Ioskeley Mono
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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.
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.
19 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 14
- criticize it
- 5
- approval share
- 74%
Recommended in 4 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: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it carries the badge
- 14 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 2.8 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 4 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, 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
Closely mimics Berkeley Mono's look
“Here's an Iosevka config that mimics Berkeley Mono for those who don't want to or can't pay money for it.”
Comment from 14 Oct 2026 in “Iosevka is an open-source, sans-serif and slab-serif monospace font” “Iosevka configuration to mimic the look and feel of Berkeley Mono as closely as possible.”
Comment from 14 Oct 2026 in “Iosevka is an open-source, sans-serif and slab-serif monospace font” “a good font if you generally like how Berkeley Mono looks but want something different”
Comment from 15 Oct 2026 in “Iosevka is an open-source, sans-serif and slab-serif monospace font” - Comment from 14 Oct 2026 in “Iosevka is an open-source, sans-serif and slab-serif monospace font”
- Comment from 4 Aug 2026 in “Ioskeley Mono”
Some say it beats Berkeley Mono
“the parentheses are much more readable in the Ioskeley clone”
Comment from 16 Oct 2026 in “Iosevka is an open-source, sans-serif and slab-serif monospace font” “This is even better than Berkeley Mono!”
Comment from 15 Oct 2026 in “Iosevka is an open-source, sans-serif and slab-serif monospace font” “Ioskeley is superior to Berkeley Mono.”
Comment from 15 Oct 2026 in “Iosevka is an open-source, sans-serif and slab-serif monospace font” Praised as gorgeous and near-perfect
“Either the Iosevka originals or Ioskeley are gorgeous fonts.”
Comment from 14 Oct 2026 in “Iosevka is an open-source, sans-serif and slab-serif monospace font” “Wow. So Gorgeous ! Thanks for sharing this”
Comment from 14 Oct 2026 in “Iosevka is an open-source, sans-serif and slab-serif monospace font” “Jeez it's... perfect lol.”
Comment from 21 Oct 2026 in “Nordwand Mono – A monospace font for coders and adventurers” Free alternative to paid Berkeley Mono
“Here's an Iosevka config that mimics Berkeley Mono for those who don't want to or can't pay money for it.”
Comment from 14 Oct 2026 in “Iosevka is an open-source, sans-serif and slab-serif monospace font” “why buy Berkeley Mono if I can use this?”
Comment from 4 Aug 2026 in “Ioskeley Mono”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
No credit to Berkeley's designer
“But no credit or thanks to Neil the designer of Berkeley Mono?”
Comment from 4 Aug 2026 in “Ioskeley Mono” “why market yourself as a rip off of Neil's[1] work?”
Comment from 4 Aug 2026 in “Ioskeley Mono”
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 |
| Ioskeley MonoThis page | 14 | 5 | 74% | 4 | — | Approved |
What people said
18 of the 21 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Jeez it's... perfect lol.”
“the parentheses are much more readable in the Ioskeley clone”
“a good font if you generally like how Berkeley Mono looks but want something different”
“Ioskeley is superior to Berkeley Mono.”
“This is even better than Berkeley Mono!”
“Either the Iosevka originals or Ioskeley are gorgeous fonts.”
“Wow. So Gorgeous ! Thanks for sharing this”
“Here's an Iosevka config that mimics Berkeley Mono for those who don't want to or can't pay money for it.”
“attempts to mimic it as closely as possible”
“Iosevka configuration to mimic the look and feel of Berkeley Mono as closely as possible.”
“Creating such a close match impresses me.”
“you can easily find free fonts similar to the mentioned fond even without this chimera”
“This looks like nothing more than a 300+ line Iosevka configuration”
“why market yourself as a rip off of Neil's[1] work?”
“But no credit or thanks to Neil the designer of Berkeley Mono?”
“why buy Berkeley Mono if I can use this?”
“What is the point of this?”
“Berkeley + iosevka = https://github.com/ahatem/IoskeleyMono”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.