Template:Mxt/User CSS for a monospaced coding font
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To consistently use a monospaced font with well-designed characters for coding so as to clearly distinguish between l
, 1
, and I
, and between O
and 0
, and between -
, −
, –
, and —
, the system-default monospaced font can be changed:
If like it as-is, you can simply @import
(transclude) it: see meta:User:SMcCandlish/codefont.css for quick instructions.
Otherwise, copy one of the code snippets below to your Special:MyPage/common.css or meta:Special:MyPage/global.css page, replacing "Roboto Mono" in the code with your preferred coding font. (Roboto Mono was used in this example as it is good, free coding font, for user-editable material on the wiki).
This code will:
- Apply a consistent monospace font of choice to all the normally monospaced HTML elements like
<code>
,<pre>
, etc. - Fallback to system-default monospace font, should the chosen font be unavailable or lack the necessary characters.
- Do the same for the output of all Example-formatting templates, such as
{{mxt}}
and{{xt}}
. - Apply to additional site-wide classes identified so far (e.g.,
.monospaced
) that output as monospace. - Make the three most frequently encountered editing fields also use this font stack: the main editing window, the edit summary line, and the search entry box.
- If any additional classes are known that should be added, please update this page or mention it on the talk page.
Horizontal style
/* Use my font, when available, for code */
code, pre, samp, kbd, tt, .example-mono, .userlinks-username, .monospaced, .keyboard-key, .button, .plaincode { font-family: "Roboto Mono", monospace !important; }
/* Make some of the editable stuff monospaced */
#wpTextbox1, #wpSummary, #searchInput, #searchText { font-family: "Roboto Mono", monospace !important; }
Vertical style
/* Use my font, when available, for code */
code,
pre,
samp,
kbd,
tt,
.example-mono,
.userlinks-username,
.monospaced,
.keyboard-key,
.button
.plaincode {
font-family: "Roboto Mono", monospace !important;
}
/* Make some of the editable stuff monospaced */
#wpTextbox1,
#wpSummary,
#searchInput,
#searchText {
font-family: "Roboto Mono", monospace !important;
}
Cleanup efforts
If you'd like to help clean up instances of the <tt>...</tt>
element – which has been discouraged since the 1990s, and should usually be replaced with <code>...</code>
(this may vary by context) – you can add something like the following to your common.css to make <tt>
stick out like a sore thumb:
/* Flag bad code for cleanup */
tt { color: DarkRed; background: Pink; }
You can also do this with <font>
, <center>
, <strike>
, and other deprecated elements. For CSS you can just import for this, see meta:User:SMcCandlish/lint.css.
This is a documentation snippet page transcluded (without the banner or this doc section) into other template documentation, and into Help:User style, for consistency. It takes no parameters.
Typical usage:
== User CSS for a monospaced coding font ==
{{collapse top|left=y|title=Have monospaced templates in this group – and your editing window – use your preferred monospaced font:}}
{{Mxt/User CSS for a monospaced coding font}}
{{collapse bottom}}
It can also be used as a stand-alone how-to page; a redirect to it, Help:User CSS for a monospaced coding font, is categorized as such. It is also transcluded as a section, at Help:User style#User CSS for a monospaced coding font.