tonsky / tonsky/FiraCode

Font height option?

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This is more a question rather than issue, I've searched everywhere with no luck, might have been searching in wrong direction, as I don't know the correct term for this:

Is it possible to make Fira Code a little bit shorter in font height, so that characters look "fatter", just like in Source Code Pro? I personally feel much more relax if characters are not that tall, or narrow.

Source Code Pro is perfect for this but it doesn't come with ligatures. Hasklig brings ligatures but doesn't cover many languages as Fira Code does.

I love everything about Fira Code, but it'd be perfect if there is an option or a way to make the font the same height of Source Code Pro. Is this possible? What is the correct term to describe this if I search for a solution?

It's a very personal preference, I just feel way much relax if characters don't look that thin and "stick" together (I'm not talking about character spacing, which is perfect with Fira Code). Don't understand why most code fonts tend to prefer thin character more, maybe just to fit more characters in limited screen width?

Thanks.

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The issue contains no file, test, or entry point to inspect; begin by determining whether font height can be changed within Fira Code and what terminology describes the requested appearance. A useful outcome would be a maintainer-confirmed answer or a concrete, scoped feature proposal with clear acceptance criteria.

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design
Issue type
Feature
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