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monospaced font

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monospaced font
A font in which each character is the same width. The "i" takes up the same horizontal space as an "m." Courier is a common monospaced font. Contrast with proportional spacing.


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Some people use Courier New because it's a monospaced font, meaning each letter takes up the same amount of horizontal space, just as with a typewriter.
Consolas, designed by Luc(as) de Groot, is a monospaced font (like an old typewriter) and good for programmers setting code (its core purpose).
A total of 10 serif, sans serif and monospaced fonts will be released under a special open source license, after they have been adapted to meet the requirements for technical use.
 
 
 
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