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Hack
A typeface designed for source code
Contents
- About
- Typeface Data
- Type Specimen
- Desktop Usage
- Web Font Usage
- Build Binary List
- Changelog
- Contributors
- License
About
No frills. No gimmicks. Hack is hand groomed and optically balanced to be a workhorse face for code.
It has deep roots in the libre, open source typeface community and expands upon the contributions of the Bitstream Vera & DejaVu projects. The face has been re-designed with a larger glyph set, modifications of the original glyph shapes (including distinct point styles and semi-bold punctuation weight in the regular set to make analphabetic characters less transparent), and meticulous attention to metrics (including numerous spacing adjustments to improve the rhythm of the face and the legibility of code at small text sizes). The large x-height + wide aperture + low contrast design combined with Type 1 hinting/hint replacement programs and a TrueType instruction set make it highly legible at commonly used source code text sizes with a sweet spot that runs in the 8px - 12px range on modern desktop and laptop monitors. Combine it with an HD monitor and you can comfortably work at 6 or 7px sizes.
The font binaries are released under a license that permits unlimited print, desktop, and web use for commercial and non-commercial applications. It may be embedded and distributed in documents and applications. The source is released in the widely supported UFO format and may be modified to derive new typeface branches. The full text of the license is available in LICENSE.md
Data
- Typeface Name: Hack
- Category: Monospaced
- Character Set Support: Extended Latin, modern Greek, Cyrillic, Vietnamese, pan-African, Georgian, Armenian
- Powerline Support: Yes
- Glyph Number: 1534
- Included Styles: Regular, Bold, Oblique, Bold Oblique
Specimen
Click the image for the full type specimen.
Desktop Usage
Recommended Binaries for OS X Users
The .otf or .ttf files may be used on OS X platforms.
Recommended Binaries for Linux and Windows Users
The .ttf files are recommended for Linux and Windows users.
Webfont Usage
Hack web fonts are released in svg, eot, ttf, woff, and woff2 formats. They include complete character set and smaller basic Latin character set builds (smaller file size = shorter load times if you do not need the entire character set).
You can view the rendering of the web fonts at a range of sizes on the Hack type specimen.
Hack by CDN
Thanks to the generous crew at jsDelivr, you can use a CDN to add Hack to your website with a simple, single line of code. There is no need to download font files from the repository or serve them from your web server.
Include one of the following lines in the <head> section of your site's HTML:
Basic Latin Character Set
<link rel="stylesheet" href="//cdn.jsdelivr.net/font-hack/2.010/css/hack.min.css">
Full Character Set
<link rel="stylesheet" href="//cdn.jsdelivr.net/font-hack/2.010/css/hack-extended.min.css">
Then style your text by including Hack in the appropriate font-family property of your CSS. For example:
code {
font-family: Hack, monospace;
}
The bold, oblique, and bold oblique text styles are formatted with HTML using <b>text block</b>, <i>text block</i>, and <b><i>text block</i></b> HTML tags, respectively.
Host Hack Font Files on Your Server
Download the entire web font archive at this link:
Or select the fonts that you need in subdirectories of the build directory:
- Download .svg fonts
- Download .eot fonts
- Download .ttf fonts - Note: these differ from the desktop versions and are intended for web use
- Download .woff fonts
- Download .woff2 fonts
Build Binaries
Desktop Fonts
TTF Builds
build/ttf/Hack-Regular.ttfbuild/ttf/Hack-Bold.ttfbuild/ttf/Hack-Oblique.ttfbuild/ttf/Hack-BoldOblique.ttf
OTF Builds
build/otf/Hack-Regular.otfbuild/otf/Hack-Bold.otfbuild/otf/Hack-Oblique.otfbuild/otf/Hack-BoldOblique.otf
Web Fonts
EOT
build/eot/hack-regular-webfont.eotbuild/eot/hack-bold-webfont.eotbuild/eot/hack-regularoblique-webfont.eotbuild/eot/hack-boldoblique-webfont.eotbuild/eot/latin/hack-regular-latin-webfont.eotbuild/eot/latin/hack-bold-latin-webfont.eotbuild/eot/latin/hack-regularoblique-latin-webfont.eotbuild/eot/latin/hack-boldoblique-latin-webfont.eot
SVG
build/svg/hack-regular-webfont.svgbuild/svg/hack-bold-webfont.svgbuild/svg/hack-regularoblique-webfont.svgbuild/svg/hack-boldoblique-webfont.svgbuild/svg/latin/hack-regular-latin-webfont.svgbuild/svg/latin/hack-bold-latin-webfont.svgbuild/svg/latin/hack-regularoblique-latin-webfont.svgbuild/svg/latin/hack-boldoblique-latin-webfont.svg
Web TTF
build/web-ttf/hack-regular-webfont.ttfbuild/web-ttf/hack-bold-webfont.ttfbuild/web-ttf/hack-regularoblique-webfont.ttfbuild/web-ttf/hack-boldoblique-webfont.ttfbuild/web-ttf/latin/hack-regular-latin-webfont.ttfbuild/web-ttf/latin/hack-bold-latin-webfont.ttfbuild/web-ttf/latin/hack-regularoblique-latin-webfont.ttfbuild/web-ttf/latin/hack-boldoblique-latin-webfont.ttf
WOFF
build/woff/hack-regular-webfont.woffbuild/woff/hack-bold-webfont.woffbuild/woff/hack-regularoblique-webfont.woffbuild/woff/hack-boldoblique-webfont.woffbuild/woff/latin/hack-regular-latin-webfont.woffbuild/woff/latin/hack-bold-latin-webfont.woffbuild/woff/latin/hack-regularoblique-latin-webfont.woffbuild/woff/latin/hack-boldoblique-latin-webfont.woff
WOFF2
build/woff2/hack-regular-webfont.woff2build/woff2/hack-bold-webfont.woff2build/woff2/hack-regularoblique-webfont.woff2build/woff2/hack-boldoblique-webfont.woff2build/woff2/latin/hack-regular-latin-webfont.woff2build/woff2/latin/hack-bold-latin-webfont.woff2build/woff2/latin/hack-regularoblique-latin-webfont.woff2build/woff2/latin/hack-boldoblique-latin-webfont.woff2
Changes
Changes are in the Changelog.
License
Modified Version ("Hack") Copyright (c) 2015, Christopher Simpkins with Reserved Font Name Hack.
MODIFIED SIL OPEN FONT LICENSE & BITSTREAM VERA LICENSE
Original Version ("Bitstream Vera Sans Mono") Copyright (c) 2003 Bitstream, Inc. with Reserved Font Names Bitstream and Vera
BITSTREAM VERA LICENSE
The full text of these licenses is available in LICENSE.md