Recursive font
Shares rank 24 of 25 monospace fonts by recommenders
Free, open-source coding font with adjustable settings and a Casual axis that people find natural to read code in.
Free, open-source coding font with adjustable settings and a Casual axis that people find natural to read code in.
5 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 4 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: 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
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 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
Adjustable settings and Casual axis
“very malleable with multiple settings, but also open source”
Comment from 13 Apr 2026 in “Zed, A sans for the needs of 21st century” “Indeed I'm happier with everything being Casual.”
Comment from 31 May 2026 in “Shantell Sans” “particularly note the casual axis”
Comment from 19 Dec 2025 in “Making Google Sans Flex”
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 |
| Recursive fontThis page | 5 | 0 | 100% | 4 | — | — |
What people said
7 of the 9 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Indeed I'm happier with everything being Casual.”
“reading code feels much, much more natural with it than with most other fonts”
“One of my favourite fonts is Recursive”
“very malleable with multiple settings, but also open source”
“This is a nice one I'd never heard of.”
“My favourite coding font[0] is missing.”
“particularly note the casual axis”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.