# Source Code Pro

6 Hacker News commenters recommended Source Code Pro and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Free Adobe monospace font that people settle on after trying alternatives, valued for round, open letters that read easily.

## Why people recommend it

- Chosen after comparing many alternatives (2 comments): "I used Hack, Iosevka, Adobe's Source Code Pro and more for a very long time and was very happy about all." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48670138)) "Source Code Pro was my winner in this test" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47576481))
- Same font people keep returning to (2 comments): "weirdly validating that what I ended up with is what I actually use" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47579027)) "I ended up with the same font I tend to use" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47579090))

## 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, "Source Code Pro", https://hackerapproved.com/p/source-code-pro/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).