Thread: Seeking the next most readable font after Lexend
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Old 11-28-2019, 07:08 AM   #41
j.p.s
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Originally Posted by Uncle Robin View Post
Checking a dozen or so fonts by typing "Il 0O", every single one made the distinction zero and "O" VERY obvious, and most of the san-serif fonts distinguished between "I" and "l" by making the "l" appear fractionally taller. It wasn't as easy to spot as the "O" vs "0", but the difference is clearly visible
On the other hand, I've seen fonts where "1", "l", and "I" are pixel identical (as well as "0" and "O". I imagine hell would be to have to debug a computer program whose variable names consist of only combinations of those 5 characters and only those fonts are available.
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