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Consolas

A system font built into Windows/Office.

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function debounce(fn, ms = 250) {
  let timer;
  return (...args) => {
    clearTimeout(timer);
    timer = setTimeout(() => fn(...args), ms);
  };
}

const isOdd = (n) => n % 2 !== 0;
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789 !@#$%^&*(){}[]<>/\|~`+-=_.,:;'"

Consolas specimen: type your own

function debounce(fn, ms = 250) { let timer; return (...args) => { clearTimeout(timer); timer = setTimeout(() => fn(...args), ms); }; } const isOdd = (n) => n % 2 !== 0;

Licence

Free

Bundled with the operating system; nothing to install.

Ligatures

No

No programming ligatures.

Where to get it

System

Ships with supported operating systems; there is nothing to download.

Use Consolas in VS Code

Paste this into your settings to set Consolas for the editor. The fallbacks are the same ones CodeFont writes.

{
  "editor.fontFamily": "'Consolas', 'JetBrains Mono', 'SF Mono', Monaco, 'Cascadia Code', 'Roboto Mono', monospace"
}

Where to get Consolas

Consolas ships with supported operating systems — there is nothing to download.

About the Consolas coding font

A system font built into Windows/Office. Consolas is a free monospace coding font without programming ligatures.

Consolas ships with supported operating systems, so there is nothing to download before you try it, and the specimen above renders in the real face on those systems. It is one of the 95 families in the CodeFont catalog.

Consolas FAQ

Is Consolas free?

Yes. Consolas is bundled with supported operating systems, so there is no separate purchase.

Does Consolas support ligatures?

No. Consolas has no programming ligatures, so sequences such as -> and != are drawn as separate characters.

Where can I get Consolas?

Consolas is already on supported systems — there is nothing to download.

Set Consolas in VS Code.

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