Fonts reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 199 Reddit reviews across 28 subreddits and 34 posts to rank the best Fonts brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/vscode, r/neovim, r/typography, r/Wordpress, r/ereader. Top-rated brands include Iosevka (4.6/5), JetBrains Mono (4.3/5), Fira Code (4.7/5).
Stats
Reviews199
Subreddits28
Posts34
Brands93
Products18
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#1
Iosevka
4.6
(13)
"Switched to iosevka years ago, never once thought of changing"
"I am such a huge fan of iosevka, I can't use anything else."
"Iosevka customized to look like Berkeley Mono."
"I use a custom build of Iosevka. Have done so for years. To my eye, nothing looks nicer."
"Iosevka, performs exceptionally well with Emacs and the terminal."
"In the terminal i use iosevka"
"In surprised no one mentioned iosevka yet"
"Iosevka"
"Iosevka is really great in terminal."
"I don't think Iosevka supports smart kerning."
#2
JetBrains Mono
4.3
(11)
"I’m team jetbrains mono for vscode."
"Jetbrains Mono"
"JetBrains Mono, IBM Plex Mono (or Lilex if you’re a fan of ligatures), Fira Code, MonoLisa are all great coding fonts."
"Try Jet Brains Mono."
"Jetbrains Mono"
"Also been JetBrainsMono for a couple years, Hack before that."
"Jet Brains was also nice."
"Dina, then Hack, then Jetbrains."
"JetBrains. Easy."
"I like jetbrains mono. The ligeatures are cool"
#3
Fira Code
4.7
(7)
"Firacode 4 Life :) Explore Nerd fonts though and find your own favorite :)"
"I'm a big fira code font fan, with the ligatures on."
"JetBrains Mono, IBM Plex Mono (or Lilex if you’re a fan of ligatures), Fira Code, MonoLisa are all great coding fonts."
"My go to is FiraCode in any version you prefer"
"Fira Code is my preferred font for Lean (in VSCode, incidentally)."
"I use fira code. just make sure you don't download fira code mono as it doesn't support icons the other two(fira code and fira code proco) are fine."
"Ive tried Dank Mono, Fira Code, and Jetbrains mono, but keep coming back to Jetbrains."
#4
Google Fonts
5.0
(6)
"Google fonts"
"All fonts on Google Fonts are OFL"
"Google Fonts."
"Google Fonts."
"Google Fonts Font Share"
"If you are a Google district, you can just direct them to Google fonts....there are literally *1500 families of fonts* they can use."
#5
Font
5.0
(6)
"Bold and modern, great for making headings stand out."
"Sleek and elegant, pairs well with Montserrat for a nice contrast."
"Clean and readable, perfect for body text."
"Bold and modern, great for making headings stand out."
"Sleek and elegant, pairs well with Montserrat for a nice contrast."
"Clean and readable, perfect for body text."
#6
Cascadia Code
4.8
(6)
"I'm using Cascadia Code"
"I use Cascadia Code for all my stuff."
"Cascadia Code, its free"
"Cascadia Code is my preferred"
"Cascadia Code"
"Used to use Cascadia Code until GitHubs Monaspace font came out."
#7
Hack
4.5
(6)
"I’ve used a bunch over the years and like a lot of them. Hack."
"Hack"
"I suggest the hack font"
"Hack before that."
"I used Hack for a while."
"Dina, then Hack, then Jetbrains."
#8
JetBrains
5.0
(5)
"I go with `JetBrains Mono`."
"I’ve used a bunch over the years and like a lot of them. Jetbrains."
"Jetbrains mono nerd font."
"I use jetbrains mono nerd font."
"Personally I use JetBrains Mono which is available for free as well and also comes with ligatures."
#9
Commit Mono
4.0
(6)
"CommitMono"
"I've given CommitMono another go... and I quite like it."
"Customize Commit Mono is the way."
"Have you tried CommitMono? Might be what you want. Also free and highly customizable."
"Lately I’ve been using Commit Mono. I like it!"
"I've looked at it, but it is not quite as customizable as I'd like the font to be."
