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The characters is gnome-terminal seem to have a different spacing for each one and some letters overlap. I tried changing the font and ticking the 'use system width and font' but I still get the same problem. I also tried different terminals like tilda, terminator but the problem persists Thanks in advance

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are you using vim? – Prashant Chikhalkar Aug 9 '15 at 9:34
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I think you need to use a monofont to avoid this issue. Some other fonts may work sometimes, however, all monofont characters occupy the same amount of space.

Any "monospace" font will work well.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monospaced_font

Also, here is a list of monospaced fonts.

More monospaced fonts.

7-of-best-ubuntu-terminal-fixed-width

Thanks @daltonfury42, you can change this setting by selecting Edit > Profile Preferences.

Under the General tab, select Custom Font and click on the font name to change.

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Yeah, and you can set it by going to Edit -> Profile Preferences – daltonfury42 Aug 9 '15 at 11:26
    
Thanks for that, but the problem still persists. I don't think it has something to do with the fonts. – Jayakrishna Menon Aug 9 '15 at 11:48
    
@JayakrishnaMenon I don't know then. I do know that when I use system width and fonts, the letters are all screwed up and they overlap each other. However, when I switch to a custom font such as monospace bold or courier, the problem goes away. – mchid Aug 9 '15 at 11:52

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