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Show HN: Xenia – A monospaced font built with a custom Python engine

https://github.com/Loretta1982/xenia
28•xeniafont•10h ago
I'm an engineer who spent the last year fixing everything I hated about monofonts (especially that double-story 'a').

I built a custom Python-based procedural engine to generate the weights because I wanted more logical control over the geometry. It currently has 700+ glyphs and deep math support.

Regular weight is free for the community. I'm releasing more weights based on interest.

Comments

fimdomeio•2h ago
I would suggest making the screenshot with the font at different sizes. They first thing I want is to have an approximation of how it will look at small sizes.
xandrius•1h ago
I find the "i" quite excruciating to look at.

Also would like to see more examples, say including this deep math.

TehCorwiz•1h ago
It's just letting you dot your Ts and cross your Is. ;)
Y_Y•44m ago
It's like a dotted version of the false/bottom symbol from logic: ⊥̇
grilledchickenw•1h ago
Could you share more information on this custom python procedural engine?
ako•1h ago
Is this related: https://www.paratype.com/fonts/pt/xenia ?
lemontheme•44m ago
The 'a' and the 'o' are a bit similar, but all in all I can see myself trying this out. Reminds me a bit of Comic Code and Maple Mono. Thanks for sharing!

There are a few odd things about this post though. Take this as well-intentioned feedback.

- New account. No previous submissions or comments.

- New Github account. No previous activity.

- Mentions custom engine (cool!), but omits any details.

- Calls other mono fonts 'fugly'; refuses to elaborate.

- Releasing based on interest feels like engagement farming. Let me know when it's done. Then I'll judge whether I'm interested.

- Regular weights are free. Implication is that other weights will be paid. That's fine. I'm happy to pay for fonts. But I'm unlikely to try a font in earnest without bold and italics.

Sorry if this comes off as harsh. I wish you the best with this!