#10
Victor Mono
5.0
(4)
"Victor Mono has been my absolute favourite for the last year or so."
"Victor mono"
"I have used Victor Mono for a few years. Honestly don’t think I’d change it any time soon."
"Victor Mono. It's free and open source."
#11
IBM Plex Mono
4.8
(4)
"I used to use FiraCode a lot but now my favorite is IBM Plex Mono"
"IBM Plex Mono"
"JetBrains Mono, IBM Plex Mono (or Lilex if you’re a fan of ligatures), Fira Code, MonoLisa are all great coding fonts."
"IBM Plex Mono"
#12
GitHub
4.8
(4)
"I use github monaspace."
"GitHub’s own Monaspace is pretty great."
"I use monaspace from Github."
"This is where I found those fonts."
#13
Dafont
4.0
(4)
"Dafont does about the rest. That 1% is me buying a typeface"
"Dafont is pretty solid! It's like the granddaddy of free font sites"
"Dafont!!"
"[https://www.dafont.com/](https://www.dafont.com/) are probably what you're looking for."
#14
MonoLisa
5.0
(3)
"MonoLisa is easily my favorite of every font I’ve tried."
"MonoLisa is the best looking one, and keeps code tidy and neat"
"JetBrains Mono, IBM Plex Mono (or Lilex if you’re a fan of ligatures), Fira Code, MonoLisa are all great coding fonts."
#15
Source Code Pro
4.7
(3)
"For years I’ve been using Sauce Code Pro, the Nerd Font version of Adobe’s Source Code Pro."
"I was skeptical about this font at first, but now can't live without this"
"I've settled on Adobe Source Code Pro a while back."
#16
Adobe
4.7
(3)
"Adobe font kit takes care of most of my font needs"
"I recommend a font from Adobe or Google fonts that's easily accessible."
"Use adobe font kit. Kinda free."
#17
Lilex
4.7
(3)
"Lilex"
"JetBrains Mono, IBM Plex Mono (or Lilex if you’re a fan of ligatures), Fira Code, MonoLisa are all great coding fonts."
"You might check out the ligaturized nerd font version called Lilex."
#18
Dank Mono
4.3
(3)
"Dank Mono"
"The font in the picture is Dank Mono and it's paid."
"Ive tried Dank Mono, Fira Code, and Jetbrains mono, but keep coming back to Jetbrains."
#19
Monaspace
4.3
(3)
"Monaspace (multiple variants available)"
"GitHubs Monaspace font came out."
"Monaspace has a similar font called kr check it out + it has text healing so there is that."
#21
Lobster
4.0
(3)
"Lobster"
"Lobster looks very good!"
"You can try Lobster for the font."
#22
Bebas Neue
5.0
(2)
"Lemon milk, bebas neue"
"My favorite is probably bebas neue just because its a solid big bold font"
#23
Atkinson Hyperlegible
5.0
(2)
"Atkinson Hyperlegible"
"Atkinson hyperlegible and EB Garamond are my favorites"
#24
Belota
5.0
(2)
"Best font ive ever used on mobile is Belota. Its just perfect. Its stylish, clean."
"Best font ive ever used on mobile is Belota. Its just perfect. Its stylish, clean."
#25
Vercel
5.0
(2)
"Geist Mono by Vercel."
"Geist Mono [https://vercel.com/font](https://vercel.com/font)."
#26
Bastard Secretary
5.0
(2)
"Came here to recommend bastard secretary too."
"There's one called Bastard Secretary that was used in Shakespeare's day."
#27
Itch.io
5.0
(2)
"Font names in order from left to rigth are ([Micro Chat], [Font Fantasy], [Arcade Cabinet], and [Punk Digital])."
"Fonts listed in order from left to right ([High Birth], [Retro Future], [Logic Loop], and [Extra Thick])."
#28
5.0
(2)
"I recommend a font from Adobe or Google fonts that's easily accessible."
"Open source fonts, such as any hosted on Google fonts, are free to use."
