# Ioskeley Mono

14 Hacker News commenters recommended Ioskeley Mono and 5 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 13 months. It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** A free Iosevka configuration that closely mimics the look of Berkeley Mono, which many people find as good or better. Critics say it gives no credit to Berkeley's designer.

## Why people recommend it

- Closely mimics Berkeley Mono's look (5 comments): "Here's an Iosevka config that mimics Berkeley Mono for those who don't want to or can't pay money for it." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50089841)) "Iosevka configuration to mimic the look and feel of Berkeley Mono as closely as possible." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50085352)) "a good font if you generally like how Berkeley Mono looks but want something different" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50107023))
- Some say it beats Berkeley Mono (3 comments): "the parentheses are much more readable in the Ioskeley clone" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50115860)) "This is even better than Berkeley Mono!" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50106697)) "Ioskeley is superior to Berkeley Mono." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50106721))
- Praised as gorgeous and near-perfect (3 comments): "Either the Iosevka originals or Ioskeley are gorgeous fonts." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50093343)) "Wow. So Gorgeous ! Thanks for sharing this" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50090644)) "Jeez it's... perfect lol." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50176856))
- Free alternative to paid Berkeley Mono (2 comments): "Here's an Iosevka config that mimics Berkeley Mono for those who don't want to or can't pay money for it." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50089841)) "why buy Berkeley Mono if I can use this?" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49165681))

## What people warn about

- No credit to Berkeley's designer (2 comments): "But no credit or thanks to Neil the designer of Berkeley Mono?" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49166063)) "why market yourself as a rip off of Neil's[1] work?" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49166087))

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