Myna
Ranked 3 of 25 monospace fonts by recommenders
Free monospace typeface with clear, well-aligned symbols that fit more code on screen. Critics say the curly braces look too wavy and l resembles 1.
Free monospace typeface with clear, well-aligned symbols that fit more code on screen. Critics say the curly braces look too wavy and l resembles 1.
39 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 29
- criticize it
- 10
- approval share
- 74%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 29 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 2.9 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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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
Looks attractive and pretty
“It looks very pretty regardless!”
Comment from 7 Nov 2025 in “Myna: Monospace typeface designed for symbol-heavy programming languages” “I find it extremely aesthetic.”
Comment from 7 Nov 2025 in “Myna: Monospace typeface designed for symbol-heavy programming languages” “the examples do look great”
Comment from 8 Nov 2025 in “Myna: Monospace typeface designed for symbol-heavy programming languages” Denser, more code visible
“it looks like it is a more dense monospace than my other ones, so I can actually see more horizontally on my screen”
Comment from 6 Nov 2025 in “Show HN: Myna - monospace typeface for symbol-heavy programming languages” “i like the condensed look too but didn't really think about being able to see more code horizontally”
Comment from 6 Nov 2025 in “Show HN: Myna - monospace typeface for symbol-heavy programming languages” Clear, well-aligned symbols
“I really appreciate that the symbols are clear and well-aligned but I do not find the font very attractive or legible”
Comment from 8 Nov 2025 in “Myna: Monospace typeface designed for symbol-heavy programming languages” “just more condensed and better aligned.”
Comment from 8 Nov 2025 in “Myna: Monospace typeface designed for symbol-heavy programming languages” Distinct I and J letters
“this font succeeded in making `I` unique - but `l` still looks like "one"”
Comment from 8 Nov 2025 in “Myna: Monospace typeface designed for symbol-heavy programming languages” “overall I would say it is one of the better fonts I have tried for J”
Comment from 7 Nov 2025 in “Myna: Monospace typeface designed for symbol-heavy programming languages”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Curly braces look too wavy
“Font generally looks nice, but I really hate the trend of overly-curly curly braces.”
Comment from 11 Nov 2025 in “Myna: monospace typeface designed for symbol-rich programming” “the curly braces look a bit too "wavy" for my taste”
Comment from 7 Nov 2025 in “Myna: Monospace typeface designed for symbol-heavy programming languages” “I despise this style of curly braces where the arms look more like “S” than like “ʃ””
Comment from 7 Nov 2025 in “Myna: Monospace typeface designed for symbol-heavy programming languages” Uneven symbol height and spacing
“The kerning in the "Lorem" at the top drives me batty.”
Comment from 7 Nov 2025 in “Myna: Monospace typeface designed for symbol-heavy programming languages” “Dashes, colons, angle brackets — all look way too high next to lowercase letter.”
Comment from 7 Nov 2025 in “Myna: Monospace typeface designed for symbol-heavy programming languages” “I do hate this asymmetry when I'm trying to do an ASCII flowchart of some sort.”
Comment from 8 Nov 2025 in “Myna: Monospace typeface designed for symbol-heavy programming languages” Lowercase l looks like 1
“this font succeeded in making `I` unique - but `l` still looks like "one"”
Comment from 8 Nov 2025 in “Myna: Monospace typeface designed for symbol-heavy programming languages” “Looks great except for l looking like 1”
Comment from 7 Nov 2025 in “Myna: Monospace typeface designed for symbol-heavy programming languages” Visually noisy and hard to read
“I really appreciate that the symbols are clear and well-aligned but I do not find the font very attractive or legible”
Comment from 8 Nov 2025 in “Myna: Monospace typeface designed for symbol-heavy programming languages” “also visually noisy, distracting”
Comment from 7 Nov 2025 in “Myna: Monospace typeface designed for symbol-heavy programming languages”
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 | — | — |
| MynaThis page | 29 | 10 | 74% | 1 | — | — |
| Berkeley Mono | 27 | 6 | 82% | 7 | — | Approved |
| JetBrains Mono | 23 | 4 | 85% | 9 | — | Approved |
What people said
38 of the 47 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Font generally looks nice, but I really hate the trend of overly-curly curly braces.”
“would drive me mad, but YMMV”
“That looks really helpful.”
“the examples do look great”
“I do hate this asymmetry when I'm trying to do an ASCII flowchart of some sort.”
“You don't explain how your font stands out above the competition.”
“None, and that's the great feature about it.”
“Not everyone likes it, but I do.”
“I salute you and have starred your project on GitHub.”
“braces are looking like brackets now”
“Fonts should be boring, typical, and follow what your brain expects to see”
“just more condensed and better aligned.”
“the word "naïve", for example, renders perfectly because the "i with diaeresis" is present in Myna”
“I really appreciate that the symbols are clear and well-aligned but I do not find the font very attractive or legible”
“this font succeeded in making `I` unique - but `l` still looks like "one"”
“also visually noisy, distracting”
“After testing it for an hour I concluded that for me”
“the Haskell example doesn't even include common operators like or or <>”
“overall I would say it is one of the better fonts I have tried for J”
“I don't see such a niche use case as a design failure.”
“That's something I really like about this front.”
“I think Myna's braces are easier to distinguish from each other”
“I find it extremely aesthetic.”
“fails to handle vertical arrows”
“It looks very pretty regardless!”
“i use this font basically everywhere and have become kinda blind to the defects”
“The kerning in the "Lorem" at the top drives me batty.”
“the curly braces look a bit too "wavy" for my taste”
“Looks great except for l looking like 1”
“I can see the effort here and I'm definitely going to give this one a try!”
“this is another font with “programming ligatures””
“It's perfect. Please don't change anything about it.”
“i adore that particular style because it looks more like what i draw by hand”
“I despise this style of curly braces where the arms look more like “S” than like “ʃ””
“but i think code is not text and breaking some tradition improves readability.”
“Dashes, colons, angle brackets — all look way too high next to lowercase letter.”
“i like the condensed look too but didn't really think about being able to see more code horizontally”
“it looks like it is a more dense monospace than my other ones, so I can actually see more horizontally on my screen”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.