Best font for printing a password

tonyyeb · 23 Mar 2010 at 14:22

Hi all

I need to mail merge some log in cards for a website. I thought about using Courier New for the user ID and password but I've noticed that lower case L's and 1's look very similar. This seems to be the case with every font on my computer! Is there a better font to use that would make this differentiation easier?

Thanks in advance

PiKe · 23 Mar 2010 at 14:24

Fixedsys.

Or don't use lowercase l and 1 in a password (this font isn't bad, Tahoma?).

whitecrook · 23 Mar 2010 at 14:26

Lucida Console. Designed for this very purpose. (of having distinguishable letterforms)

Or Bitstream vera sans mono, which is actually better as the zeros are striked.

tonyyeb · 23 Mar 2010 at 14:31

PiKe said:
Or don't use lowercase l and 1 in a password (this font isn't bad, Tahoma?).

Too late. Accounts have been created using a random password generator.

@ All, trying those suggestions out, thanks.