Inconsolata
Ranked 20 of 25 monospace fonts by recommenders
A free monospace coding font that people choose after comparing it with alternatives, and keep using across most of their work.
A free monospace coding font that people choose after comparing it with alternatives, and keep using across most of their work.
7 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 7
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 7 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Used as default font
“I already use Inconsolata most places, since I'm not usually on Windows.”
Comment from 31 Mar 2026 in “CodingFont: A game to help you pick a coding font” “I already use Inconsolata”
Comment from 30 Mar 2026 in “CodingFont: A game to help you pick a coding font” Preferred over other coding fonts
“The semifinals for me with ligatures enabled were Inconsolata vs Cousine”
Comment from 31 Mar 2026 in “CodingFont: A game to help you pick a coding font” “As expected, I landed on my current and favourite font, Inconsolata.”
Comment from 31 Mar 2026 in “CodingFont: A game to help you pick a coding font” “InconsolataGo is all that is needed”
Comment from 14 Oct 2026 in “Iosevka is an open-source, sans-serif and slab-serif monospace font”
Other monospace fonts people recommend
The four most recommended other monospace fonts, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iosevka | 108 | 10 | 92% | 9 | 5 yrs7 owners | Approved |
| Nordwand Mono | 40 | 4 | 91% | 1 | — | — |
| Myna | 29 | 10 | 74% | 1 | — | — |
| Berkeley Mono | 27 | 6 | 82% | 7 | — | Approved |
| InconsolataThis page | 7 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
5 of the 7 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“InconsolataGo is all that is needed”
“As expected, I landed on my current and favourite font, Inconsolata.”
“I already use Inconsolata most places, since I'm not usually on Windows.”
“The semifinals for me with ligatures enabled were Inconsolata vs Cousine”
“I already use Inconsolata”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.