Consolas alternatives. Closest free font by our measurements: Codetta, score 90.
Codetta leads with score 90 against Consolas, 10 points clear of Sometype Mono (80); Source Code Pro is third at 76 of the 24 free fonts we measured.
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Score 90 · closest by measurements
Codetta
Sphinx of black quartz, judge my vow
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Consolas
Against Consolas: x-height 0.9% shorter, the same width, 5.4% lighter, and 8% less stroke contrast.
Letters that differ most from Consolas: 5, b, and e.
Styles: 2 weights, with italics.
- ✓Web
- ✓Logo
- ✓Selling
- OFL 1.1
2 of the 24 reach 80 against Consolas.
Which Consolas alternative to pick
Choose Codetta for Consolas when width matters: it scores 90 with a 0% measured width difference, plus 2 weights and italics. Source Code Pro gives Consolas projects 8 weights and italics, though it measures 9.1% wider and 11% lighter in ink; check that wider setting before using it in tight columns.
Where Codetta and Consolas differ
01 / Where the difference shows
5, b, and e: Codetta parts from Consolas most here
Codetta keeps Consolas’s width within 0.1%; the widest gap is 8% less stroke contrast.
The lab puts no difference label on Codetta against Consolas.
- x-height−0.9%
- Width0%
- Weight−5.4%
- Contrast−8%
Every free font measured against Consolas
| Free font | Score | x-height | Width | Weight | Contrast | Letters that differ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Codetta | 90 | −0.9% | 0% | −5.4% | −8% | 5 b e |
| Sometype Mono | 80 | −4.1% | +5.5% | −12% | −9.9% | 5 g 2 |
| Source Code Pro | 76 | −0.8% | +9.1% | −11% | +2.8% | 5 s o |
| Intel One Mono | 76 | −5.1% | +12% | −5.3% | +0.8% | r g 5 |
| Ubuntu Mono | 75 | −5.3% | −9.1% | +2.3% | −4.2% | b g 5 |
| Fira Code | 75 | +7.4% | +9.1% | −12% | +8% | 4 r q |
| Agave | 74 | +2% | −9.1% | −0.2% | −10% | y 1 U |
| DejaVu Mono | 74 | +12% | +9.5% | −7.3% | +3.6% | q d 5 |
| Fira Mono | 73 | +7.5% | +9.1% | −12% | +9.3% | 4 r q |
| PT Mono | 73 | +2% | +9.1% | −8.5% | +2% | d u g |
| Noto Mono | 72 | +9.4% | +9.1% | −7.4% | +3.1% | 0 d 5 |
| Inconsolata | 71 | −6.8% | −9.1% | −8.1% | +5% | 5 q t |
| Monaspace Argon | 69 | +4.8% | +13% | +0.1% | +8.4% | v Y Z |
| Commit Mono | 69 | +10% | +9.1% | −11% | −7.4% | 5 Q q |
| Oxygen Mono | 67 | +9.3% | +9.1% | −9.7% | +8.3% | 9 5 q |
| Lab Mono | 67 | +7.1% | +16% | −13% | −12% | Q 5 9 |
| Ubuntu Sans Mono | 66 | +5.7% | +1.9% | −11% | −6.1% | g b 5 |
| JuliaMono | 66 | +12% | +9.1% | −8.8% | +0.6% | 5 C q |
| Cousine | 65 | +7.8% | +9.1% | −8.4% | +18% | 5 d q |
| Roboto Mono | 65 | +7.8% | +9.1% | −5.2% | +1.5% | 5 C e |
| DM Mono | 65 | +1.2% | +9.1% | −3.7% | −11% | 5 C q |
| Necto Mono | 64 | −4.1% | +11% | −6.6% | −8.3% | 5 s J |
| Google Sans Code | 63 | +6.8% | +9.1% | +1.6% | −8.3% | 5 9 J |
| Overpass Mono | 63 | +4.2% | +12% | −14% | −7% | g 5 c |
Can I use these Consolas alternatives for…
| Free font | Web | App | Logo | Selling | Commercial | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Codetta | ✓ | !* | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Sometype Mono | ✓ | !* | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Source Code Pro | ✓ | !* | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
- * Codetta, Sometype Mono, and Source Code Pro, Consolas alternatives inside an app: include the copyright notice and licence with the font files.
- OFL 1.1 text
- Full conditions for Consolas alternatives
Consolas alternatives: questions
What is the closest free alternative to Consolas?
Codetta scores 90 against Consolas, ahead of Sometype Mono (80) and Source Code Pro (76) among 24 free fonts.
Which Consolas alternative is closest in size?
Codetta matches Consolas’s width most closely (no measurable gap), and Source Code Pro its x-height (x-height 0.8% shorter), of these 5.
How does Sometype Mono differ from Consolas?
Sometype Mono scores 80 against Consolas: x-height 4.1% shorter, 5.5% wider, 12% lighter, and 9.9% less stroke contrast. Its 5, g, and 2 differ most from Consolas’s.
Which Consolas alternative has the most weights?
Source Code Pro has the most of the Consolas picks here, 8 weights and italics; Intel One Mono has 5 weights, Sometype Mono has 4 weights, and Codetta has 2 weights.
Can I use the Consolas alternatives commercially?
Yes, all 5 free alternatives to Consolas here allow commercial work.
Is Consolas an open font?
No. Consolas ships with Windows 11 and Microsoft 365.
Paid fonts that share free alternatives with Consolas
- Lucida Console → DejaVu MonoShares Codetta with Consolas. Lucida Console against Consolas: x-height 8.2% taller, 9.5% wider, 2% lighter, and 18% more stroke contrast.score 88
- Courier New → Cutive Mono6 free fonts measured against both, none among the closest to Consolas. Courier New against Consolas: x-height 14% shorter, 9.1% wider, 38% lighter, and 17% less stroke contrast.score 100
- Times New Roman → Sneaky TimesNo pick in common with Consolasscore 96
About Consolas
Lucas de Groot designed Consolas for Microsoft in 2006, a monospaced sans serif.
Besides Consolas, Lucas de Groot designed Calibri.
Consolas is a font by Microsoft; FontForThat is not affiliated with Microsoft; this is an independent comparison.