Firacode: Ampersands look like the number "6"

[broady]

[tonsky]

Looks more like number 8 for me

[MadcapJake]

That's how the ampersand looks in Fira Mono

[aaaxx]

Ampersand itself is already a ligature (how ironic) of the Latin word “et”, meaning “and”. Some font designs reflect that, making it look like a recognizable “Et”.

[pforhan]

I understand it's based off the original, but I concur, this is lower in readability than other fonts, the opposite of what's desired.

[derekschinke]

Yeah, and there's already a code point for "🙲" instead of "&". Not sure why Fira Mono decided to go with the older version that can be mixed up with other characters.

[wopian]

As a counter argument I'd say the modern sans ampersand looks even closer to the number 8 than the traditional ligature used by Mono does.

[RubenVerg]

I really love FC also because of the ampersand looking like a 6.

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I'd say the modern sans ampersand looks even closer to the number 8 than the traditional ligature used by Mono does.

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