Consolas font
Consolas is a monospaced sans serif by Lucas de Groot, first issued by Microsoft in 2006. It comes with Windows: use it on that computer, in documents and pictures, but its licence doesn’t let you put the font file on a website or pass it on. These 24 free monospaced fonts come closest to it, measured letter by letter, closest first.
Consolas itself comes from your device, if it is installed
01 / Free alternatives to Consolas — compared by measurements
The original · Consolas, from your device
90match · #1
Codetta
Find the font. Find its kind.Nearly identical proportions
Differs most from Consolas in 5, b, and e
80match · #2
Sometype Mono
Find the font. Find its kind.12% lighter · 5% wider · x-height 4% shorter
Differs most from Consolas in 5, g, and 2
76match · #3
Source Code Pro
Find the font. Find its kind.9% wider · 10% lighter
Differs most from Consolas in 5, s, and o
76match · #4
Intel One Mono
Find the font. Find its kind.12% wider · x-height 5% shorter
Differs most from Consolas in r, g, and 5
75match · #5
Ubuntu Mono
Find the font. Find its kind.9% narrower · x-height 5% shorter
Differs most from Consolas in b, g, and 5
75match · #6
Fira Code
Find the font. Find its kind.9% wider · x-height 7% taller · 12% lighter
Differs most from Consolas in 4, r, and q
74match · #7
74match · #8
DejaVu Mono
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 12% taller · 10% wider · 7% lighter
Differs most from Consolas in q, d, and 5
73match · #9
Fira Mono
Find the font. Find its kind.9% wider · x-height 8% taller · 12% lighter
Differs most from Consolas in 4, r, and q
73match · #10
72match · #11
Noto Mono
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 9% taller · 9% wider · 7% lighter
Differs most from Consolas in 0, d, and 5
71match · #12
Inconsolata
Find the font. Find its kind.9% narrower · x-height 7% shorter · 8% lighter
Differs most from Consolas in 5, q, and t
69match · #13
Monaspace Argon
Find the font. Find its kind.13% wider · x-height 5% taller
Differs most from Consolas in v, Y, and Z
69match · #14
Commit Mono
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 10% taller · 9% wider · 10% lighter
Differs most from Consolas in 5, Q, and q
67match · #15
Oxygen Mono
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 9% taller · 9% wider · 10% lighter
Differs most from Consolas in 9, 5, and q
67match · #16
Lab Mono
Find the font. Find its kind.16% wider · x-height 7% taller · 12% lighter
Differs most from Consolas in Q, 5, and 9
66match · #17
Ubuntu Sans Mono
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 6% taller · 11% lighter
Differs most from Consolas in g, b, and 5
66match · #18
JuliaMono
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 12% taller · 9% wider · 9% lighter
Differs most from Consolas in 5, C, and q
65match · #19
Cousine
Find the font. Find its kind.9% wider · x-height 8% taller · more stroke contrast
Differs most from Consolas in 5, d, and q
65match · #20
Roboto Mono
Find the font. Find its kind.9% wider · x-height 8% taller
Differs most from Consolas in 5, C, and e
65match · #21
64match · #22
Necto Mono
Find the font. Find its kind.11% wider · x-height 4% shorter · 7% lighter
Differs most from Consolas in 5, s, and J
63match · #23
Google Sans Code
Find the font. Find its kind.9% wider · x-height 7% taller
Differs most from Consolas in 5, 9, and J
63match · #24
Overpass Mono
Find the font. Find its kind.12% wider · 13% lighter · x-height 4% taller
Differs most from Consolas in g, 5, and c
About Consolas
- Designed by
- Lucas de GrootSource: Wikipedia: Consolas , Microsoft: font list
- First issued
- Microsoft, 2006Source: Wikipedia: Consolas , Microsoft: font list
- Class
- Monospaced sans serifSource: Wikipedia: Consolas , Microsoft: font list
- Comes with
- Windows 11: ConsolasMicrosoft 365, as a cloud font: ConsolasSource: Microsoft: Windows 11 font list , Microsoft: cloud fonts in Office
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Questions about Consolas
Is Consolas free?
Free to use where it is installed, not to pass on: Consolas comes with Windows, and its licence doesn’t let you put it on a website or pass the file on. The 24 fonts on this page are free to use, commercially and on websites too: 22 under the SIL Open Font License and 2 under the Ubuntu Font Licence.
Which free font is closest to Consolas?
Codetta, at 90 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match, then Sometype Mono (80) and Source Code Pro (76). Next to Consolas, Codetta has nearly identical proportions.
Can I use a free Consolas alternative in Word or Google Docs?
In Google Docs, most likely: Sometype Mono, Source Code Pro, Intel One Mono and twelve more of them can be added from the font menu, under More fonts.
Who designed Consolas?
Consolas was designed by Lucas de Groot, and first issued by Microsoft in 2006.