# Recursive font

Hacker Approved page: https://hackerapproved.com/p/recursive-font/

5 people recommended Recursive font in Hacker News comments and none criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 12 months, in 4 threads. It does not meet the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** Free, open-source coding font with adjustable settings and a Casual axis that people find natural to read code in.

Summary written by Claude from 7 comments.

## Why people recommend it

- Adjustable settings and Casual axis (3 comments in the sample): "very malleable with multiple settings, but also open source" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47748098)) "Indeed I'm happier with everything being Casual." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48347198)) "particularly note the casual axis" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46328041))

## Other monospace fonts people recommend

- [Iosevka](https://hackerapproved.com/p/iosevka/): 95 recommend, 13 mixed, 9 criticize
- [Nordwand Mono](https://hackerapproved.com/p/nordwand-mono/): 30 recommend, 9 mixed, 4 criticize
- [JetBrains Mono](https://hackerapproved.com/p/jetbrains-mono/): 21 recommend, 1 mixed, 4 criticize
- [Berkeley Mono](https://hackerapproved.com/p/berkeley-mono/): 21 recommend, 6 mixed, 5 criticize

## The badge

A product earns the Hacker Approved badge when at least 10 people recommend it, recommenders outnumber critics at least 2 to 1 (mixed feelings count toward neither side), it was recommended in at least 4 of the 12 months and in at least 5 different threads, and no single thread supplies more than half of the people who recommend it. Health and money products are never badged.

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Recursive font", https://hackerapproved.com/p/recursive-font/ (5 recommend, 0 mixed, 0 criticize; Hacker News comments, November 2025 to October 2026).

Counts updated 2 Nov 2026, with data through October 31, 2026.