Monospace · Raph Levien
Inconsolata
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CSSfont-family: 'Inconsolata', monospace; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Inconsolata is a free monospace font by Raph Levien, on Google Fonts since 2010. Among the 99 monospaced fonts on FontKind, Inconsolata has an x-height shorter than 85%, is narrower than 83% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 62%. Its thickest strokes are 1.3 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Source Code Pro
Inconsolata on one light table with its two closest fonts, Source Code Pro (82 out of 100) and Nanum Gothic Coding (80). Source Code Pro is 20% wider, with an x-height 6% taller; Nanum Gothic Coding has nearly identical proportions.
Inconsolata and Source Code Pro laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with InconsolataSource Code Pro…
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 Inconsolata 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
Inconsolata in 8 weights
8 weights, 200–900 · variable from 200 to 900
Variable weight, 200 to 900
- 200 Extra light
- 300 Light
- 400 Regular
- 500 Medium
- 600 Semibold
- 700 Bold
- 800 Extra bold
- 900 Black
04 / Facts
Who made Inconsolata, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Raph Levien
- Kind
- Monospace
- Styles
- 8 weights, 200–900
- Variable axes
- Width 50–200, Weight 200–900
- On Google Fonts since
- 2010
- Character sets
- 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.
Inconsolata 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 Inconsolata, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Inconsolata under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Inconsolata, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 45.7% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 62.3% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.73lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 50.0% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 36%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.27 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among monospaced fonts
Ranked against all 99 monospaced fonts on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 85% of monospaced fonts
WidthNarrower than 83% of monospaced fonts
InkLighter than 62% of monospaced fonts
ContrastMore contrast than 85% of monospaced fonts
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Inconsolata
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Source Code Pro8220% wider · x-height 6% taller
- Nanum Gothic Coding80Nearly identical proportions
- Codetta7810% wider · x-height 6% taller · less stroke contrast
- Sometype Mono7616% wider · less stroke contrast
- Anonymous Pro759% wider
- Datatype73x-height 13% taller · less stroke contrast
All 100 fonts similar to Inconsolata →Compare side by side →Get Inconsolata on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Inconsolata without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Nanum Gothic Coding80same text width · same x-height
- Lekton69same text width · x-height 3.9% taller
- Ubuntu Mono68same text width · x-height 1.5% taller
- Fifteen40text 1.9% wider · x-height 2.1% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until Inconsolata loads, this sets Courier New in its place at 83.3% of its size, so running text keeps Inconsolata’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Inconsolata Fallback';
src: local('Courier New');
size-adjust: 83.32%;
ascent-override: 103.10%;
descent-override: 22.80%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Inconsolata', 'Inconsolata Fallback', monospace;08 / Pairs
Used together with Inconsolata
Of the 5,513 home pages that load Inconsolata, 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
- Montserrat20%1,101 sites · 1.5× chance
- Inter12%664 sites · 1.2× chance
- Open Sans12%664 sites · 0.7× chance
- Roboto8.9%493 sites · 0.4× chance
- Lato8.2%452 sites · 1× chance
- Poppins6.1%335 sites · 0.6× chance
More than chanceCormorant Upright 84×Varela 24×Noto Serif 7×
Fonts that go with Inconsolata: pairs and trios →The pairs sites choose most →
Pair checkerInconsolata + 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 Inconsolata
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Inconsolata free for commercial use?
Yes. Inconsolata 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 Inconsolata?
FontKind doesn’t host Inconsolata’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 Inconsolata in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Inconsolata 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 Inconsolata ExtraLight and Inconsolata Black. For someone who hasn’t installed it, turn on Embed fonts in the file in Word’s save options: its licence allows that.
Is Inconsolata in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Inconsolata under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Inconsolata in Figma?
Yes: Inconsolata is in Figma’s font menu with all eight weights, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Inconsolata have?
Inconsolata comes in eight weights, from ExtraLight (200) to Black (900). It is a variable font: it takes any weight from 200 to 900 and widths from 50% to 200%.
Who designed Inconsolata?
Inconsolata was designed by Raph Levien. It has been on Google Fonts since February 2010.
What fonts are similar to Inconsolata?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Source Code Pro (82), Nanum Gothic Coding (80) and Codetta (78), out of 100. Next to Inconsolata, Source Code Pro is 20% wider, with an x-height 6% taller. See all 100 fonts like Inconsolata.