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The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
Typography is the art and technique of arranging type to make written language legible, readable, and appealing when displayed.
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abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
0123456789.,;:?!@#$%^&*()
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Details
- Designer
- Luc(as) de Groot
- Release Year
- 2004
- Category
- monospace
- Description
- Consolas is a monospaced font designed in 2004 by Luc(as) de Groot, offering a modernized interpretation of traditional monospaced typefaces. It is included with Windows since Vista and Microsoft Office 2007, catering to the ClearType font rendering technology. Consolas features stylistic alternates, localized forms, uppercase-sensitive forms, oldstyle figures, lining figures, arbitrary fractions, superscript, subscript, and has expanded character support over time. Initially intended as a replacement for Courier New, it initially had 713 glyphs but now boasts 3,030 glyphs in the latest version.
Best Use Cases
- Website and app interfaces
- Editorial design
- Corporate branding
- Software development
- Command-line interfaces
Usage Instructions
Consolas is ideal for coding environments, user interface designs, and corporate branding due to its clear legibility and monospaced nature. In editorial designs, it can be used in text blocks or headlines for a modern touch.