#29
Comic Code
4.5
(2)
"Comic Code, in my opinion, is unsurpassed in legibility if you like small font sizes."
"Hear me out… Comic Code. It’s not what you think."
#30
Noto Sans Mono
4.5
(2)
"I use 'Noto Sans Mono', 'Droid Sans Mono', 'LXGW WenKai Mono TC', 'monospace'."
"There are many font options over Noto San. Noto Sans Mono"
#31
Monocraft
4.5
(2)
"Monocraft. It's the Minecraft font. It's just really neat :) I've used it for about two years now."
"Monocraft"
#32
Berkeley Mono
4.5
(2)
"Berkeley Mono (premium) or Iosevka customized to look like Berkeley Mono."
"I like Berkeley Mono but saddly I can't afford it."
#33
Open Foundry
4.5
(2)
"Didn't know openfoundry existed. It's amazing though."
"Platforms like https://open-foundry.com/ or https://www.fontsquirrel.com/ for instance which curate OFL fonts."
#34
MyFonts
4.5
(2)
"Https://www.myfonts.com/"
"In general you need to buy professional fonts not free internet fonts, like from myfonts.com"
#35
Microsoft
4.5
(2)
"I really liked using Microsoft's new default typeface this year (Aptos)."
"If you have windows 11 pro use segoe ui."
#36
Verdana
4.0
(2)
"Verdana is my favorite font, but I didn't know I could use it for my resume and cover letter."
"I like Verdana for all of my writing."
#37
1001fonts
4.0
(2)
"My go-to is fontesk or 1001fonts, but theres a lot of options"
"I’ve used the following link to find fonts for mine: https://www.1001fonts.com/tattoo-fonts.html"
#38
Font Squirrel
4.0
(2)
"Fontsquirrel.com"
"Fontsquirrel"
#39
SF Mono
4.0
(2)
"I tried all SF Mono is by far the most pleasing to my eyes"
"SF Mono (I just love the font, I don’t use Xcode)"
#40
Input Mono
4.0
(2)
"Currently a customized version of Input Mono, but Maple Mono is winning my heart with its Whimsy."
"I use input mono which gets the job done."
#41
System Fonts
4.0
(2)
"Use system fonts. Seriously. They look fine, your pages will load slightly faster."
"I recommend system fonts unless your corporate/marketing mandates specific web fonts."
#42
Pragmata Pro
3.5
(2)
"Fortunately, I’ve not had any problems with Pragmata Pro. It’s easily one of my favorites."
"I used to love PragmatPro, but the rendering is a bit crap in terminal."
#43
Feature Mono
5.0
(1)
"Feature Mono"
#44
Hasklig
5.0
(1)
"Hasklig"
#45
Caffeine Mono
5.0
(1)
"Caffeine Mono"
#46
Thicccboi Sans
5.0
(1)
"Thicccboi https://befonts.com/thicccboi-sans-font-family.html"
#47
Maple Mono
5.0
(1)
"Maple Mono"
#48
Apple
5.0
(1)
"I like SF Mono from apple."
#49
Monaspace Neon
5.0
(1)
"The font in the picture is probably Monaspace Neon."
#50
FontBros
5.0
(1)
"Some good folks over at [Font Bros](https://www.fontbros.com/)."
#51
Tiempo
5.0
(1)
"Another one I currently use is Tiempo."
#52
LXGW WenKai Mono TC
5.0
(1)
"I use 'Noto Sans Mono', 'Droid Sans Mono', 'LXGW WenKai Mono TC', 'monospace'."
#53
Droid Sans Mono
5.0
(1)
"I use 'Noto Sans Mono', 'Droid Sans Mono', 'LXGW WenKai Mono TC', 'monospace'."
#54
FontSquirrel
5.0
(1)
"Fontsquirrel.com is a collection of free fonts with commercial licences."
#55
Roboto Mono
5.0
(1)
"Roboto mono"
#56
Recursive
5.0
(1)
"I use a font called "Recursive"."
#57
Monotype Corsiva
5.0
(1)
"Lucida Calligraphy or Monotype Corsiva?"
