Font Choice

[mirdaki]

Similar to the branding conversation going on with #6 and #5, getting a couple of Fonts that are readable, but also convey the type of thing Ping is aiming for. Functional, lightweight, and a little fun.

Aiming for two fonts, one for headers and the other for regular content. They should be open source and allow for some flexibility in styling and usage.

We should also consider allowing users to specify their own fonts or use the OS default ones for accessibility reasons.

Some good resources to get started:

• https://learnui.design/blog/guide-pairing-fonts.html
• https://learnui.design/blog/7-rules-for-creating-gorgeous-ui-part-2.html#rule-6-use-only-good-fonts
• https://fonts.google.com

Emoji choice is also related, but that might need to be a separate conversion.

[mirdaki]

Some that at first glance stand out to me as possible choices for content:

• Work Sans
• Rubik
• Noto Sans

I just like Inter, so I'll mention it too

And for emoji, Twemoji seems like the most common one (and what Element and Discord already use)

[mirdaki]

I'll also post icons here, but that will be a separate conversation since there are technical and accessibility considerations I'd like to keep separately:

• Fork Awesome
• Font Awesome
• Feather

[ChunkyProgrammer]

Some that at first glance stand out to me as possible choices for content:

• Work Sans
• Rubik
• Noto Sans

I just like Inter, so I'll mention it too

And for emoji, Twemoji seems like the most common one (and what Element and Discord already use)

Inter has so many more characters than the other fonts that you listed that I think from a usability/consistency standpoint, it makes the most sense to use.

https://support.fontlab.com/support/solutions/articles/33000252038-what-happens-if-my-font-does-not-support-a-certain-character (consistency being no font fallback for characters not found in the font. For example, the German character "ß" is found in Inter but not Noto. So, using Inter over the other fonts would be a good idea for when localization gets implemented.)

[mirdaki]

Ah that is a very great point! I was not considering that. Do you know any other open fonts that have similar support for characters?

[ChunkyProgrammer]

I don't really know a lot about fonts, sorry

[mirdaki]

No worries!