People who use dark backgrounds in their IDE: what fonts work best for writing code?

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  • caskaydia-cove

    Caskaydia Cove is a fork of the Cascadia Code typeface with the RFN (Reserved Font Name) removed, plus small adjustments to conform to the Google Fonts spec.

  • I prefer Cascadia Code

  • 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.

  • Cascadia Mono PL (Microsoft Windows Terminal)

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  • FiraCode

    Free monospaced font with programming ligatures

  • FiraCode

  • opendyslexic

    OpenDyslexic, a typeface that uses typeface shapes & features to help offset some visual symptoms of Dyslexia. Now in SIL-OFL.

  • OpenDyslexic

  • plex

    The package of IBM’s typeface, IBM Plex.

  • Plex Mono + Sans + Serif (IBM)

  • RedHatFont

    Red Hat's Open Source Fonts - Red Hat Display and Red Hat Text

  • Red Hat Mono (Red Hat Linux)

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