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		bityard on May 13, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Intel One Mono Typeface I can't find any examples now, but I'm positive that there have been "coding" fonts which do this that have hit the front page of HN. Highlighted as a feature in the screenshots, even. Another example of form over function, to the utter detriment of function, IMHO.

fweimer on May 13, 2023 [–]

Perhaps Fira Code?

https://github.com/tonsky/FiraCode https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10764527

But I think it's different: it uses double-width characters for two-character ligatures, so this doesn't break alignment.

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