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CSS fonts should be based on a generic font family to ensure an appropriate style font is rendered in any circumstances. Preferred font names should be declared in order of preference in a comma separated font family list tailored for specific platforms.
monospace
Monospace fonts have a fixed width like typewriters and often have strong angular or block serifs. Monospace font faces are often used code samples and have a simple, functional font style. Use the CSS font family name monospace.
The only monospace font that is likely to be present on all systems is Microsoft Courier New, which is relatively common on all platforms. However, the original Courier font on which it is based is more common on Mac and Unix family systems. Andale Mono is also available on Windows, Mac and Unix family systems, but is far less common.
Monospace font names may indicate the style of lettering, with suffixes "console", "typewriter", "mono" and "fixed".
| Font name | Installed (%) | Sample | Image | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courier New | 99.71% |  |
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| Lucida Console | 99.18% | |
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| Consolas | 64.81% | |
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| OCR A Extended | 60.79% | |
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| Lucida Sans Typewriter | 45.86% | |
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| Bitstream Vera Sans Mono | 24.04% | |
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| Andale Mono | 3.88% | |
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| Andale Mono IPA | 3.49% | |
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| OCRB | 3.01% | |
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| Monaco | 2.71% | |
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| Monotype.com | 0.97% | |
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| Terminal | 0.15% | |
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| Font name | Installed (%) | Sample | Image | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monaco | 99.47% | |
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| Courier | 98.94% | |
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| Courier New | 92.61% | |
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| Andale Mono | 91.03% | |
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| Lucida Sans Typewriter | 77.04% | |
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| Menlo | 39.29% | |
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| Consolas | 15.04% | |
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| Bitstream Vera Sans Mono | 13.98% | |
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| Monotype.com | 0.53% | |
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| Font name | Installed (%) | Sample | Image | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nimbus Mono L | 96.66% | |
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| DejaVu Sans Mono | 94.12% | |
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| Courier 10 Pitch | 80.00% | |
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| Bitstream Vera Sans Mono | 78.72% | |
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| FreeMono | 74.82% | |
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| Liberation Mono | 73.53% | |
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| Lucida Sans Typewriter | 73.21% | |
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| Courier New | 67.48% | |
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| Andale Mono | 62.61% | |
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| Courier | 36.78% | |
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| Luxi Mono | 27.66% | |
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| Fixed | 16.41% | |
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| DejaVu LGC Sans Mono | 10.43% | |
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| Lucida Typewriter | 9.56% | |
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| Terminal | 7.60% | |
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| Vera Sans Mono | 4.04% | |
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| Monaco | 1.79% | |
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Font stack builder: Start a monospace font stack
Our main interest is to build reliable font stacks for screen rendering, but CSS allows us to specify a different font stack to print Web pages. The most reliable way to apply print media style sheets is to use the media attribute on the style sheet link element. The selectors you choose and font-family declarations you add to this style sheet will only apply when the page is printed.
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/styles/print.css" media="print" />
What font combinations would you choose for print? Use the font stack builder to create a print font stack and submit your ideas.
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