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◊ title - block { ◊ topic { Courier alternatives }
◊ short - rule { When you must use a monospaced font } }
◊ make - font - alternative - list {
Triplicate
Pitch
Source Code Pro
Nitti
}
I ’ m in an awkward position . As your typography advisor , I ’ ve counseled you not to use ◊ xref { monospaced fonts } .
But the truth is — I really like them . The golden age of monospaced fonts was probably the 1950 s , 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 .
So I designed ◊ xref { Triplicate } , a monospaced font family influenced by several typewriter fonts of the ’ 50 s , 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 .
◊ 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 .