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What fonts are the most common on Linux today? (reddthat.com)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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For a long time, I’ve just put on DejaVu fonts and been done with it. Generally good enough Unicode coverage for me. But I know it’s been years since DejaVu’s been updated, and I wonder what’s very common today.

[As for the terminal, I’m guessing it’s usually still the standard fixed Unicode fonts?]

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don't think it's that common, but if you're looking for good fonts, I really like IBM Plex Sans/Serif/Mono. Has good Unicode coverage as well and is "open source" (or whatever it's called for fonts).

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I use these too, and Fira Code and Hack for coding.