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Ask HN: What fonts do you use most often and why?

8 pointsby ricberwover 6 years ago
I’ve found myself leaning towards Bodoni recently, as a number of brands have adopted it for their logo and it does look pretty appealing, but curious as to what others have been using.<p>Given how important font is, I’m hoping to find some gems in responses that everyone can benefit from.

6 comments

tapanjkover 6 years ago
I use DejaVu Sans Mono because it brings me joy, and is freely available. This applies whether I am on my work computer (MacBook Pro), or one of my personal computers running some Linux distro.<p>[1]: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;DejaVu_fonts#Sans_Mono" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;DejaVu_fonts#Sans_Mono</a>
0xBE5Aover 6 years ago
Fira Code[1] because I really enjoy its aesthetic (especially the ligatures).<p>For general purposes, I like Open Sans[2].<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;tonsky&#x2F;FiraCode" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;tonsky&#x2F;FiraCode</a><p>[2] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;fonts.google.com&#x2F;specimen&#x2F;Open+Sans" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;fonts.google.com&#x2F;specimen&#x2F;Open+Sans</a>
fuball63over 6 years ago
I really like Verdana, Palatino Linotype as far as &quot;default fonts&quot; go. My website uses Cabin for content and Armata for the logo; these are on Google fonts. <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;bigcgi.com" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;bigcgi.com</a>
mortivoreover 6 years ago
Arial or Calibri are my goto fonts. I like things to be clear and easy to read.
soulchild37over 6 years ago
Proxima Nova, it looks good and affordable ($5 a month on Adobe Fonts)
howard941over 6 years ago
Hack and Lucida Sans Typewriter. Hack&#x27;s been featured on HN.