Serif · Lu Niu
Photonico Code
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CSSfont-family: 'Photonico Code', serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Photonico Code is a free serif by Lu Niu, from its maker’s repository on GitHub. Among the 354 serifs on FontKind, Photonico Code has an average x-height, is wider than 92% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 77%. Its thickest strokes are 1.0 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Solway
Photonico Code on one light table with its two closest fonts, Solway (88 out of 100) and Courier Prime (85). Solway is 23% heavier and 11% narrower, with more stroke contrast; Courier Prime is 8% heavier, with an x-height 8% shorter.
Photonico Code and Solway laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Photonico CodeSolway…
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 Photonico 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 / Sizes
Photonico Code at every size
1 weight (400) · six sizes, in your words
- 12 px
- 16 px
- 24 px
- 36 px
- 48 px
- 72 px
04 / Facts
Who made Photonico Code, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Lu Niu
- Kind
- Serif
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- From
- GitHub
- Character sets
- latin, latin-ext
- Licence
- SIL Open Font License 1.1
Can I use it?
- Commercial use
- Yes.
- Logos
- Yes.
- Websites and apps
- Yes. Self-hosted.
- PDFs and documents
- Yes.
- Changes
- Yes.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Photonico 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
- Not verified. Docs adds Google Fonts, and Photonico Code comes from its maker’s repository on GitHub. Google’s guide
- Word, PowerPoint
- Not verified. Install it from its maker’s repository on GitHub first. Microsoft’s list
- Figma
- Not verified. Search its font menu, or install it. Figma’s help
- Canva
- Not verified. Search its font menu for Photonico Code, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Photonico Code under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages.
05 / Measurements
Photonico Code, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 49.2% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 66.7% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.74lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 61.6% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 37%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.00 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among serifs
Ranked against all 354 serifs on FontKind
x-heightNear the middle of serifs
WidthWider than 92% of serifs
InkLighter than 77% of serifs
ContrastMore even than 98% of serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Photonico Code
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Solway8823% heavier · 11% narrower · more stroke contrast
- Courier Prime85x-height 8% shorter · 8% heavier
- Kiwi Maru82x-height 4% taller · 4% narrower · 6% heavier
- CMU Typewriter Text8115% narrower · x-height 12% shorter · 8% heavier
- Sanchez7510% narrower · 14% heavier · more stroke contrast
- Erica Type74x-height 14% shorter
All 100 fonts similar to Photonico Code →Compare side by side →Get Photonico Code on GitHub
07 / Swap
Swap Photonico Code without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
Fallback while it loads
Until Photonico Code loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 152.1% of its size, so running text keeps Photonico Code’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Photonico Code Fallback';
src: local('Times New Roman');
size-adjust: 152.06%;
ascent-override: 60.71%;
descent-override: 20.24%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Photonico Code', 'Photonico Code Fallback', serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Photonico Code
Answered from its licence, GitHub and each app’s own font list
Is Photonico Code free for commercial use?
Yes. Photonico 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 Photonico Code?
Photonico Code comes free from its maker’s repository on GitHub . On its repository there, choose Code, then Download ZIP, and unzip the file: the fonts are in its Releases folder. On Windows or a Mac, double-click each TTF or OTF file and choose Install, then restart any app that was open. The web fonts this page uses load from its repository, through jsDelivr, as does its licence file .
Is Photonico Code in Google Docs?
Probably not: the More fonts list in Docs draws on Google Fonts, and Photonico Code comes from its maker’s repository on GitHub. Docs can’t add a font of your own, so set it in an app on your computer, such as Word, instead.
How many weights does Photonico Code have?
Photonico Code comes in one weight, Regular (400). Ask for bold and most apps thicken the letters themselves: a faux bold, not a drawn one.
Who designed Photonico Code?
Photonico Code was designed by Lu Niu.
What fonts are similar to Photonico Code?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Solway (88), Courier Prime (85) and Kiwi Maru (82), out of 100. Next to Photonico Code, Solway is 23% heavier and 11% narrower, with more stroke contrast. See all 100 fonts like Photonico Code.