Berkeley Mono Typeface
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Berkeley Mono Typeface
Thanks and good feedback, beta testing was done in a similar way - font cut with a few missing glyphs and…
berkeleygraphics.comHow HN took it
26 positive, 49 neutral or asking, 8 mixed, 26 critical, out of 109 comments about the project. Thread score +0.03.
Design: 16 for, 7 againstPricing: 1 for, 10 againstDocs: 1 for, 5 againstExecution: 1 for, 1 againstIdea: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Beautiful, clear design that looks good in use
From 3 comments
I think this is the most beautiful thing I have ever seen. Of course the creators should get paid, its a lifetime license, I'm going to forgo some of my usual BS purchases and…
banku_brougham on HNThis looks great. It reminds me very much of the old vt100 font except that obviously without visible pixelation and gaps. Nice job.
seanhunter on HNI rarely get excited by fonts, but I'm loving this one. I only recently realized how long machine readable fonts have been around while working on a reproduction of the Apollo 11…
alangibson on HN
Marketing page and animation are impressive
From 3 comments
What a great marketing page. I loved the animation! I’m also a big fan of the design of the author’s website: https://neil.computer/
flobosg on HNside note: what an absolutely beautiful website. clear and fast. I love it.
_jordan on HNThat marketing animation looked absolutely amazing!
wodenokoto on HN
Indie typeface welcomed and fairly priced
From 1 comment
Netflix is entertainment, typefaces have a LOT more utility in my life. Maybe I'm weird because I regularly purchase typefaces but $75 is a STEAL. Holy shit. The commercial…
NetOpWibby on HN
Objections
$75 price is too high for a font
From 3 comments
I think the problem is more that the costs feel exorbitant with respect to both the perceived effort and utility. 75$ is half a year of Netflix - a product clearly born of…
thereisnospork on HN> Berkeley Mono wears a UNIX T-shirt and aspires to be etched on control panels in black synthetic lacquer. It is Adrian Frutiger visits Bell Labs. It is Gene Kranz's command. It…
humanistbot on HNI'd pay something to use this on my personal machine, but I don't make printed materials, I just like a nice terminal font. Nor do I much care to use web fonts either, so while…
Aloha on HN
No trial version to test in the editor before buying
From 3 comments
I can only really judge a font when its loaded in my system, running in my setup. I wish font makers targeting developers would release trial fonts (with some essential chars…
armadillu on HNLooks nice in principle, but being suitable for the actual daily use (for coding) will depend on how it renders in a specific IDE at a specific size on a specific OS. There's…
huhtenberg on HNIs it available as a bitmap font, i.e pcf or bdf? It is the only way I can get mono spaced fonts as crisp as I like them in linux desktop terminals.
grafelic on HN
Subscription commercial license is unclear and inconvenient
From 3 comments
The licensing is unclear/vague/contradictory... I'm totally confused what the 'developer' license actually means when it says you can use it for "personal use in professional…
abeyer on HNLove this, but I find the yearly / per-seat pricing for commercial use very hostile. Nobody wants to be chasing bills for a single typeface in their project. A one-off charge…
ricardobeat on HNLooks nice. You could support Hungarian with only two additional letters. I find the subscription license for commercial use a bit problematic. Say I have an app and I want to…
biztos on HN
Zero and O glyphs look too similar
From 2 comments
If you look at the Burgevouns comparison Berkley mono is the least good. It's compared to non-mono fonts which, naturally, have better kerning. Having three different…
teknopaul on HNThe Zero and capital "O" look quite similar to my eye: https://berkeleygraphics.com/static/images/marketing/code-symbols.svg I doubt that this amount of work overlooked such a…
liquidise on HN
Missing language support such as Greek, Cyrillic and Hebrew
From 1 comment
I really like the font, but I doubt that a claim of “wide language support” can be made when Greek, Cyrillic, Hebrew, and other scripts are not supported.
ainar-g on HN
Requests
Free or trial download to test in an editor
From 3 comments
I can only really judge a font when its loaded in my system, running in my setup. I wish font makers targeting developers would release trial fonts (with some essential chars…
armadillu on HNI do not have any problems paying for something that I will use several hours every day. But would like to try the font in my editor before purchasing. Could have a demo download…
z3t4 on HNI really like the font. At least at mobile it seems to be extremely clear. I cannot pinpoint why. But to try it in my editor it seems I need to buy a $75 license first. Is there…
spockz on HN
Ligatures
From 2 comments
I would love to see ligatures incorporated but I understand that is a polarizing opinion. I love the little niceties of rendering arrows which are used all over the place these…
leetrout on HNDoes it has ligatures? If it doesn't, it should be a pretty good thing to add to some people.
jmrm on HN
Powerline glyph support
From 1 comment
I can’t tell from the page - is this powerline compatible? Many of us all have fancy prompts and other text envs that need powerline glyph support.
jasonpeacock on HN
Bitmap or hinted TTF version for Linux and Windows terminals
From 2 comments
Is it available as a bitmap font, i.e pcf or bdf? It is the only way I can get mono spaced fonts as crisp as I like them in linux desktop terminals.
grafelic on HNLooks nice in principle, but being suitable for the actual daily use (for coding) will depend on how it renders in a specific IDE at a specific size on a specific OS. There's…
huhtenberg on HN
A perpetual one-off commercial license
From 2 comments
Love this, but I find the yearly / per-seat pricing for commercial use very hostile. Nobody wants to be chasing bills for a single typeface in their project. A one-off charge…
ricardobeat on HNLooks nice. You could support Hungarian with only two additional letters. I find the subscription license for commercial use a bit problematic. Say I have an app and I want to…
biztos on HN
Questions
Is it powerline compatible?
From 1 comment
I can’t tell from the page - is this powerline compatible? Many of us all have fancy prompts and other text envs that need powerline glyph support.
jasonpeacock on HN
Can the font be patched with Nerd Fonts glyphs?
From 1 comment
I enquired and I was told in no uncertain terms that the license forbids patching. This means that you cannot use the popular Nerd Fonts [1] patch set for adding missing glyphs.…
chaz6 on HN
What is the difference from Roboto?
From 1 comment
At a risk of sounding like a font snob, what's the difference between this and Roboto?
minimaxir on HN
Alternatives named
JetBrains Mono
From 2 comments
Very similar to JetBrains Mono.
29athrowaway on HNAs a dev who constantly switches out fonts / themes & also pays for them, a few things to note: - I mainly test for clarity, how HD something is on my IDE from 12 to 16px. I paid…
mangopi on HN
Fira Code
From 1 comment
Very effective presentation. It looks fantastic. Will be good value at $75 for some people but not for me with so many other great mono fonts available (many with code…
shirro on HN
Hack
From 1 comment
If you look at the Burgevouns comparison Berkley mono is the least good. It's compared to non-mono fonts which, naturally, have better kerning. Having three different…
teknopaul on HN
Input Mono
From 1 comment
I actually wanted to make it simpler. Separating professional use (this is how Input Mono font does it) and commercial use allows developers to use fonts for their daily work,…
neilpanchal on HN
Go fonts
From 1 comment
I use the Go font: https://go.dev/blog/go-fonts Free and beautiful.
37ef_ced3 on HN