alt.hn

8/3/2026 at 9:34:21 PM

Ioskeley Mono

 https://github.com/ahatem/IoskeleyMono

by carlos-menezes

8/4/2026 at 9:17:09 AM

For the uninitiated, Berkeley Mono[1] (the font this is mimicking) is the oft cherished[2] font by Neil Panchal[3]

[1]: https://usgraphics.com/products/berkeley-mono

[2]: https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&qu...

[3]: https://neil.computer/

by thomascountz

8/4/2026 at 10:01:34 AM

I think there was some backlash about the author of Berkeley Mono at some point. Might be a reason for considering this "copy".

by jiehong

8/4/2026 at 10:51:21 AM

It's not that I believe all HN comments must be fruitful, but contributing the suggestion that there may have been "some backlash" against someone at "some point", could do with a little more help.

by thomascountz

8/4/2026 at 12:28:27 PM

That's fair.

I only have a vague recollection, but I found [0]. I think there were also deleted posts on twitter from @usgraphics which I can no longer find, so that's limited.

That being said, I'm a happy customer of Berkeley Mono, but I ended up liking Mono Lisa more [1].

[0]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42550751

[1]: https://www.monolisa.dev/

by jiehong

8/4/2026 at 4:51:26 PM

Hey, Neil here. This one bothers me more than it should. :-(

I posted the situation on Twitter: https://x.com/usgraphics/status/1889932074758578686?s=20

by neilpanchal

8/4/2026 at 5:09:40 PM

Thanks Neil for taking the time to clarify this. Sorry I brought I point in the first place then!

Thanks a ton for Berkeley Mono, and good luck on that Houston Mono project! Kinda looking forward to it, ngl.

by jiehong

8/4/2026 at 9:09:34 AM

> All credit for the original design and build system goes to Belleve Invis and the Iosevka contributors.

But no credit or thanks to Neil the designer of Berkeley Mono?

by cormullion

8/4/2026 at 9:34:53 AM

This looks like nothing more than a 300+ line Iosevka configuration

https://github.com/ahatem/IoskeleyMono/blob/main/private-bui...

by uonr

8/4/2026 at 7:51:21 AM

What is the point of this? Either buy Berkeley Mono or go use something else.

by altano

8/4/2026 at 10:07:43 AM

Font piracy by tracing is legal. That's why the creators of the "you wouldn't download a car" ad, which used a traced pirated font, didn't get prosecuted.

by inigyou

8/4/2026 at 8:13:08 AM

This is a weird take. I can as the same in reverse: why buy Berkeley Mono if I can use this?

by konart

8/4/2026 at 9:17:26 AM

Here’s an even wilder take: to support the effort of someone that gave us an incredible font that is now being copied. Crazy right?

by FacelessJim

8/4/2026 at 12:49:45 PM

Sure, if you absolutely need the original one. Nobody is talking about illegal download of the original here.

Not to mention that you can easily find free fonts similar to the mentioned font even without this chimera.

by konart

8/4/2026 at 9:46:49 AM

No trust society invades high trust society.

by __patchbit__

8/4/2026 at 9:13:33 AM

Not OP, but I think the take is similar to: "why market yourself as a rip off of Neil's[1] work?"

[1]: https://neil.computer/

by thomascountz