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# Using Operator in Xcode
- URL: https://www.justinw.me/blog/using-operator-in-xcode/
- Published: 2016-02-10T11:20:55.000Z
- Updated: 2017-03-20T23:01:47.000Z
- Author: Justin Williams
- Tags: fonts, iOS, osx, xcode

![Operator in a Playground](https://storage.ghost.io/c/93/30/93302d8c-df65-445d-9422-99c3d0ca0880/content/images/2017/03/OperatorPlayground.png)

For the longest time I have been using [Meslo](https://github.com/andreberg/Meslo-Font?ref=justinw.me) as my monospaced font of choice in Xcode, Atom, and Terminal. I couldn’t resist the urge to give Hoefler & Co’s [Operator](http://www.typography.com/fonts/operator/overview/?ref=justinw.me) release as a replacement. I don’t really have issue spending money on tools that make me more productive in my day to day work. I never truly considered buying a font for development work though. For $179, I could have spent that money on at least 150 iOS apps!

After rolling my eyes at the absurdity of that thought, I transferred $179 from my bank account to Mr Hoefler’s, installed the font, and updated my Xcode theme to use it at 16pt universally.

My quick verdict? I like it. I don’t starch my plaid shirts nearly enough to offer a critique on the baselines and kerning of a font. I’ll leave that to the designers. But, it’s pleasant on my eyes and I can easily tell the difference between a capital *O* and a zero.

Is a new font going to make you more productive? Doubtful, unless you’re using something like Papyrus. I like it though, and you might too.

[Check out Operator from Hoefler & Co](http://www.typography.com/fonts/operator/overview/?ref=justinw.me)