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# Monaco

Apple's classic system monospace, popular in terminals and editors.

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

## Monaco 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 Monaco in VS Code

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

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

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## Where to get Monaco

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

## About the Monaco coding font

Apple's classic system monospace, popular in terminals and editors. Monaco is a free monospace coding font without programming ligatures.

Monaco 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.

## Monaco FAQ

### Is Monaco free?

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

### Does Monaco support ligatures?

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

### Where can I get Monaco?

Monaco 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 ← Meslo LG](/fonts/meslo-lg) [All 95 fonts](/fonts) [Next Monaspace →](/fonts/monaspace)

## Set Monaco in VS Code.

CodeFont applies it to your editor or terminal in one click — local, no telemetry.

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CodeFont is a local-only VS Code extension for finding, verifying, and applying monospace coding fonts to your editor and terminal.

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