#58
Nerd Font
5.0
(1)
"And the nerd font variant for CLI so that my oh-my-posh prompts have decent icons."
#59
Caskaydia Cove Nerd Font Mono
5.0
(1)
"Caskaydia Cove Nerd Font Mono (a spin-off of Microsoft’s Cascadia Code, with a bunch of symbols added)"
#60
Lucida Calligraphy
5.0
(1)
"Lucida Calligraphy or Monotype Corsiva?"
#61
SF Mono Nerd Font
5.0
(1)
"I use SF Mono Nerd Font and Jetbrains"
#62
Fira Mono
5.0
(1)
"Some of my favorites: - **Fira Mono** (designed by Erik Spiekermann, based on FF Meta)"
#63
Source Code
5.0
(1)
"Some of my favorites: - **Source Code** (Plain but good workhorse)"
#64
Literata Book
5.0
(1)
"Literata Book, Scriptoria (Literata 3 with Scriptoria line spacing)."
#65
Literata
5.0
(1)
"[Literata](https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Literata) and [Source Serif Pro](https://www.fontsquirrel.com/fonts/source-serif-pro) are very good fonts."
#66
Bitter HT
5.0
(1)
"Try Bitter HT. Its free."
#67
Comic Sans MS
5.0
(1)
"Comic sans is the best choice"
#68
Ubuntu Mono Nerd
5.0
(1)
"I really enjoy Ubuntu Mono Nerd font."
#69
Intel
5.0
(1)
"IntelOne Mono has my vote."
#70
Randall Fonts
5.0
(1)
"Personally, for handwritten looking SFX, I tend to mix and match fronts from https://randallfonts.carrd.co/#fonts and Mango from https://fuckedsilly.eu/fonts."
#71
mono_ FlipFont
5.0
(1)
"You can use any font you like"
#72
IBM
5.0
(1)
"I like both IBM Plex Mono and Input for monospaced fonts."
#73
Space Mono
5.0
(1)
"Space Mono"
#74
Operator Mono
4.0
(1)
"I believe that is Operator Mono"
#75
Alkali
4.0
(1)
"I’m also decently fond of a font called Alkali from adobes libr"
#76
Myriad Pro
4.0
(1)
"I vote for Myriad Pro"
#77
Dracula
4.0
(1)
"I like dracula"
#78
Asphalt
4.0
(1)
"I think Asphalt can be great for certain applications, particularly gaming."
#79
Helvetica
4.0
(1)
"I suggest you use Helvetica, Its perfectly legible."
#80
zFont
4.0
(1)
"Best app to my knowledge is zFont which can add Fonts to the system."
#81
ActionFonts.com
4.0
(1)
"ActionFonts.com - has a clean interface"
#82
Font Library
4.0
(1)
"Fontlibrary.org"
#83
OpenDyslexic
4.0
(1)
"If you feeling a bit adventurous I would recommend trying out the fonts created for dyslexic people"
#84
Noto Serif Display
4.0
(1)
"There are many font options over Noto San. Noto Serif Display"
#85
Noto Serif
4.0
(1)
"There are many font options over Noto San. Noto Serif"
#86
Fontesk
4.0
(1)
"My go-to is fontesk or 1001fonts, but theres a lot of options"
#87
Comic Code Ligatures
4.0
(1)
"I use Comic Code Ligatures. Before it I was using FiraCode"
#88
Berkeley mono
4.0
(1)
"Berkeley mono, SF Mono, CommitCode."
#89
Dyslexie Font
4.0
(1)
"If you feeling a bit adventurous I would recommend trying out the fonts created for dyslexic people"
#90
CC Victory Speech
4.0
(1)
"CC Victory Speech lower case is a popular font. I've used it a bit myself."
#91
Idrees Inc
4.0
(1)
"Monocraft isn't the best for everyone but I love it."
#92
Good Lock
4.0
(1)
"Download the good lock app and then clock face it has many more fonts for the clock faces"
#93
Colletttivo
3.0
(1)
"Collletttivo.it"
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