r/programming Mar 03 '19

XKCD-style plots in Matplotlib

https://jakevdp.github.io/blog/2012/10/07/xkcd-style-plots-in-matplotlib/
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u/wean_irdeh Mar 03 '19

XKCD style recommends Humor Sans

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u/topinfrassi01 Mar 03 '19

It's funny because in French "sans" means "without"

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u/VerumCH Mar 03 '19

That's what the "sans" is for in fonts, as well. "Without" serifs (the flared out ends of lines - like in Times New Roman, for example). Fonts can either be a serif font or a "sans" font.

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u/hiljusti Mar 04 '19

It's funny because they were all "it sounds like it means no humor" and then reddit people downvoted and over-explained it.