plex vs Hack

plex

The package of IBM’s typeface, IBM Plex. (by IBM)

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Hack

A typeface designed for source code (by source-foundry)

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plex		Hack
	Project
25	Mentions	63
9,318	Stars	16,103
1.4%	Growth	0.0%
6.7	Activity	0.0
19 days ago	Latest Commit	over 1 year ago
CSS	Language	Shell
SIL Open Font License 1.1	License	GNU General Public License v3.0 or later

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Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.

plex

Posts with mentions or reviews of plex. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-05-12.

Intel One Mono Typeface
11 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 12 May 2023

IBM arguably did one better with their IBM Plex typeface, released with much marketing fan fare a couple years ago: https://www.ibm.com/plex/
https://github.com/IBM/plex
Are there any notable examples of AI-generated mono-spaced programmer fonts?
IBM AS/400: Databases all the way down [video]
4 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 2 May 2023
Recommend me some essential fonts and font tips
2 projects | /r/linux4noobs | 28 Feb 2023
Help me identify these fonts (1 & 2)
1 project | /r/identifythisfont | 25 Jan 2023
I feel like this is an obvious one that I can’t pinpoint. Anyone know the name of this font(s)?
1 project | /r/identifythisfont | 25 Jan 2023
This is my first foray into side loaded fonts and I’ve gotta say…I can definitely see why Garamond is the Santiago’s font of choice.
2 projects | /r/kobo | 11 Jan 2023

IBM Plex https://github.com/IBM/plex/releases
Ask HN: Slimvoice Alternative?
13 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 31 Dec 2022
What’s the best way to customised a fresh Arch install?
5 projects | /r/archlinux | 4 Dec 2022
Almost monospaced: the perfect fonts for writing
9 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 6 Nov 2022

> iA Writer
The typeface is a modification of IBM Plex Mono[0]. I'd recognise that 'a' glyph anywhere.
[0]: https://github.com/IBM/plex
Let's see what we got here
2 projects | /r/india | 28 Oct 2022

Hack

Posts with mentions or reviews of Hack. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-12-06.

What font are you using and why?
5 projects | /r/vscode | 6 Dec 2023

I used to use and really like Hack: https://sourcefoundry.org/hack/
Hack – A Typeface designed for source code
1 project | news.ycombinator.com | 19 Jul 2023
Hack: A typeface designed for source code
1 project | news.ycombinator.com | 19 Jul 2023
Comic Mono
5 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 13 Jun 2023

Actually looks quite nice, but when I try it for coding I find it a bit too dense, compared to Hack [0] which gets it just about right for me.
[0] https://sourcefoundry.org/hack/
Coding fonts for emacs on Mac - suggestions please
1 project | /r/emacs | 11 Jun 2023
How do developers make your terminal "look good"?
7 projects | /r/learnprogramming | 9 Jun 2023

I'm a fan of the Hack typeface. I just think it's nice and readable. https://github.com/source-foundry/Hack
Is it possible to utilize the archive module to move the content of a particular folder from an archive to another destination?
1 project | /r/ansible | 6 Jun 2023

- name: Download Hack fonts ansible.builtin.get_url: url: "https://github.com/source-foundry/Hack/releases/download/v3.003/Hack-v3.003-ttf.zip" dest: /home/zoliky/Downloads mode: '0755' - name: Unpack Hack fonts ansible.builtin.unarchive: src: /home/zoliky/Downloads/Hack-v3.003-ttf.zip dest: /home/zoliky/Downloads - name: Copy hack fonts ansible.builtin.copy: src: /home/zoliky/Downloads/ttf/ dest: /home/zoliky/.fonts
What font config do you use on emacs?
3 projects | /r/emacs | 23 May 2023

Haven't seen any love for Hack yet. Here's my setup, which is also using noto sans for the variable pitch font.
Finally started playing around with custom fonts (fallen into a bit of a rabbit hole lol)
3 projects | /r/ObsidianMD | 15 May 2023

I am very fond of Hack myself
Okay, this got practically no notes on Tumblr, so I'm going to try this here. Comment with your favorite font and prepare to be criticized.
1 project | /r/CuratedTumblr | 9 Apr 2023

Haha! Get HACK'D!

What are some alternatives?

When comparing plex and Hack you can also consider the following projects:

inter - The Inter font family

nerd-fonts - Iconic font aggregator, collection, & patcher. 3,600+ icons, 50+ patched fonts: Hack, Source Code Pro, more. Glyph collections: Font Awesome, Material Design Icons, Octicons, & more

source-code-pro - Monospaced font family for user interface and coding environments

FiraCode - Free monospaced font with programming ligatures

source-serif - Typeface for setting text in many sizes, weights, and languages. Designed to complement Source Sans.

cascadia-code - This is a fun, new monospaced font that includes programming ligatures and is designed to enhance the modern look and feel of the Windows Terminal.

public-sans - A strong, neutral, principles-driven, open source typeface for text or display

Iosevka - Versatile typeface for code, from code.

source-sans - Sans serif font family for user interface environments

pretendard - 어느 플랫폼에서든 사용할 수 있는 system-ui 대체 글꼴 | A system-ui alternative font for all cross-platform

wilfa-e-way-electric-scooter-hack - E-way Electric Scooter Speed Hack