Ioskeley Mono

39 points by carlos-menezes 61 days ago | 16 comments

For the uninitiated, Berkeley Mono[1] (the font this is mimicking) is the oft cherished[2] font by Neil Panchal[3]

[1]: https://usgraphics.com/products/berkeley-mono

[2]: https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&qu...

jiehong 60 days ago | |

I think there was some backlash about the author of Berkeley Mono at some point. Might be a reason for considering this "copy".

thomascountz 60 days ago | | |

It's not that I believe all HN comments must be fruitful, but contributing the suggestion that there may have been "some backlash" against someone at "some point", could do with a little more help.

cormullion 60 days ago |

> All credit for the original design and build system goes to Belleve Invis and the Iosevka contributors.

But no credit or thanks to Neil the designer of Berkeley Mono?

uonr 60 days ago | |

This looks like nothing more than a 300+ line Iosevka configuration

https://github.com/ahatem/IoskeleyMono/blob/main/private-bui...

specialist 60 days ago | | |

That's pretty cool.

FWIW, here's screenshot of same code snippet using both original and mimic.

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ahatem/IoskeleyMono/refs/h...

Creating such a close match impresses me. Many times, I'll like parts of a font, but can't abide by the line spacing, heights, widths, weights, or whatever.

The ability to more precisely "tune" a typeface would be neat.

altano 60 days ago |

What is the point of this? Either buy Berkeley Mono or go use something else.

inigyou 60 days ago | |

Font piracy by tracing is legal. That's why the creators of the "you wouldn't download a car" ad, which used a traced pirated font, didn't get prosecuted.

konart 60 days ago | |

This is a weird take. I can as the same in reverse: why buy Berkeley Mono if I can use this?

FacelessJim 60 days ago | | |

Here’s an even wilder take: to support the effort of someone that gave us an incredible font that is now being copied. Crazy right?

thomascountz 60 days ago | | |

Not OP, but I think the take is similar to: "why market yourself as a rip off of Neil's[1] work?"

[1]: https://neil.computer/