Monospace · Qwerasd
Pixel Code
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CSSfont-family: 'Pixel Code', monospace; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Pixel Code is a free monospace font by Qwerasd, from its maker’s repository on GitHub. Among the 99 monospaced fonts on FontKind, Pixel Code has an x-height taller than 87%, is wider than 90% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 85%.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Monocraft
Pixel Code on one light table with its two closest fonts, Monocraft (100 out of 100) and Departure Mono (89). Monocraft has nearly identical proportions; Departure Mono is 14% lighter and 5% narrower.
Pixel Code and Monocraft laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Pixel CodeMonocraft…
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 Pixel 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
Pixel Code in 10 weights
10 weights, 100–950, with italics
- 100 Thin, with its italic
- 200 Extra light, with its italic
- 300 Light, with its italic
- 400 Regular, with its italic
- 500 Medium, with its italic
- 600 Semibold, with its italic
- 700 Bold, with its italic
- 800 Extra bold, with its italic
- 900 Black, with its italic
- 950, with its italic
04 / Facts
Who made Pixel Code, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Qwerasd
- Kind
- Monospace
- Styles
- 10 weights, 100–950, with italics
- 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.
Pixel 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 Pixel 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 Pixel Code, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Pixel Code under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages.
05 / Measurements
Pixel Code, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 55.6% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 77.8% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.71lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 66.7% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 42%letter box filled
Where it stands among monospaced fonts
Ranked against all 99 monospaced fonts on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 87% of monospaced fonts
WidthWider than 90% of monospaced fonts
InkDarker than 85% of monospaced fonts
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Pixel Code
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Monocraft100Nearly identical proportions
- Departure Mono8914% lighter · 5% narrower
- Undefined Medium86x-height 10% shorter · 10% narrower
- TDAText77x-height 10% shorter · 10% narrower
- Fusion Pixel 10px Monospaced JP7525% narrower · x-height 10% shorter · 8% heavier
- Home Video74x-height 26% taller · 10% narrower · 7% lighter
All 100 fonts similar to Pixel Code →Compare side by side →Get Pixel Code on GitHub
07 / Swap
Swap Pixel Code without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
Fallback while it loads
Until Pixel Code loads, this sets Courier New in its place at 111.1% of its size, so running text keeps Pixel Code’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Pixel Code Fallback';
src: local('Courier New');
size-adjust: 111.10%;
ascent-override: 99.92%;
descent-override: 19.91%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Pixel Code', 'Pixel Code Fallback', monospace;08 / Questions
Questions about Pixel Code
Answered from its licence, GitHub and each app’s own font list
Is Pixel Code free for commercial use?
Yes. Pixel 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 Pixel Code?
Pixel 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 dist/ttf 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 Pixel Code in Google Docs?
Probably not: the More fonts list in Docs draws on Google Fonts, and Pixel 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 Pixel Code have?
Pixel Code comes in ten weights, from Thin (100) to 950, each with an italic.
Who designed Pixel Code?
Pixel Code was designed by Qwerasd. Qwerasd also made Annotation Mono.
What fonts are similar to Pixel Code?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Monocraft (100), Departure Mono (89) and Undefined Medium (86), out of 100. Next to Pixel Code, Monocraft has nearly identical proportions. See all 100 fonts like Pixel Code.