Monospaced Fonts

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Monospaced Fonts Monospaced fonts have glyphs that take equal amounts of space. They were invented because of the limitations of mechanical typewriters. They are harder to read than proportionally spaced fonts. In addition, text set in monospaced fonts takes up more space. In short, there is no good reason to use them in most situations. Examples include system fonts like Courier, Monaco and Consolas. Not convinced? Read Matthew Buttericks's book Typography for Lawyers.	EXTERNAL LINKS MyFonts search Monotype search Fontspring search Google search INTERNAL LINKS Monospaced fonts ⦿ Courier and derived typefaces ⦿

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