List of PostScript monospaced fonts
EG Keizer
Once in a while I post a list of monospaced PostScript fonts to comp.fonts. If
anybody has useful additions, do not hesitate to send them to me.
The list originated from the time that we were looking for a good font
for program listings in scientific articles using Times Roman as main font.
Font name Creator Comment
Arial Monospaced Monotype
Reg
Ital
Bold
Bold Ital
Andale Monotype
Reg
Bold
CMTT10 Blue Sky Research Usable and well known by
(Knuth) adepts of TeX.
Courier Adobe Well known, version (001.003)
Bold was much disliked.
Oblique The newer version (002.004)
BoldOblique is much better
Courier Bitstream Looks good. Not enough
Regular difference between 1 and l.
Italic Free!!
Bold
Bold Italic
FeggoliteMono Robert Schenk quite strange as it has long
Plain descenders and a very low
Bold x-height
FFTrixie
Four variations Source: Font Shop Chicago
GalexicaMon Robert Schenk A sans serif face.
Plain
Bold
Helvetica Monospaced Bitstream Not ideal, but very much
Regular usable.
Italic
Bold
Bold Italic
IggoliteMono Robert Schenk A strange, monospaced script
JetJaneMono Robert Schenk Inspired by computer printers.
P, B, I, BI, Thin It is a sans serif face
ThinItalic
SmallCaps
SmallCaps-Bold
Small
Caps-Thin
Letter Gothic Adobe Much to thin, in two respects.
Regular Not enough difference between
Slanted 1 and l. (Ugly)
Bold
Bold Slanted
Letter Gothic Monotype
Reg
Oblique
Bold
Bold Oblique
Lucida Sans Typewiter Bigelow & Holmes sans-serif, large x-height
Roman (12 pitch at 10 pt) distinguishes 1/l/I,
Oblique has both zero without slash and
Bold zero with slash (as alternate),
Bold Oblique darker than Courier.
Sources: Type1, Y&Y
TrueType, Microsoft
Narrow (16.5 pitch at 10 pt) Source: Y&Y
Narrow Oblique, Bold, etc.
Lucida Typewiter serifed and somewhat wider than
Regular the above. Part of LucidaBright.
Bold
& two normal styles
Narrow Regular & Bold Source: Y&Y
Monaco Bigelow & Holmes mostly sans serif, but
Roman distinctive serif treatment of
Oblique i, l. Distinguishes 1/l/I.
Bold darker than Courier, but not as
Bold Oblique dark as Lucida Sans Typewriter.
Source: Macintosh System 7.x
Monanti Elsner & Flake A usable font. A bit square
Designstudios and baroque.
Monotype Courier 12 Monotype
MT Courier Monotype
Reg
Oblique
Bold
Bold Oblique
OCRA Adobe Even uglier and does not have
OCRB Adobe Ugly, but has the right
Orator Adobe No lower case, only caps and
Regular small caps.
Slanted
Prestige Elite Adobe Much to thin. No difference
Regular between 1 and l.
Slanted
Bold
Bold Slanted
Schreibmaschinen Schrift Elsner & Flake Similar to Adobe Courier.
Designstudios The font name means :
Typewriter Font
TiredOfCourier Robert Schenk resembles traditional
P, B, BI, I manual typewriter faces
Thin, ThinItalic
Typewriter Monotype
Typewriter Elite Monotype
Typewriter Gothic Monotype
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