An Open Source Typeface for Source Code

Pete Prestipino
by Pete Prestipino 03 Sep, 2015
An Open Source Typeface for Source Code

A new version of Hack, an open source typeface designed for use in source code, has been released and it should make reading code easier for designers and developers when in smaller sizes.

The new version offers new type features, changes in weights, spacing, and glyphs and it's sweet spot, according to programmer Chris Simpkins, is in the 8px-12px range on modern desktop and laptop monitors (but is still legible at 6 or 7px sizes when being used on an HD monitor).

Hack has been released as a free and open source project that is free to modify, use commercially, and download for print, desktop, or Web use.  
Pete Prestipino
Pete Prestipino
Digital marketing executive with proven experience in all aspects of search engine optimization (SEO), performance-based advertising, consumer-generated/social media, email marketing, lead generation, Web design, usability, and analytics. - 20-year Internet marketing veteran, currently serving as the Digital Marketing Campaign Manager at Antenna Group (formerly Chicago Digital). - Former Editor-In-Chief of Website Magazine, and a regular speaker on Web technology digital marketing strategy - Author of several books on digital marketing Including Web 360: The Fundamentals of Web Success; Affiliate 360: The Fundamentals of Performance Marketing; Domains 360: The Fundamentals of Buying & Selling Domain Names, and SEO 360: The Fundamentals of Search Engine Optimization.