Fonts similar to Google Sans Code
The fonts most like Google Sans Code are Lab Mono (92 out of 100), Reddit Mono (84) and DM Mono (82), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 48–60% of the em (Google Sans Code’s is 52%) and lowercase letters 56–75% of the em wide (60%), and eleven of them are monospaced fonts too. Where they differ, most are lighter (eight of twelve).
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92match · #1
Lab Mono
Find the font. Find its kind.14% lighter · 7% wider
Differs most from Google Sans Code in Q and r
84match · #2
Reddit Mono
Find the font. Find its kind.6% narrower
Differs most from Google Sans Code in Q, g, and C
82match · #3
DM Mono
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 5% shorter
Differs most from Google Sans Code in 9, 6, and t
81match · #4
JuliaMono
Find the font. Find its kind.10% lighter · x-height 5% taller
Differs most from Google Sans Code in 9, J, and 0
81match · #5
Spline Sans Mono
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 4% taller
Differs most from Google Sans Code in 4, 0, and M
80match · #6
Martian Mono
Find the font. Find its kind.25% wider · x-height 15% taller
Differs most from Google Sans Code in g, J, and l
80match · #7
Commit Mono
Find the font. Find its kind.12% lighter · x-height 3% taller
Differs most from Google Sans Code in Q, 9, and 6
80match · #8
80match · #9
SUSE Mono
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 8% shorter · 11% lighter · more stroke contrast
Differs most from Google Sans Code in J, 1, and 4
79match · #10
77match · #11
77match · #12
IBM Plex Mono
Find the font. Find its kind.12% lighter
Differs most from Google Sans Code in 9, 0, and J
The 100 fonts like Google Sans Code, measured
Fonts like Google Sans Code lean most in width, where 50 of the 100 are narrower and 13 wider. What they keep most is Google Sans Code’s x-height: 47 are within 3% of it, Lab Mono the closest of them. 54 are monospaced fonts like Google Sans Code, and 44 sans serifs, 1 handwriting font and 1 display font come close too, SUSE Mono the closest of them. They part from Google Sans Code most often in g (40 of the 100), 9 (33) and J (28).
WidthGoogle Sans Code: 60% of the em
x-heightGoogle Sans Code: 52% of the em
InkGoogle Sans Code: 40% ink
ContrastGoogle Sans Code: 1.11 : 1
- 0 less contrast
- None
StylesGoogle Sans Code: 6 weights with italics
LettersWhere they differ most
- g40 of 100
- 933 of 100
- J28 of 100
Questions about fonts like Google Sans Code
What is the closest font to Google Sans Code?
Lab Mono, at 92 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Google Sans Code, it is 14% lighter and 7% wider. After it come Reddit Mono (84) and DM Mono (82).
Is there a free alternative to Google Sans Code?
Google Sans Code is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Lab Mono, Reddit Mono and DM Mono come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Spline Sans Mono sets running text to the same width, with an x-height 4.2% taller.