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#lang pollen
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◊title-block{◊topic{Courier alternatives}
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◊short-rule{When you must use a monospaced font}}
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◊make-font-alternative-list{
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Triplicate
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Pitch
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Source Code Pro
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Nitti
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}
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I’m in an awkward position. As your typography advisor, I’ve counseled you not to use ◊xref{monospaced fonts}.
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But the truth is — I really like them. The golden age of monospaced fonts was probably the 1950s, when IBM led the typewriter industry and released a series of great monospaced designs. One of these was Courier, designed by Howard Kettler. But the ◊xref{system font} Courier New is a beastly imitation of the original: spindly, lumpy, and just plain ugly.
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So I designed ◊xref{Triplicate}, a monospaced font family influenced by several typewriter fonts of the ’50s, and optimized for ◊xref{body text}. Triplicate has a feature that’s very rare among monospaced fonts: a genuine italic, instead of a sloped roman like Courier.
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◊xref{Pitch}, ◊xref{Source Code Pro}, and ◊xref{Nitti} are other recent designs that show there's still room for exploration in monospaced fonts. Source Code Pro is even free.
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