includes the initials typeface

I couldn't agree more. I've been using it as my go-to font for web development (which is its exact design purpose) for years. Nothing looks bad in Inter[0]. It's an easy win.

The best features for web dev are great readability across its variety of weights (0-900 in CSS) from a single font file, along with a huge set of glyphs, ligatures, special numbers, etc. if you want them.

[0] https://rsms.me/inter/

Yeah no... macOS doesn't have a font that looks uncomfortably tall like that. Use Inter at 9pt font size if you really want the macOS look.

Now you also need to download and install 'Inter' font. Go here: https://rsms.me/inter/ And download it, install it. We will use it later.

It’d be nice if something like Inter[0], which is specifically designed for onscreen/UI usage, were bundled with each OS and could be assumed to be present, making it unnecessary to include Arial or Helvetica in one’s stack.

[0]: https://rsms.me/inter/

If you are really trying to mimic macOS then you should try Inter. Current version is 3.19 but the much improved version 4.0 is coming out very soon (you can download the latest beta here). This font is pretty much an open-source alternative to Apple's SF fonts and they render at the correct size on all platforms. With a little tweaking of the font rendering, you can make it look almost identical to macOS.