# Cascadia Code

8 Hacker News commenters recommended Cascadia Code and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Free monospace coding font that people find easy to read and legible, and a fresh change from their previous fonts.

## Why people recommend it

- Easy to read and legible (2 comments): "By the end, I was certain that Cascadia must be larger than my previous font because it was so much easier to read" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47577828)) "Cascadia Code is a lot more legible." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45852527))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Iosevka](https://hackerapproved.com/p/iosevka.md): 108 recommend
- [Nordwand Mono](https://hackerapproved.com/p/nordwand-mono.md): 40 recommend
- [Myna](https://hackerapproved.com/p/myna-typeface.md): 29 recommend
- [Berkeley Mono](https://hackerapproved.com/p/berkeley-mono.md): 27 recommend
- [JetBrains Mono](https://hackerapproved.com/p/jetbrains-mono.md): 23 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Cascadia Code", https://hackerapproved.com/p/cascadia-code/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).