Sans serif · Aaron Bell
Cascadia Code
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CSSfont-family: 'Cascadia Code', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Cascadia Code is a free sans serif by Aaron Bell, Mohamad Dakak, Viktoriya Grabowska and Liron Lavi Turkenich, on Google Fonts since 2025. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Cascadia Code has an average x-height, is wider than 88% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 73%. Its thickest strokes are 1.2 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of DejaVu Mono
Cascadia Code on one light table with its two closest fonts, DejaVu Mono (75 out of 100) and JetBrains Mono (74). DejaVu Mono is 21% lighter, with an x-height 6% taller; JetBrains Mono is 21% lighter, with an x-height 6% taller.
Cascadia Code and DejaVu Mono laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Cascadia CodeDejaVu Mono…
Most different letters first; the figure is the share of ink the fonts have in common. Where the fonts agree the letters cancel to black: every white sliver is a real difference.
02 / Letters
The Cascadia Code alphabet
Capitals, lowercase, figures and signs · weight 400
Tap the letters you like, here and in other fonts, to find the fonts whose letters look most like them.
- &
- ?
- !
- @
- %
- (
- )
03 / Weights
Cascadia Code in 6 weights
6 weights, 200–700, with italics · variable from 200 to 700
Variable weight, 200 to 700
- 200 Extra light, with its italic
- 300 Light, with its italic
- 400 Regular, with its italic
- 500 Medium, with its italic
- 600 Semibold, with its italic
- 700 Bold, with its italic
04 / Facts
Who made Cascadia Code, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Aaron Bell, Mohamad Dakak, Viktoriya Grabowska, Liron Lavi Turkenich
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 6 weights, 200–700, with italics
- Variable axes
- Weight 200–700
- On Google Fonts since
- 2025
- Character sets
- arabic, braille, cyrillic, cyrillic-ext, greek, hebrew, latin, latin-ext, symbols2, vietnamese
- Licence
- SIL Open Font License 1.1
Can I use it?
- Commercial use
- Yes.
- Logos
- Yes.
- Websites and apps
- Yes. Self-hosted or loaded from Google Fonts.
- PDFs and documents
- Yes.
- Changes
- Yes, under another name. Not as “Cascadia Code”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Cascadia Code is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. This is a plain summary, not legal advice: the licence itself decides.
Already in your apps?
- Google Docs
- Most likely. Under More fonts, in Sheets and Slides too. Google’s guide
- Word, PowerPoint
- Yes, on Windows 11. On a Mac, install Cascadia Code from Google Fonts. Microsoft’s list
- Figma
- Yes. Built in, nothing to install. Figma’s help
- Canva
- Not verified. Search its font menu for Cascadia Code, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Cascadia Code under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Cascadia Code, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 51.8% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 69.3% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.75lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 58.6% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 46%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.16 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightNear the middle of sans serifs
WidthWider than 88% of sans serifs
InkDarker than 73% of sans serifs
ContrastNear the middle of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Cascadia Code
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Cascadia Code's letters under another nameCascadia Mono
- DejaVu Mono7521% lighter · x-height 6% taller
- JetBrains Mono7421% lighter · x-height 6% taller
- Noto Sans Mono7319% lighter · x-height 4% taller
- Oxygen Mono7223% lighter · x-height 3% taller · more stroke contrast
- Monaspace Neon7214% lighter · 6% wider
- Cousine7222% lighter · more stroke contrast
All 100 fonts similar to Cascadia Code →Compare side by side →Get Cascadia Code on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Cascadia Code without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Noto Sans Mono73text 2.4% wider · x-height 3.5% taller
- Oxygen Mono72text 2.4% wider · x-height 3.5% taller
- Cousine72text 2.4% wider · x-height 2.1% taller
- Fira Mono69text 2.4% wider · x-height 1.8% taller
- IBM Plex Mono67text 2.4% wider · same x-height
- Opus One67text 2.4% wider · x-height 2.4% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until Cascadia Code loads, this sets Arial in its place at 131.2% of its size, so running text keeps Cascadia Code’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Cascadia Code Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 131.16%;
ascent-override: 70.73%;
descent-override: 17.87%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Cascadia Code', 'Cascadia Code Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Cascadia Code
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Cascadia Code free for commercial use?
Yes. Cascadia Code is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 , which allows commercial use at any scale, logos, websites, apps and PDFs included; a changed version may not be called “Cascadia Code”.
How do I download and install Cascadia Code?
FontKind doesn’t host Cascadia Code’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds two variable files, one for the uprights and one for the italics, and a static folder with a file per style: install one set or the other, not both. On Windows or a Mac, double-click each font file and choose Install, then restart any app that was open, Word included.
Is Cascadia Code in Microsoft Word?
Yes, on Windows 11, which comes with Cascadia Code: pick it in Word’s font menu. It isn’t one of Microsoft 365’s cloud fonts, though, so on a Mac install it from Google Fonts first.
Is Cascadia Code in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Cascadia Code under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Cascadia Code in Figma?
Yes: Cascadia Code is in Figma’s font menu with all six weights and their italics, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Cascadia Code have?
Cascadia Code comes in six weights, from ExtraLight (200) to Bold (700), each with an italic. It is a variable font: it takes any weight from 200 to 700.
Who designed Cascadia Code?
Cascadia Code was designed by Aaron Bell, Mohamad Dakak, Viktoriya Grabowska and Liron Lavi Turkenich. It has been on Google Fonts since April 2025. Viktoriya Grabowska also made Armata, Fjord One, Kavoon and four more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Cascadia Code?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are DejaVu Mono (75), JetBrains Mono (74) and Noto Sans Mono (73), out of 100. Next to Cascadia Code, DejaVu Mono is 21% lighter, with an x-height 6% taller. See all 100 fonts like Cascadia Code.