# Google Sans Code font

> A monospaced variable family credited to Google and Universal Thirst, in six weights with italics.

Google Sans Code is a monospaced typeface credited to Google and Universal Thirst. It comes as roman and italic variable fonts with a weight axis from 300 to 800, six named weights and 12 styles, plus a second axis named Monospace. Google Sans Code is licensed under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 and is meant for code and documentation.

## Facts

- Classification: [Monospace](https://trendhub.net/fonts/category/monospace)
- Designed by: Google, Universal Thirst
- License: SIL Open Font License 1.1 (https://openfontlicense.org/open-font-license-official-text/)
- Styles: 12 (Light 300, Regular 400, Medium 500, SemiBold 600, Bold 700, ExtraBold 800; with italics)
- Variable font: Yes (wght 300–800, MONO 0–1)
- Glyphs: 693
- Character sets: latin, latin-ext, vietnamese
- Last updated: 2026-09-17
- Official source: https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Google+Sans+Code
- Page: https://trendhub.net/fonts/google-sans-code
- Tagged for: Code, Tech

## About Google Sans Code

Google Sans Code is a monospaced typeface credited to Google and Universal Thirst. In the specimen every character sits on the same width; the zero is slashed, the lowercase l ends in a curved tail, the i and j carry a serif at the top, and the curly braces are drawn with pronounced curls. The family is distributed as two variable fonts, roman and italic. Each has a weight axis from 300 to 800 and a second axis named Monospace, which runs from 0 to 1 and defaults to 1, the fixed-width setting shown in the specimen. Six named weights from Light to ExtraBold, each with an italic, make 12 styles. The 693 glyphs cover Latin, Latin Extended and Vietnamese. Google Sans Code is licensed under the SIL Open Font License 1.1.

## License

SIL Open Font License 1.1. Copyright 2025 The Google Sans Code Project Authors (github.com/googlefonts/googlesans-code)

Allowed:
- Use the fonts in personal and commercial work, in print, on the web and in apps.
- Modify the fonts and build new versions from them.
- Redistribute the fonts, on their own or bundled with software, as long as the license text and copyright notice go with them.

Conditions:
- The fonts cannot be sold by themselves.
- A modified version must stay under the same license and cannot use a Reserved Font Name without the copyright holder's permission.
- The authors' names cannot be used to promote a modified version without permission.

Summary only, not legal advice. Full text: https://openfontlicense.org/open-font-license-official-text/

## Where it works

- **Code editors**: The slashed zero and the tailed l keep 0, O, l and 1 distinct, and equal character widths keep indentation aligned.
- **Terminal windows**: Light 300 to ExtraBold 800 give enough range to mark prompts or errors by weight.
- **Technical documentation**: Italics exist for every weight, so comments and placeholders in a code sample can be set apart.
- **Comments and strings in several languages**: Latin Extended and Vietnamese letters are in the files, so comments and string literals in Polish, Turkish or Vietnamese stay in the same monospaced face.

## Things to know

- **Two variable files**: One file holds the roman, the other the italic. Both carry the weight axis (300 to 800) and the Monospace axis (0 to 1).
- **Monospace axis defaults to 1**: The font data gives the axis range and default but no description of the intermediate setting; the specimen shows the default.
- **No Cyrillic or Greek**: Among the major alphabets, only Latin, Latin Extended and Vietnamese are complete.

## FAQs

### Is Google Sans Code free for commercial use?

Yes. Google Sans Code is published under the SIL Open Font License 1.1, which allows use in personal and commercial work, modification and redistribution. The font cannot be sold on its own, and modified versions stay under the same license.

### Who designed Google Sans Code?

Google Sans Code is credited to Google and Universal Thirst. The font itself names the Google Sans Code Authors and Google LLC.

### How many weights does Google Sans Code have?

Google Sans Code has six named weights, from Light 300 to ExtraBold 800, each with an italic, for 12 styles.

### Is Google Sans Code a variable font?

Yes. Google Sans Code has a weight axis from 300 to 800 and a Monospace axis from 0 to 1.

### Which languages does Google Sans Code support?

Google Sans Code includes the letters needed for English and other Latin-script languages such as German, French, Turkish, Polish and Vietnamese. Cyrillic and Greek are not covered.

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