Display of => and == operators in Viusal Studio 2022

Question

In Visual Studio 2022, some operators like == and => are shown in a special way:

I'd rather turn that off but I haven't found a way to do it.

Search the settings for "ligature", as that's what those are. (Disclaimer: I have no VS 2022 installation to test with.) — Jeroen Mostert, Nov 18 '21 at 11:24
Visual studio doesn't allow to turn on/off ligatures, instead you have to change font under `tools -> options -> environment -> fonts and colors` — JL0PD, Nov 18 '21 at 11:27
I'm pretty sure this isn't on by default, and ligatures are normally a property of the font you're using. Have you chosen to use a fancy "programmer" font? — canton7, Nov 18 '21 at 11:27
@canton7, VS2022 uses Cascadia code by default: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/weve-upgraded-the-ui-in-visual-studio-2022/#more-accessibility-and-flexibility-in-editor-fonts — JL0PD, Nov 18 '21 at 11:29
@JL0PD So it does, and it has ligatures enabled. What fun. OP, you can just change the font to something sensible, like the old-school Consolas — canton7, Nov 18 '21 at 11:33
Just change font back to consolas. `Tools->Options->Fonts And Colors`. The ligatures are in the font, not as a setting — Firewizz, Nov 18 '21 at 11:33

Aarnihauta · Answer 1 · 2022-09-19T14:42:44.217

23

You can change from Cascadia Code to Cascadia Mono. This font doesn't support ligatures

edited Sep 19 '22 at 14:42

answered Jan 21 '22 at 08:46

Aarnihauta

2

Cascadia Mono can be found here: https://github.com/microsoft/cascadia-code/releases as it may not be installed along VS. – Matthieu Feb 10 '22 at 21:57
@Matthieu Cascadia Mono supported in VS – Aarnihauta Feb 10 '22 at 23:40
As of 17.4.5, it's not installed with VS by default, so you have to download it from the link @Matthieu referenced. – schmiddy98 Feb 17 '23 at 16:49
Seems to be included with VS2019, at least I never installed it myself. – StayOnTarget Mar 14 '23 at 13:18
I wanted to know how to _enable_ ligatures for Iosevka: https://github.com/be5invis/Iosevka – Vivraan Jun 18 '23 at 00:16

score 8 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 18 '21 at 12:49

8

As people in the comments have pointed out, the only way to get rid of the ligatures is to select a font that does not have it, like Consolas.

answered Nov 18 '21 at 12:49

StefanFFM

4

Or, if the linked article in the comments is correct, Cascadia Mono, which is the same as Cascadia Code but without ligatures, and should also be installed by default. I personally prefer Fira Code, another font with ligatures, which has a non-ligature equivalent in Fira Mono. Of course good old Consolas remains an option as well. – Jeroen Mostert Nov 18 '21 at 13:01

2 Answers2