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# Fixedsys Excelsior font with programming ligatures # Fixedsys Excelsior font with programming ligatures
## Original copyright
Created by Darien Valentine Created by Darien Valentine
[Font website](http://www.fixedsysexcelsior.com) [Font website](http://www.fixedsysexcelsior.com)
## It looks like this
<img src="./images/sample.png" /> <img src="./images/sample.png" />
## Where to get the result without compiling
The compiled TTF binary font is on the Releases page. The compiled TTF binary font is on the Releases page.
## Rationale
I was always jealous for folks using [Fira Code](https://github.com/tonsky/FiraCode),
[Hasklig](https://github.com/i-tu/Hasklig) or [Monoid](https://github.com/larsenwork/monoid)
fonts, but my problem is that I have a hard time reading (not even mentioning writing)
a computer program in anything but 8x16 font. I probably spent too much time with older
computers. So after fighting and losing an uphill battle with Glyph2, Fontlab and Fontforge
I discovered [TTX](https://github.com/behdad/fonttools) and was able to finally stop being jealous.
This current release has almost everything I use regularly, besides `<$>` and
`<*>` which I will add soon. I'm also thinking about doing ligatures for
`{-` and `-}`. Other than that feel free to request in the issues. PRs are of course
more than welcome. I hope I'm not the only crazy guy on the internet using 8x16
font for consoles and text editing.
## History
This font is a simulated 8x16 bitmap font from old Windows and DOS. It was This font is a simulated 8x16 bitmap font from old Windows and DOS. It was
truly monospaced and really bitmapped and initially contained only Western ASCII truly monospaced and really bitmapped and initially contained only Western ASCII
charset. charset.
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He also added a lot of foreign characters and made the font Unicode. He also added a lot of foreign characters and made the font Unicode.
## Tech trivia
The font is distributed in binary TTF format and I decompiled it with The font is distributed in binary TTF format and I decompiled it with
[TTX](https://github.com/behdad/fonttools), added a few symbols inspired by [TTX](https://github.com/behdad/fonttools), added a few symbols inspired by
[Fira Code](https://github.com/tonsky/FiraCode) and created necessary ligatures. [Fira Code](https://github.com/tonsky/FiraCode) and created necessary ligatures.