Operator Mono Ligatures
This project will generate new OpenType fonts for Operator Mono that includes ligatures similar to those found in the popular Fira Code font.
These ligatures were custom created using Glyphs. There are even italic versions of the ligatures.
Take the poll
Which font weight of Operator Mono do you use? Also note difference between Screen Smart (SSm) and regular version. This will help prioritize the order of development.
I have updated the following fonts:
ScreenSmart versions
- Operator Mono SSm Book
- Operator Mono SSm Book Italic
- Operator Mono SSm Medium
- Operator Mono SSm Medium Italic
- Operator Mono SSm Light
- Operator Mono SSm Light Italic (coming soon)
Regular versions
- Operator Mono Book
- Operator Mono Book Italic
- Operator Mono Medium
- Operator Mono Medium Italic
Operator Mono SSm Book
Operator Mono SSm Medium
Creating ligatures using Glyphs
YouTube video (click to view)
NOTE: Because Operator Mono is not a free font, you must have the original font files. This utility will merge the ligature definitions into a copy of the original font. The new font family is named Operator Mono Lig so you can install it side-by-side with the original font.
Prerequisites
- The original Operator Mono font... of course.
- Install fonttools from https://github.com/fonttools/fonttools
- Install Python
- Run:
pip install fonttools
(for Mac users it's better runpip3 install fonttools
- info)
- Node.js (version 7.6+ for async/await support)
How to Install
Once all the prerequisites have been installed, clone this repo.
From the command line, run:
npm install
Copy your Operator Mono OpenType files into the original
folder.
From the command line, run:
Windows
build
Linux/Mac
./build.sh
This will generate the new font files in the build
folder. You can now install these fonts on your system.
GitHub
Add Operator Mono to GitHub code blocks using the Stylish Extension.
Create a style and enter the following:
.blob-code-inner, .blob-num, .highlight pre { font-family: "Operator Mono Lig" !important; font-size: 16px !important; }
.pl-c, .pl-e { font-style: italic; }
.pl-c { color: #4CAF50; }
Visual Studio
You can have Visual Studio display the nice Operator Mono italic font for comments, using the CommentsPlus Extension.
Hyper shell
Add Operator Mono to Hyper a JS/CSS/HTML Terminal.