Departure Mono
Ranked 14 of 25 monospace fonts by recommenders
Free open-source pixel monospace font that people use for coding and terminals, and praise for its look and the website.
Free open-source pixel monospace font that people use for coding and terminals, and praise for its look and the website.
10 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 10
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 10 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Distinctive pixel look people like
“the pixely font used in the bash replay is so cool”
Comment from 2 Oct 2026 in “Pi 1.0” “one of my favorite modern pixel fonts”
Comment from 26 May 2026 in “A few interesting modern pixel fonts” Praised website design
“This one and its site are gorgeous.”
Comment from 27 May 2026 in “A few interesting modern pixel fonts” “very neat website design as well”
Comment from 26 May 2026 in “A few interesting modern pixel fonts”
Other monospace fonts people recommend
The four most recommended other monospace fonts, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iosevka | 108 | 10 | 92% | 9 | 5 yrs7 owners | Approved |
| Nordwand Mono | 40 | 4 | 91% | 1 | — | — |
| Myna | 29 | 10 | 74% | 1 | — | — |
| Berkeley Mono | 27 | 6 | 82% | 7 | — | Approved |
| Departure MonoThis page | 10 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
8 of the 10 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“the pixely font used in the bash replay is so cool”
“This one and its site are gorgeous.”
“very neat website design as well”
“I actually like Departure so much I use it as my coding and Terminal font.”
“one of my favorite modern pixel fonts”
“favourite font missing: departure mono”
“it was nice to see that this was open-source!”
“Great font as well, I hope to find a fun use for it”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.