recursive VS fantasque-sans

Recently I discovered Recursive font (https://github.com/arrowtype/recursive), I like the work behind this. I have been using this, and finally see it as my final settlement. You can even customize the font to your needs: https://github.com/arrowtype/recursive-code-config

visit https://recursive.design to see what i mean.

ArrowType Recursive Code Mono Linear https://github.com/arrowtype/recursive

- I have one OFL font with a few variable axes, Recursive, made for Google Fonts – but it isn’t really a neo-grotesque like you are seeking (but still can be fun for web design and dev!)

I decided to use the Recursive font on my site once again and when it went live, they kept popping in between subsequent reloads. Looking into it, it turns out that this was due to how Netlify caches things.

Recursive Mono

I like it a lot! Definitely in the camp of “comic sans is over-hated for poor reasons, and might even have legibility benefits for dyslexia”, and I considered a few comic sans inspired monospaced fonts before settling on Source Code Pro. The leaders were Fantasque (https://github.com/belluzj/fantasque-sans/) and Comic Code (https://tosche.net/fonts/comic-code). (Comic Code’s creator actually links to the font you linked, Comic Mono, as an example of a free font with the same spirit!)

Ultimately I found that anything descended from or inspired by comic sans ended up a little too busy for my eyes.

If paying for a font isn't your thing but you're curious this is a free version I used to use of a similar idea. https://github.com/belluzj/fantasque-sans

For Emacs I use Fantasque Sans Mono, which has a slashed zero and some other good features (e.g. clear difference between 1 and l).

I thought it would be silly or I would hate it, but the comic sans like nature of Fantasque Sans Mono really surprised me and worked well for coding/IDE use (especially in Python): https://github.com/belluzj/fantasque-sans

I know you didn't ask but I have mild dyslexia and a friend turned me on to the font he uses for coding called Fantasque Sans. I found it to be pleasantly readable like Comic Sans without being as stylistically offensive.

Fantasque Sans (https://github.com/belluzj/fantasque-sans) - I love it and use it for years in all editors! For terminal I use a patched variant of Ubuntu Mono.