# Departure Mono

10 Hacker News commenters recommended Departure Mono and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Free open-source pixel monospace font that people use for coding and terminals, and praise for its look and the website.

## Why people recommend it

- Distinctive pixel look people like (2 comments): "the pixely font used in the bash replay is so cool" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49932057)) "one of my favorite modern pixel fonts" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48284661))
- Praised website design (2 comments): "This one and its site are gorgeous." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48289557)) "very neat website design as well" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48286797))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Iosevka](https://hackerapproved.com/p/iosevka.md): 108 recommend
- [Nordwand Mono](https://hackerapproved.com/p/nordwand-mono.md): 40 recommend
- [Myna](https://hackerapproved.com/p/myna-typeface.md): 29 recommend
- [Berkeley Mono](https://hackerapproved.com/p/berkeley-mono.md): 27 recommend
- [JetBrains Mono](https://hackerapproved.com/p/jetbrains-mono.md): 23 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Departure Mono", https://hackerapproved.com/p/departure-mono/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).