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I always want the best fonts for my terminal, my text editor, my ... But I'm not satisfied easily, so I keep trying new fonts. Prefer free fonts of course :D

TLDR:

On macOS, use San Francisco for everything. Remember each time macOS release new version/new update, you should download again to get (maybe) latest version.

Otherwise:

• Use JetBrains Mono for code.
• Use Inter for display.

Always choose OTF over TTF format.

My standard for choosing fonts:

• Support Vietnamese
• Support bold, italic
• Support ligatures
• Has dotted zero

JetBrains branding font.

Match my standard.

Ligatures I prefer: ss02, cv04, cv16, cv18, cv19, cv20.

I often choose SS08 variant because I also love PragmataPro too.

Match my standard. Also:

• Has display font

Font is narrow, can display much more on small screen. But too much config/variant for ligatures scares me.

I often choose Casual variant.

Match my standard. Also:

• Has display font

Ligatures I prefer: ss10, ss12.

Looks good on my phone.

• Designing Recursive

Does not match my standard:

• No Vietnamese
• No italic
• No ligatures

Font is small, can display much more on small screen. I like its curved look.

Small fonts, saving space.

Does not match my standard:

• No ligatures

But:

• Has display font

Unique to me. Strange #, looks same as 4 (I don't like it for now).

Comic vibe. Look smoothly and too much curve.

Does not match my standard:

• No Vietnamese
• No dotted zero

Does not match my standard:

• No Vietnamese
• No bold, italic
• No ligatures (APL-385 not APL386)
• No dotted zero

But:

• Has display font (APL333)

I love its wide look, also it's feel nostalgic.

IBM branding font, good alternative for Inter, has both monospace and display variant.

Does not match my standard:

• No ligatures

But:

• Has display font

Looks fancy. Strange #.

Does not match my standard:

• No Vietnamese
• No ligatures
• No dotted zero

Looks unique to me, with some sharp look.

For fancy terminal, only need NerdFontsSymbolsOnly

• Fira Code: legend, best ligatures.
• Input: legend.
• Monoid: legend.
• mononoki: share same vibe with agave.
• Ubuntu Monospace: nostalogic to me since first Linux distro I use is Ubuntu.
• M+: Japanese aesthetic.
• Martian Mono: wide font with bold, strong look.
• 0xProto: found it on Instagram, kinda wish it has dotted zero.
• Commit Mono: claim to be true netral font. Also I love the website.
• Victor Mono: love regular italic, not bold.
• Maple Font: JetBrainsMono and other fonts look alike.
• Lilex: less curve, rectangle like, inspiration from IBM Plex Mono.
• JuliaMono: JetBrainsMono look alike.
• Cascadia Code: Microsoft branding font.
• Intel One Mono: latest Intel branding font.
• Monaspace: new GitHub fonts with Texture Healing.
• iA-Fonts: Notion mono font.

• Terminus: super old, super legend font.
• 3270font: nostalogic.
• Cozette: feel 8-bit vibe, mono to death. But sometimes it's hard to read. Bitmap fonts is hard to install too.
• The Ultimate Oldschool PC Font Pack with Flexi IBM VGA: old school.
• C64: Commodore 64 font.
• Fixedsys Excelsior: old DOS vibe.
• Fairfax HD: bitmap vibe but support vector.

• Clear Sans: used to be Intel branding font.
• Atkinson Hyperlegible: for reading ebook.
• Shantell Sans: another Comic vibe.
  • The Story of Shantell Sans
• 0xPropo: same as 0xProto but for display.

Costing money fonts, but I like them too much, will probably buy it if I have money:

• PragmataPro
• Berkeley Mono Typeface
• MonoLisa
• Cartograph

• FontForge
• Hyperglot