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Datatype

A variable monospace designed for data-heavy interfaces and code.

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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 !@#$%^&*(){}[]<>/\|~`+-=_.,:;'"

Datatype 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

Hosted on Google Fonts; the specimen loads it automatically.

Ligatures

No

No programming ligatures.

Where to get it

Google Fonts

Official source linked at the top of this page.

Use Datatype in VS Code

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

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

Where to get Datatype

Datatype is available from Google Fonts.

About the Datatype coding font

A variable monospace designed for data-heavy interfaces and code. Datatype is a free monospace coding font without programming ligatures.

Datatype is hosted on Google Fonts, so the specimen above renders without installing anything locally. It is one of the 95 families in the CodeFont catalog.

Datatype FAQ

Is Datatype free?

Yes. Datatype is free to use; check the official source for the exact licence terms.

Does Datatype support ligatures?

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

Where can I get Datatype?

Datatype is available from Google Fonts. The download links are listed in the Where to get section above.

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