Monospace · Ulrich Proeller

Codetta

Q: Is Codetta free for commercial use?

Yes. Codetta is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1, which allows commercial use at any scale, logos, websites, apps and PDFs included.

Q: How do I download and install Codetta?

Codetta comes free from its maker’s repository on GitHub. On its repository there, choose Code, then Download ZIP, and unzip the file. On Windows or a Mac, double-click each TTF or OTF file and choose Install, then restart any app that was open. The web fonts this page uses load from its repository, through jsDelivr, as does its licence file.

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Case

Size72 px

Weight400 Regular

Letter spacing0 em

Line height1.10

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CSSfont-family: 'Codetta', monospace; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;

Codetta is a free monospace font by Ulrich Proeller, from its maker’s repository on GitHub. Among the 99 monospaced fonts on FontKind, Codetta has an x-height shorter than 76%, is narrower than 75% and, at its regular weight, is of average darkness. Its thickest strokes are 1.1 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.

Compare with Source Code Pro →Compare with another font

01 / Light table

Laid on top of Source Code Pro

Codetta on one light table with its two closest fonts, Source Code Pro (100 out of 100) and Sometype Mono (90). Source Code Pro is 9% wider; Sometype Mono is 5% wider and 7% lighter, with an x-height 3% shorter.

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Ink shared with CodettaSource Code Pro…

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.

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02 / Letters

The Codetta 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.

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03 / Weights

Codetta in 2 weights

2 weights, 400–700, with italics

400 Regular, with its italic
700 Bold, with its italic

04 / Facts

Who made Codetta, and can you use it?

Designer: Ulrich Proeller
Kind: Monospace
Styles: 2 weights, 400–700, with italics
From: GitHub
Character sets: latin, latin-ext
Licence: SIL Open Font License 1.1

Can I use it?

Commercial use: Yes.
Logos: Yes.
Websites and apps: Yes. Self-hosted.
PDFs and documents: Yes.
Changes: Yes.
Sharing the files: Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.

Codetta is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. This is a plain summary, not legal advice: the licence itself decides.

What each licence allows →

Read the licence

Its licence file, in its repository

Already in your apps?

Google Docs: Not verified. Docs adds Google Fonts, and Codetta comes from its maker’s repository on GitHub. Google’s guide
Word, PowerPoint: Not verified. Install it from its maker’s repository on GitHub first. Microsoft’s list
Figma: Not verified. Search its font menu, or install it. Figma’s help
Canva: Not verified. Search its font menu for Codetta, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
Cricut: Once installed. Design Space lists Codetta under System. Fonts for Cricut →

From each app’s own font list or help pages.

How each app gets its fonts →

Get Codetta on GitHub

05 / Measurements

Codetta, measured

Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style

Hxgp in Codetta. Lines at the measured heights, as a share of the em · The parts of a letter, named

x-height: 48.6% of the emlowercase x
Cap height: 65.6% of the emcapitals
x / cap: 0.74lowercase against capitals
Width: 55.0% of the emaverage lowercase
Ink: 37%letter box filled
Contrast: 1.11 : 1nearly even strokes

How we measure →

Where it stands among monospaced fonts

Ranked against all 99 monospaced fonts on FontKind

x-heightSmaller than 76% of monospaced fonts
WidthNarrower than 75% of monospaced fonts
InkNear the middle of monospaced fonts
ContrastNear the middle of monospaced fonts

06 / Similar fonts

Fonts similar to Codetta

Matched letter by letter · its own family apart

All 100 fonts similar to Codetta →Compare side by side →Get Codetta on GitHub

07 / Swap

Swap Codetta without a jump

Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%

Fallback while it loads

Until Codetta loads, this sets Courier New in its place at 91.7% of its size, so running text keeps Codetta’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.

@font-face {
  font-family: 'Codetta Fallback';
  src: local('Courier New');
  size-adjust: 91.65%;
  ascent-override: 107.36%;
  descent-override: 29.79%;
  line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}

font-family: 'Codetta', 'Codetta Fallback', monospace;

08 / Questions

Questions about Codetta

Answered from its licence, GitHub and each app’s own font list

Is Codetta free for commercial use?

Yes. Codetta is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 , which allows commercial use at any scale, logos, websites, apps and PDFs included.

How do I download and install Codetta?

Codetta comes free from its maker’s repository on GitHub . On its repository there, choose Code, then Download ZIP, and unzip the file. On Windows or a Mac, double-click each TTF or OTF file and choose Install, then restart any app that was open. The web fonts this page uses load from its repository, through jsDelivr, as does its licence file .

Is Codetta in Google Docs?

Probably not: the More fonts list in Docs draws on Google Fonts, and Codetta comes from its maker’s repository on GitHub. Docs can’t add a font of your own, so set it in an app on your computer, such as Word, instead.

How many weights does Codetta have?

Codetta comes in two weights: Regular (400) and Bold (700), each with an italic.

Who designed Codetta?

Codetta was designed by Ulrich Proeller.

What fonts are similar to Codetta?

The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Source Code Pro (100), Sometype Mono (90) and Inconsolata (78), out of 100. Next to Codetta, Source Code Pro is 9% wider. See all 100 fonts like Codetta.