Nordwand Mono – A monospace font for coders and adventurers(github.com)
545 points by noriax86 7 days ago | 152 comments
tl;dr: Nordwand Mono is a Python-generated monospace coding font inspired by Univers, SF Mono, Alpes Mono, and Ubuntu Mono, aiming to blend Univers aesthetics with JetBrains Mono proportions. It includes alternative character designs, minimal ligatures (`->` and `=>`), and Cyrillic support. Users can compile custom versions by overriding a YAML config to adjust metrics like x-height and cap height, though the author warns results may require glyph tweaking.
HN Discussion:
  • ↑Author appreciation and invitation for community contributions to the font project
  • ↓The font looks too similar to JetBrains Mono to be meaningfully distinct
  • ↑Font has pleasant aesthetic qualities that distinguish it from alternatives like Berkeley Mono
  • ~Suggestions for improving glyph disambiguation (brackets, angle brackets, 0 vs 8)
  • •Mentions of preferred alternative monospace fonts (Operator, Pragmasevka, Luxi, Hack, DejaVu)