Feature Request: IBM Plex Mono - Stylistic Set/Character Variant for # symbol

[krish-r]

Hello,

I found a similar discussion in an earlier issues #205.

If possible, can you please create a Stylistic Set/Character Variant for the hash sign (#) in IBM Plex Mono font?

IBM Plex Mono:

Consolas:

Thanks

[mjabbink]

To make sure I follow the issue. Is it because of the open center and a pattern that may be visible as result? spacing wise the glyphs fit nicely inside 600 unit widths.

[krish-r]

Yeah exactly.

Due to the open center, when there are multiple # signs, it looks a different pattern ||=|| (like an italicized ligature made of || and =) making it a little harder to recognize at first glance. Especially in markdowns as mentioned in another comment - https://github.com/IBM/plex/issues/205#issuecomment-1017438246, and also in other languages where # is used for comments.

Please feel free to close this as duplicate, if you would like to continue the discussion on the original issue.

[mjabbink]

A number of our Plex users have brought this up. It’s an easy thing to add as an alternate option in a future update.

@BoldMonday — another item to add to the list!

[johnnyshields]

@mjabbink I'd propose the current glyph be made the alternate here. The default glyph should have horizontal bars as # char has in the vast majority of fonts.

[bakkot]

Any progress on this? We're adopting this font for the JavaScript specification and this is the only significant painpoint.

[BoldMonday]

An update for Plex Mono is scheduled for later this year.

It will include a reworked version of the # symbol as stylistic alternate.

[subnut]

Which stylistic set toggles this behaviour?

EDIT: it's ss06