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Apple Reveals San Francisco Monospaced Font

7 years ago from Peter Nowell, Designer at Peter Nowell Design

  • Kevin SuttleKevin Suttle, 7 years ago (edited 7 years ago )

    I wouldn't say they've "revealed" it, but like you, I am cautiously optimistic as well. SF has often been compared to Roboto, and this example is no different. If this is truly SF Mono, it looks a lot like Roboto Mono, but not 100%.

    roboto mono vs SF mono

    3 points
    • Peter NowellPeter Nowell, 7 years ago

      All mono-spaced fonts look relatively similar. For example, the lowercase i almost always needs serifs to take up enough space. When you analyze letters like "a", "G", "S", "k", "g"... they're unmistakably the same as SF Compact. Definitely different typographic DNA than Roboto.

      SF Mono Uses

      4 points