Cascadia Code
Cascadia Code is a purpose-built monospaced TrueType font for Windows Terminal. It includes programming ligatures and was designed to enhance the look and feel of Windows Terminal, terminal applications and text editors such as Visual Studio and Visual Studio Code. The font is open source under the SIL Open Font License and available on GitHub.
Also recorded as Cascadia Mono
Cascadia Code
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Cascadia Code is a purpose-built monospaced TrueType font for Windows Terminal. It includes programming ligatures and was designed to enhance the look and feel of Windows Terminal, terminal applications and text editors such as Visual Studio and Visual Studio Code. The font is open source under the SIL Open Font License and available on GitHub.
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Overview
Overview
It has been bundled with Windows Terminal since version 0.5.2762.0, and is included in Windows 11.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Cascadia Code • Style — Monospaced • Creator — Aaron Bell • Website — github.com/microsoft/cascadia-code • Commissioned By — Microsoft • Foundry — Saja Typeworks • License — SIL Open Font License • Latest Release Date — qualifier • Latin — yes • Greek — yes • Cyrillic — yes • Sample — * Illustration — Variations of Cascadia Code
Font family
Font family
Multiple typefaces are part of the Cascadia Code font family, representing a variety of text styling options and adjustable weights. The main and Powerline variants of the types are suitable as display fonts. With the exception of Cascadia Mono, all types replace common character combinations with ligatures. Other styles supported by this font family include textual arrows and stylistic sets for italics, alternate graphics, alternate control character glyphs, and a cursive form of italic. Tables of the supported styles and more examples can be viewed in the GitHub README document. • Cascadia Code - Variable type intended for terminals and displayed text. • Cascadia Code NF - A version of Cascadia Code that has Nerd Font symbols. • Cascadia Code PL - A version of Cascadia Code with embedded Powerline symbols. • Cascadia Mono - Monospaced type intended for use with text editors. It preserves characters as entered, without ligatures. • Cascadia Mono NF - A version of Cascadia Mono that has Nerd Font symbols. • Cascadia Mono PL - A version of Cascadia Mono with embedded Powerline symbols.
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These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
- 1.Cascadia Code. Microsoft DevBlogs. 2019-09-18.
- 2.Cinnamon, Kayla. Cascadia Code. Microsoft DevBlogs. 2019-09-18.
- 3.GitHub microsoft/cascadia-code About Cascadia Code
- 4.Release Windows Terminal Preview v0.5.2762.0.
- 5.Windows 11 font list.
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