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Monospace · Alan Dague-Greene

Courier Prime

Case
72 px
400 Regular
0 em
1.10

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

Courier Prime is a free monospace font by Alan Dague-Greene, on Google Fonts since 2019. Among the 99 monospaced fonts on FontKind, Courier Prime has an x-height shorter than 88%, is narrower than 62% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 69%. Its thickest strokes are 1.1 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.

Compare with CMU Typewriter Text →Compare with another font

01 / Light table

Laid on top of CMU Typewriter Text

Courier Prime on one light table with its two closest fonts, CMU Typewriter Text (100 out of 100) and Erica Type (97). CMU Typewriter Text is 12% narrower, with an x-height 4% shorter; Erica Type has an x-height 7% shorter.

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Courier Prime and CMU Typewriter Text laid on top of each other.

Ink shared with Courier PrimeCMU Typewriter Text…

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 Courier Prime 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.

  • &
  • ?
  • !
  • @
  • %
  • (
  • )

With this font

03 / Weights

Courier Prime in 2 weights

2 weights, 400–700, with italics

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

04 / Facts

Who made Courier Prime, and can you use it?

Designer
Alan Dague-Greene
Kind
Monospace
Styles
2 weights, 400–700, with italics
On Google Fonts since
2019
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 or loaded from Google Fonts.
PDFs and documents
Yes.
Changes
Yes.
Sharing the files
Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.

Courier Prime 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

Already in your apps?

Google Docs
Most likely. Under More fonts, in Sheets and Slides too. Google’s guide
Word, PowerPoint
No. Install it from Google Fonts first. Microsoft’s list
Figma
Yes. Built in, nothing to install. Figma’s help
Canva
Not verified. Search its font menu for Courier Prime, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
Cricut
Once installed. Design Space lists Courier Prime under System. Fonts for Cricut →

From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.

How each app gets its fonts →

Get Courier Prime on Google Fonts

05 / Measurements

Courier Prime, measured

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

Hxgp in Courier Prime. Lines at the measured heights, as a share of the em · The parts of a letter, named
x-height
45.1% of the emlowercase x
Cap height
58.0% of the emcapitals
x / cap
0.78lowercase against capitals
Width
60.0% of the emaverage lowercase
Ink
40%letter box filled
Contrast
1.07 : 1nearly even strokes

How we measure →

Where it stands among monospaced fonts

Ranked against all 99 monospaced fonts on FontKind

  • x-heightSmaller than 88% of monospaced fonts

  • WidthNarrower than 62% of monospaced fonts

  • InkDarker than 69% of monospaced fonts

  • ContrastMore even than 78% of monospaced fonts

06 / Similar fonts

Fonts similar to Courier Prime

Matched letter by letter · its own family apart

All 100 fonts similar to Courier Prime →Compare side by side →Get Courier Prime on Google Fonts

07 / Swap

Swap Courier Prime without a jump

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

Fallback while it loads

Until Courier Prime loads, this sets Courier New in its place at 99.9% of its size, so running text keeps Courier Prime’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.

@font-face {
  font-family: 'Courier Prime Fallback';
  src: local('Courier New');
  size-adjust: 99.92%;
  ascent-override: 78.19%;
  descent-override: 34.21%;
  line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}

font-family: 'Courier Prime', 'Courier Prime Fallback', monospace;

08 / Pairs

Used together with Courier Prime

Of the 2,283 home pages that load Courier Prime, the share that load each font too, and how that compares with chance.

Same page, not which sets the headings · HTTP Archive , 1 September 2026

More than chanceRock Salt 134×Special Elite 99×Chivo 80×

Fonts that go with Courier Prime: pairs and trios →The pairs sites choose most →

Pair checkerCourier Prime + any fontHow many of the 6,276,350 home pages counted load the two together, and how that compares with chance.Check this font with any other

09 / Questions

Questions about Courier Prime

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

Is Courier Prime free for commercial use?

Yes. Courier Prime 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 Courier Prime?

FontKind doesn’t host Courier Prime’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds four font files, one per style. On Windows or a Mac, double-click each font file and choose Install, then restart any app that was open, Word included.

Is Courier Prime in Microsoft Word?

Not until you install it: Courier Prime isn’t one of Microsoft 365’s cloud fonts. Installed, it is in Word’s font menu and PowerPoint’s. For someone who hasn’t installed it, turn on Embed fonts in the file in Word’s save options: its licence allows that.

Is Courier Prime in Google Docs?

Most likely. Search for Courier Prime under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.

Is Courier Prime in Figma?

Yes: Courier Prime is in Figma’s font menu with all two weights and their italics, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.

How many weights does Courier Prime have?

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

Who designed Courier Prime?

Courier Prime was designed by Alan Dague-Greene. It has been on Google Fonts since December 2019.

What fonts are similar to Courier Prime?

The closest in our letter-by-letter match are CMU Typewriter Text (100), Erica Type (97) and Cutive Mono (94), out of 100. Next to Courier Prime, CMU Typewriter Text is 12% narrower, with an x-height 4% shorter. See all 100 fonts like Courier Prime.