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Menlo

A system font built into macOS.

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

Menlo 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 Menlo in VS Code

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

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

Where to get Menlo

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

About the Menlo coding font

A system font built into macOS. Menlo is a free monospace coding font without programming ligatures.

Menlo 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.

Menlo FAQ

Is Menlo free?

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

Does Menlo support ligatures?

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

Where can I get Menlo?

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

Set Menlo in VS Code.

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