Fonts similar to Cousine
The fonts most like Cousine are Chivo Mono (81 out of 100), Monaspace Neon (81) and Buena Mono (81), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 51–55% of the em (Cousine’s is 53%) and lowercase letters 60–62% of the em wide (60%), and eleven of them are monospaced fonts too. Where they differ, most have less stroke contrast (ten of twelve).
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81match · #1
Chivo Mono
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Differs most from Cousine in g, r, and G
81match · #2
Monaspace Neon
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Differs most from Cousine in r, t, and p
81match · #3
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DejaVu Mono
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Differs most from Cousine in C, S, and a
80match · #5
Fragment Mono
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Differs most from Cousine in Q, 0, and J
79match · #6
IBM Plex Mono
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Differs most from Cousine in 7, r, and t
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78match · #10
JuliaMono
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Differs most from Cousine in c, a, and 3
76match · #11
Noto Sans Mono
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Differs most from Cousine in C, a, and 0
76match · #12
Roboto Mono
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Differs most from Cousine in 1, d, and a
The 100 fonts like Cousine, measured
Cousine has more stroke contrast than most fonts like it: 74 of the 100 have less stroke contrast and none more. What they keep most is Cousine’s x-height: 49 are within 3% of it, Monaspace Neon the closest of them. 52 are monospaced fonts like Cousine, and 46 sans serifs, 1 handwriting font and 1 display font come close too, Noto Sans Mono the closest of them. They part from Cousine most often in l (28 of the 100), I (21) and p (18).
WidthCousine: 60% of the em
x-heightCousine: 53% of the em
InkCousine: 36% ink
ContrastCousine: 1.42 : 1
- 0 more contrast
- None
StylesCousine: 2 weights with italics
LettersWhere they differ most
- l28 of 100
- I21 of 100
- p18 of 100
Questions about fonts like Cousine
What is the closest font to Cousine?
Chivo Mono, at 81 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Cousine, it is 16% heavier, with an x-height 3% shorter. After it come Monaspace Neon (81) and Buena Mono (81).
Is there a free alternative to Cousine?
Cousine is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Chivo Mono, Monaspace Neon and Buena Mono come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Chivo Mono sets running text to the same width, with an x-height 3.3% shorter.