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# Andale Mono

A classic monospaced system font bundled with Windows and older macOS releases.

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

## Andale Mono specimen: type your own

Code Alphabet Numerals Punctuation Ligatures

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 Andale Mono in VS Code

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

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

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## Where to get Andale Mono

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

## About the Andale Mono coding font

A classic monospaced system font bundled with Windows and older macOS releases. Andale Mono is a free monospace coding font without programming ligatures.

Andale Mono 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.

## Andale Mono FAQ

### Is Andale Mono free?

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

### Does Andale Mono support ligatures?

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

### Where can I get Andale Mono?

Andale Mono is already on supported systems — there is nothing to download.

## More free coding fonts

More families from the 95-font CodeFont catalog.

- [Geist Mono](/fonts/geist-mono) free
- [Google Sans Code](/fonts/google-sans-code) free
- [IBM Plex Mono](/fonts/ibm-plex-mono) free
- [Inconsolata](/fonts/inconsolata) free

[Previous ← 0xProto](/fonts/0xproto) [All 95 fonts](/fonts) [Next Anonymous Pro →](/fonts/anonymous-pro)

## Set Andale Mono in VS Code.

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