Feb 10, 2016 7:00 AM

Gallery: Hoefler & Co.'s New Typewriter-Inspired Font Is Crafted for Coders

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Operator is a typewriter-inspired font.
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It comes in two families: A fixed-width typeface and a natural typeface.

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The fixed-width version, called Operator Mono, features letters of all the same widths.
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The natural Operator family lets the letter relax and take a more proportional shape.

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Mono was developed by Andy Clymer, a senior designer at Hoefler & Co, who designs typefaces as well as programs.
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In coding applications, the fixed-width of monospaced typefaces serves a purpose: When every letter is the same width, letters on different lines of code remain perfectly aligned.

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The width-constraints of the monospaced font resulted in letters that look just a little bit off.
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