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The default Courier New 10pt is larger than necessary for me. However, using that font at 8pt does not look very good.

Are there better choices for a more readable, very small (e.g., 8pt) font for eclipse?

TraumaPony
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user23185
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    possible duplicate of http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4689/recommended-fonts-for-programming – Aaron Digulla Apr 05 '10 at 12:39
  • I want to challenge the voting of this question as not constructive. This is a straightforward question, and as with many specific questions, there are several valid answers. One's favorite answer depends to a certain extent on personal preference. – Markus Pscheidt Jan 05 '13 at 13:30
  • There was a [similar topic][1] on programming fonts here on Stack Overflow. [1]:http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4689/recommended-fonts-for-programming – macbirdie Sep 28 '08 at 14:10

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If running on Windows, you may give Microsoft Consolas a shot (included in Vista or later, and available as a separate download). I use it everywhere.

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I'm a huge fan of Bitstream Vera Sans Mono, which I use at 9pt.

It's available here: http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/ttf-bitstream-vera/1.10/

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First hit on google:

Monospace/Fixed Width Programmer's Fonts

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I just tried Dina vs Consolas. Dina looks better in size 8 without ClearType, but as soon as I activated ClearType on my 24" 1920x1200 TFT, Consolas was really brilliant, and in size 8 it consumes significantly less space than Dina, i.e. more editor contents fit on the screen. Because I am still on Win XP, I had to download Consolas separately.

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I definitely second the suggestion for Consolas font on Windows. On Windows, I love it.

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The Dina Programming font. http://www.donationcoder.com/Software/Jibz/Dina/

Specifically designed for small sizes, and differentiating between Capital Oh and zero, as well as Capital I, lower-case l and the number 1.

It's all fixed spaced.

It's awesome, and I use it for all my programming related apps.

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Check out Monospace/Fixed Width Programmer's Fonts. It addresses many important aspects for using a font with programming.

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I've been ussing the Proggy Fonts. They are great for coding, and very compact.

https://proggyfonts.net/download/

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