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Dev tools · August 29, 2015

Hack

A typeface designed for source code

Hack launched on August 29, 2015 with 239 votes, #72 of 3,588 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 11 years on.

What it does

Hack is a typeface that is designed for souce code text. It is a derivative of the Bitstream Vera Sans Mono and DejaVu Sans Mono lineage. Free, open source. MIT license. Open to contributions from anyone. Drop by our Github repository and weigh in.

Hack | A typeface designed for source code

Hack includes monospaced regular, bold , italic , and bold italic sets to cover all of your syntax highlighting needs. Over 1500 glyphs that include lovingly tuned extended Latin, modern Greek, and Cyrillic character sets. Powerline glyphs are included in the regular set. Patching is not necessary. Install and go. No frills. No gimmicks. Hack is hand groomed and optically balanced to be your go-to code face. Type design features to improve legibility in the harsh conditions of the screen. Hack has deep roots in the libre, open source typeface community and includes the contributions of the Bitstream Vera & DejaVu projects. The face has been re-designed with an expanded glyph set,…from sourcefoundry.org

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