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Fira Code
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CSSfont-family: 'Fira Code', monospace; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Fira Code is a free monospace font by The Mozilla Foundation, Telefonica S.A. and Nikita Prokopov, on Google Fonts since 2019. Among the 99 monospaced fonts on FontKind, Fira Code has an x-height taller than 63%, is of average width and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 81%. Its thickest strokes are 1.3 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Oxygen Mono
Fira Code on one light table with its two closest fonts, Oxygen Mono (77 out of 100) and 0xProto (74). Oxygen Mono has nearly identical proportions; 0xProto is 17% heavier, with an x-height 4% taller and less stroke contrast.
Fira Code and Oxygen Mono laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Fira CodeOxygen 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 Fira 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
Fira Code in 5 weights
5 weights, 300–700 · variable from 300 to 700
Variable weight, 300 to 700
- 300 Light
- 400 Regular
- 500 Medium
- 600 Semibold
- 700 Bold
04 / Facts
Who made Fira Code, and can you use it?
- Designer
- The Mozilla Foundation, Telefonica S.A., Nikita Prokopov
- Kind
- Monospace
- Styles
- 5 weights, 300–700
- Variable axes
- Weight 300–700
- On Google Fonts since
- 2019
- Character sets
- cyrillic, cyrillic-ext, greek, greek-ext, latin, latin-ext, symbols2
- 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.
Fira 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
- 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 Fira Code, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Fira Code under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Fira Code, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 52.6% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 68.8% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.76lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 60.0% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 35%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.30 : 1moderate stroke contrast
Where it stands among monospaced fonts
Ranked against all 99 monospaced fonts on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 63% of monospaced fonts
WidthNear the middle of monospaced fonts
InkLighter than 81% of monospaced fonts
ContrastMore contrast than 87% of monospaced fonts
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Fira Code
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Fira Code's letters under another nameFira Mono
- Oxygen Mono77Nearly identical proportions
- 0xProto7417% heavier · x-height 4% taller · less stroke contrast
- Codetta738% narrower · x-height 8% shorter · less stroke contrast
- JuliaMono72x-height 4% taller
- Source Code Pro72x-height 8% shorter
- Google Sans Code7115% heavier · less stroke contrast
All 100 fonts similar to Fira Code →Compare side by side →Get Fira Code on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Fira Code without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Oxygen Mono77same text width · x-height 1.8% taller
- JuliaMono72same text width · x-height 4.5% taller
- Google Sans Code71same text width · x-height 0.5% shorter
- Spline Sans Mono70same text width · x-height 3.6% taller
- Noto Sans Mono67same text width · x-height 1.8% taller
- Cascadia Mono66text 2.4% narrower · x-height 1.7% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Fira Code loads, this sets Courier New in its place at 100% of its size, so running text keeps Fira Code’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Fira Code Fallback';
src: local('Courier New');
size-adjust: 99.98%;
ascent-override: 99.02%;
descent-override: 32.21%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Fira Code', 'Fira Code Fallback', monospace;08 / Pairs
Used together with Fira Code
Of the 1,578 home pages that load Fira Code, 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
- Inter21%339 sites · 2.1× chance
- Montserrat14%218 sites · 1× chance
- Fira Sans6.8%108 sites · 11× chance
- Roboto6.4%101 sites · 0.3× chance
- Manrope5.7%90 sites · 3.4× chance
- Space Grotesk4.4%70 sites · 8× chance
More than chanceVollkorn 28×Fira Sans 11×Space Grotesk 8×
Pair checkerFira Code + 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 Fira Code
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Fira Code free for commercial use?
Yes. Fira Code 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 Fira Code?
FontKind doesn’t host Fira 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 one variable file for every style, 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 Fira Code in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Fira Code isn’t one of Microsoft 365’s cloud fonts. Installed, it is in Word’s font menu and PowerPoint’s. On Windows, its weights beyond Regular and Bold show as fonts of their own, such as Fira Code Light and Fira Code SemiBold. For someone who hasn’t installed it, turn on Embed fonts in the file in Word’s save options: its licence allows that.
Is Fira Code in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Fira Code under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Fira Code in Figma?
Yes: Fira Code is in Figma’s font menu with all five weights, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Fira Code have?
Fira Code comes in five weights: Light (300), Regular (400), Medium (500), SemiBold (600) and Bold (700). It is a variable font: it takes any weight from 300 to 700.
Who designed Fira Code?
Fira Code was designed by The Mozilla Foundation, Telefonica S.A. and Nikita Prokopov. It has been on Google Fonts since March 2019.
What fonts are similar to Fira Code?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Oxygen Mono (77), 0xProto (74) and Codetta (73), out of 100. Next to Fira Code, Oxygen Mono has nearly identical proportions. See all 100 fonts like Fira Code.