Am I the only person that gives no fucks about fonts?
this post was submitted on 30 Aug 2025
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Unless it's some dumb font that makes shit harder to read, I couldn't give a shit which font is on my devices.
Just want to mention "Leica" font. Bahnschrift comes closest to it.
It's probably used on this plaque, which has some awful grammar and typography for being carved in stone:
Nokia done so many things for the user interfaces in general, like they’re the power behind QT as well.
And here I was, thinking it was Hayley Duncan with A.G. Cook and SOPHIE
I legitimately hate it. Trash font. Hard to read and fucking ugly. It looks like it’s almost an OCR font.
As much as I hate Google, I have to admit Roboto is a great font. Same with Microsoft and Segoe UI.
But, there will never, ever, ever be a better font than Palatino. Adobe’s Garamond Pro (and most Garamond knockoffs) are close, but Palatino is just amazing in every way. Specifically, Palatino Linotype is the best Palatino version.
That being said, Palatino doesn’t make a great display font. For that, I would much prefer Cantarell over that Nokia font.
Also, Ubuntu fonts are S tier. I don’t care if you disagree.
Out of the three fonts you mentioned that you liked (Palatino Linotype, Roboto, Cantarell), only Palatino Linotype has a true visual difference between a capital i, a lowercase L, and the number one. However, the differences between a lowercase L and the number 1 we're not significant enough for me (example: hello and he11o looked similar enough to be confused as the same when seen on their own). Other than that, I really liked the font.
I prefer the SF and IBM Plex fonts for desktop.
Cantarell is indeed nice. Gnome switched to Inter recently, but I could only stomach it for a few minutes before switching back to ol' Cant.
I don't hate it like you do, but I do agree with one thing: Roboto is a great font!
Definitely agree. Also, Myriad Pro will always have a place in my heart.
As a programmer, I'm disappointed there isn't a monospace variant.
You'll be stuck with Fira Code forever! Hue hue hue hue
article has links to download the font ☞ https://en.maisfontes.com/font-family/nokia-sans-font-family-download-free
For those, like me, with the memory of a goldfish:
“You’ll quickly discover you shouldn’t use the regular variant, but should instead opt for the Nokia Sans Wide variant.”
The Nokia font was a "tweak" on the original Macintosh desktop font, but kicked up for different DPI and even lower res displays. Pretty clever.
Color me uncultured, I would have believed it was helvtica if you told me it was.