Inconsolata

Monospace by Raph Levien #35 on Google Fonts
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About Inconsolata

Raph Levien designed Inconsolata in the tradition of distinguished fixed-width type such as Consolas and Letter Gothic, aiming for the kind of humanist clarity rarely found in monospace typefaces. Its variable font implementation adds both weight and width axes — a significant advantage for coding environments where users customize font rendering — and Vietnamese script support rounds out its practical utility. The letterforms are clean without feeling sterile, making it pleasant for long coding sessions and technical documentation alike.

Character Map

AaBbCcDdEeFfGgHhIiJjKkLlMm
NnOoPpQqRrSsTtUuVvWwXxYyZz
0123456789
!@#$%^&*()_+-=[]{}|;':",.<>?

Code Editor Preview

example.js 
const fibonacci = (n) => {
  if (n <= 1) return n;
  return fibonacci(n - 1) + fibonacci(n - 2);
};

// Generate first 10 numbers
const results = Array.from(
  { length: 10 },
  (_, i) => fibonacci(i)
);

console.log(`Result: ${results.join(', ')}`);

Character Disambiguation

Can you tell these apart? A good monospace font makes similar characters easy to distinguish.

Zero vs O 0 O o
One vs l vs I 1 l I | !
Quotes ' ' " " ` ´
Braces ( ) [ ] { } < >
Punctuation . , : ; .. ...

Weight Waterfall (8)

200 ExtraLight
300 Light
400 Regular
500 Medium
600 SemiBold
700 Bold
800 ExtraBold
900 Black

How to Use

<link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Inconsolata:wght@200;300;500;600;700;800;900;400&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">
@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Inconsolata:wght@200;300;500;600;700;800;900;400&display=swap');
font-family: 'Inconsolata', monospace;
brew install --cask font-inconsolata

Details

Category
Monospace
Weights
8
Italic
✗
Korean
✗
Designer
Raph Levien
License
OFL
Version
Popularity
#35
Downloads
190

License Usage

Web useAllowed
PrintAllowed
Video / BroadcastAllowed
PackagingAllowed
App embeddingAllowed
Brand / LogoAllowed
ModificationAllowed

OFL — Free for personal & commercial use

Language Support

latin latin-ext vietnamese

Best For

code_editors technical_docs web_apps ui_elements presentations

Articles About Inconsolata

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