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# Meslo LG

An improved version of Menlo.

[Get Meslo LG →](https://github.com/andreberg/Meslo-Font/releases) [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 !@#$%^&\*(){}\[\]<>/\\|~\`+-=\_.,:;'"

## Meslo LG 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

Free to use; check the official source for licence terms.

Ligatures

No

No programming ligatures.

Where to get it

GitHub

Official source linked at the top of this page.

## Use Meslo LG in VS Code

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

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

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## Where to get Meslo LG

Meslo LG is available from GitHub.

[GitHub](https://github.com/andreberg/Meslo-Font/releases)

## About the Meslo LG coding font

An improved version of Menlo. Meslo LG is a free monospace coding font without programming ligatures.

Meslo LG is not hosted on Google Fonts. The specimen above renders in the real face when the font is installed on your device; if it is not installed, the page falls back to a standard monospace face so the layout stays intact. It is one of the 95 families in the CodeFont catalog.

## Meslo LG FAQ

### Is Meslo LG free?

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

### Does Meslo LG support ligatures?

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

### Where can I get Meslo LG?

Meslo LG is available from GitHub. 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 ← Menlo](/fonts/menlo) [All 95 fonts](/fonts) [Next Monaco →](/fonts/monaco)

## Set Meslo LG in VS Code.

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