Bront

Bront is a collection of tweaked fonts geared towards programming.

DejaVu Sans Mono - Bront

Screenshot for DejaVu Sans Mono - Bront:

Screenshot for DejaVu Sans Mono Ligatures Bront:

Delta from DejaVu Sans Mono:

0 has a slash
* is centered vertically to align with +, -, and =
_ is narrower in order to discern consecutive characters
- is the same width as _
~ is more wavy in order to further differentiate it from -
i has a tail instead of a bilateral serif
l has no serif on top
% has a more angled divider
{ and } are the same height as ( and )
It has Powerline symbols

Ubuntu Mono - Bront

Screenshot for Ubuntu Mono - Bront:

Screenshot for Ubuntu Mono Ligatures Bront:

Delta from Ubuntu Mono:

$ has a full pillar
0 has a slash
_ is narrower in order to discern consecutive characters
- is the same width as _
* is centered vertically to align with +, -, and =
G has a horizontal bar
% has actual circles
j, l, and J do not have serifs
J has a longer tail
* has 6 spokes
~ is more wavy in order to further differentiate it from -
t has the same ascender height as l
It has Powerline symbols

How to enable displaying alternate versions of certain characters (stylistic sets)

For example it is possible to choose between dot/slash in 0 or open/closed @ or $ with | striking through or not.

How-to-enable-stylistic-sets

Development

Repository https://github.com/chrismwendt/bront
FontForge software http://fontforge.github.io/
Design With FontForge book http://designwithfontforge.com/
ImageMagick tool http://www.imagemagick.org/