RETROCIDE // Monospaced Font by orbit

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A monospaced font with no descenders

Designed by orbit

$ cat features.txt

[✓] Monospaced design for perfect alignment [✓] No descenders - uniform baseline [✓] Optimized for code and terminal use [✓] Retro aesthetic meets modern clarity [✓] Available in TTF, OTF, and WOFF2

[ Font Showcase ]

UPPERCASE

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

lowercase

abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz

Numbers & Symbols

0123456789 !@#$%^&*()_+-=[]{}|;':",.<>?/

Code Sample

function retroWave() {
    const colors = ['#ff00ff', '#00ffff', '#ff00aa'];
    let index = 0;
    
    while (true) {
        console.log(`Color: ${colors[index]}`);
        index = (index + 1) % colors.length;
    }
}

Terminal Commands

$ sudo apt install retrocide-font
$ fc-cache -f -v
$ echo "Installation complete!"
$ vim ~/.config/terminal/font.conf
$ ls -la /usr/share/fonts/truetype/retrocide/

The Quick Brown Fox

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

THE QUICK BROWN FOX JUMPS OVER THE LAZY DOG

No Descenders Feature

gjpqy GJPQY 123 {}[]

Notice: All characters sit on the same baseline with no descenders!

[ Perfect for ]

Code Editors

Crystal-clear monospaced design for your IDE

Terminals

Command line perfection with retro aesthetics

UI Design

Add that synthwave vibe to your interfaces

ASCII Art

Perfect alignment for text-based graphics

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