Consolas
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Consolas is a monospaced typeface designed by Lucas de Groot and released in 2006. It was developed as part of Microsoft's ClearType Font Collection, intended for use in programming environments and other contexts requiring precise character alignment. The typeface features a clean, modern design optimized for readability on digital displays.
Consolas includes a full set of weights and styles, supporting a wide range of typographic needs. Its design emphasizes clarity, with distinct letterforms to reduce ambiguity, particularly in coding and technical documentation.
Consolas
Summary
Consolas is a sans-serif typeface[1]. Consolas draws 180 Wikipedia views per month (sans_serif_typeface category, ranking #1 of 4).[2]
Key Facts
- Consolas's image is recorded as ConsolasSP.svg[3].
- Consolas's instance of is recorded as sans-serif typeface[4].
- Consolas's instance of is recorded as monospaced typeface[5].
- Consolas's writing system is recorded as Latin script[6].
- Consolas's writing system is recorded as International Phonetic Alphabet[7].
- Consolas's writing system is recorded as Greek alphabet[8].
- Consolas's writing system is recorded as Cyrillic script[9].
- Consolas's writing system is recorded as Armenian alphabet[10].
- Consolas's designed by is recorded as Luc(as) de Groot[11].
- Consolas's Commons category is recorded as Consolas (typeface)[12].
- +2006-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Consolas[13].
- Consolas's publication date is recorded as +2007-01-01T00:00:00Z[14].
- Consolas's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/074tbz[15].
- Consolas's described at URL is recorded as https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/typography/font-list/consolas[16].
- Consolas's Quora topic ID is recorded as Consolas-Typeface[17].
- Consolas's type foundry is recorded as Microsoft[18].
- Consolas's Fonts In Use identifier is recorded as 176[19].
Body
Designation and Status
Recorded instance of include sans-serif typeface[4] and monospaced typeface[5].
History and Context
+2006-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Consolas[13].
Why It Matters
Consolas draws 180 Wikipedia views per month (sans_serif_typeface category, ranking #1 of 4).[2] Consolas has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20]