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Old 02-25-2026, 11:09 PM   #1
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Recommend me some fonts!
About two weeks ago, I installed TypeWriter Condensed on all of my devices/apps to read hardboiled fiction and fiction of that period, and it looks and feels great (see attached)!

Other than that, I've been using Bitter since forever, I feel, but am always willing to try other fonts, so, font away!
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Old 02-26-2026, 12:11 AM   #2
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My favorites are LexiaDama, ChareInk and DejaVu Serif Eink (the latter two are modified versions created by MobileRead members and posted here).
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If you would like to try, @fabricalado your posted ones looks similar to IBM Plex, which I like; otherwise the Luciole; I do like the Elwood too, but not really using it.
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About two weeks ago, I installed TypeWriter Condensed on all of my devices/apps to read hardboiled fiction and fiction of that period, and it looks and feels great (see attached)!

Other than that, I've been using Bitter since forever, I feel, but am always willing to try other fonts, so, font away!
If you want a really nice looking font, give ChareInk7SP a go. It's an excellent font. It's the one I use. If you us it with KF8 on a Kindle, will will reduce the line height and make the text look a lot better.

You can get it at https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=184056
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Old 02-27-2026, 08:54 PM   #5
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Those look great! @Sirtel @JSWolf @nana77

I've been using some version of ChareInk (iirc, 6?), but had no idea it was born here! Thanks to whoever created that too
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Have a look at the NV Collection for ereaders (https://github.com/nicoverbruggen/ebook-fonts/).
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Have a look at the NV Collection for ereaders (https://github.com/nicoverbruggen/ebook-fonts/).
What makes the NV fonts anything special? They look like ordinary fonts.
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What makes the NV fonts anything special? They look like ordinary fonts.
Couldn't that be asked of any font?

Have a read through of the What is this? section of the repo for an answer to your question.
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What makes the NV fonts anything special? They look like ordinary fonts.
That is what I am looking for in a font. Ordinary, probably boring and letting me concentrate on reading instead of looking at the font and noticing any flaws.
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