Iosevka is my all-time favorite font. MonoLisa seems to sell itself on being "wide", and Iosevka is the opposite of that. Each letter is exactly .5em, which is on the very narrow side of things as monospaced fonts go. So if this thing appeals to you, Iosevka isn't the free alternative you're looking for. But if you want the nicest monospaced font in the world, then Iosevka is ;)
I missed that. The website lets you compare it to IBM Plex and Fira Code as well. Same width, but a little bit more contrast. Compares very favorably if you want wide.
My takeaway is that monospaced fonts are basically a solved problem thanks to Iosevka. It does everything. And you can mix and match individual glyphs to your exact preferences!
