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# Courier Prime

A modern, improved version of Courier.

[Get Courier Prime →](https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Courier+Prime) [Install CodeFont](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=codefont.codefont)

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

## Courier Prime 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

Hosted on Google Fonts; the specimen loads it automatically.

Ligatures

No

No programming ligatures.

Where to get it

Google Fonts

Also available from Quote-Unquote Apps.

## Use Courier Prime in VS Code

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

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

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## Where to get Courier Prime

Courier Prime is available from Google Fonts and Quote-Unquote Apps.

[Google Fonts](https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Courier+Prime) [Quote-Unquote Apps](https://quoteunquoteapps.com/courierprime/)

## About the Courier Prime coding font

A modern, improved version of Courier. Courier Prime is a free monospace coding font without programming ligatures.

Courier Prime 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.

## Courier Prime FAQ

### Is Courier Prime free?

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

### Does Courier Prime support ligatures?

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

### Where can I get Courier Prime?

Courier Prime is available from Google Fonts and Quote-Unquote Apps. The download links are listed in the Where to get section above.

## 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 ← Courier New](/fonts/courier-new) [All 95 fonts](/fonts) [Next Cousine →](/fonts/cousine)

## Set Courier Prime in VS Code.

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