font-profontx ☆

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Type: Cask | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Fonts

Tags: font monospace typography

Install: brew install --cask font-profontx

About:
ProFontX is a highly readable, fixed-width programming font designed to reduce eye strain during long coding sessions. It features subtle anti-aliasing, distinct character shapes to differentiate similar glyphs, and optimized spacing. The font is optimized for screen readability, making it ideal for developers who spend hours staring at their terminal or code editor.

Key Features:

Highly readable fixed-width design
Distinct glyphs to prevent confusion (e.g., 0/O, 1/l/I)
Optimized for anti-aliasing on screens
Lightweight and easy to install

Use Cases:

Daily coding in IDEs and text editors
Terminal and command-line interface usage

Alternatives:

Fira Code – Fira Code includes ligatures, whereas ProFontX focuses purely on raw character readability.
Source Code Pro – Source Code Pro is an Adobe font with a slightly different aesthetic, while ProFontX is optimized for pixel-perfect clarity at small sizes.

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