Monospace · Steve Matteson
Cousine
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CSSfont-family: 'Cousine', monospace; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Cousine is a free monospace font by Steve Matteson, on Google Fonts since 2010. Among the 99 monospaced fonts on FontKind, Cousine has an x-height taller than 65%, is wider than 66% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 63%. Its thickest strokes are 1.4 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Chivo Mono
Cousine on one light table with its two closest fonts, Chivo Mono (81 out of 100) and Monaspace Neon (81). Chivo Mono is 16% heavier, with an x-height 3% shorter; Monaspace Neon is 10% heavier and 3% wider.
Cousine and Chivo Mono laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with CousineChivo 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 Cousine 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
Cousine in 2 weights
2 weights, 400–700, with italics
- 400 Regular, with its italic
- 700 Bold, with its italic
04 / Facts
Who made Cousine, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Steve Matteson
- Kind
- Monospace
- Styles
- 2 weights, 400–700, with italics
- On Google Fonts since
- 2010
- Character sets
- cyrillic, cyrillic-ext, greek, greek-ext, hebrew, latin, latin-ext, 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.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Cousine 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
- 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 Cousine, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Cousine under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Cousine, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 52.8% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 65.9% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.80lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 60.0% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 36%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.42 : 1moderate stroke contrast
Where it stands among monospaced fonts
Ranked against all 99 monospaced fonts on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 65% of monospaced fonts
WidthWider than 66% of monospaced fonts
InkLighter than 63% of monospaced fonts
ContrastMore contrast than 93% of monospaced fonts
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Cousine
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Chivo Mono8116% heavier · x-height 3% shorter
- Monaspace Neon8110% heavier · 3% wider
- Buena Mono81less stroke contrast
- DejaVu Mono80x-height 4% taller · less stroke contrast
- Fragment Mono80less stroke contrast
- IBM Plex Mono79less stroke contrast
All 100 fonts similar to Cousine →Compare side by side →Get Cousine on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Cousine without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Chivo Mono81same text width · x-height 3.3% shorter
- Buena Mono81text 3.0% wider · x-height 0.8% shorter
- DejaVu Mono80same text width · x-height 3.5% taller
- Fragment Mono80text 3.0% wider · x-height 0.8% shorter
- IBM Plex Mono79same text width · x-height 2.3% shorter
- Lilex79same text width · x-height 2.3% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Cousine loads, this sets Courier New in its place at 100% of its size, so running text keeps Cousine’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Cousine Fallback';
src: local('Courier New');
size-adjust: 100.00%;
ascent-override: 83.25%;
descent-override: 30.03%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Cousine', 'Cousine Fallback', monospace;08 / Pairs
Used together with Cousine
Of the 781 home pages that load Cousine, 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
- Inter37%286 sites · 3.6× chance
- Old Standard TT19%151 sites · 267× chance
- Open Sans14%106 sites · 0.7× chanceSame designer
- Lato12%97 sites · 1.5× chance
- Montserrat10%81 sites · 0.8× chance
- Roboto7.8%61 sites · 0.4× chance
More than chanceOld Standard TT 267×Inter 3.6×Lato 1.5×
Pair checkerCousine + 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 other09 / Questions
Questions about Cousine
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Cousine free for commercial use?
Yes. Cousine 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 Cousine?
FontKind doesn’t host Cousine’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 Cousine in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Cousine 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 Cousine in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Cousine under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Cousine in Figma?
Yes: Cousine 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 Cousine have?
Cousine comes in two weights: Regular (400) and Bold (700), each with an italic.
Who designed Cousine?
Cousine was designed by Steve Matteson. It has been on Google Fonts since November 2010. Steve Matteson also made Open Sans, Arimo, Tinos and one more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Cousine?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Chivo Mono (81), Monaspace Neon (81) and Buena Mono (81), out of 100. Next to Cousine, Chivo Mono is 16% heavier, with an x-height 3% shorter. See all 100 fonts like Cousine.