My new programming font - Moxy

Every time I switch or try out a new font, I track it in my my-new-programming-font series. Some of the popular ones: IBM Plex Mono, Recursive, Commit Mono, Berkeley Mono. This time’s a little different. It’s one I’ve “made” myself, and I’m calling it Moxy. Built on strong bones ## Moxy is built on top of Recursive. It’s a stretch to call it a new font — it’s Recursive with a set of opinionated character choices and a few fixes to the original. There’s two things I love about Recursive: it’s one of the most legible and clear fonts out there it’s got flair1 Recursive was also a pioneer in pushing what variable type fonts can do. Another font I’ve been testing and playing with is Lilex. It’s popular again because editors like Zed use it as the default. Lilex is really just IBM Plex Mono with a set of special characters and ligature choices. It’s an excellent font in many ways, and one I often find myself switching to. Lilex has a few ligatures I absolutely love for programming. So, with…