monospacedfonts
Monospaced fonts, also known as fixed-pitch or fixed-width fonts, are typefaces in which every character occupies the same horizontal space. This uniform advance width contrasts with proportional fonts, where different characters have different widths. Monospaced designs are commonly used in programming environments, terminal emulators, and for tabular data where alignment of text, numbers, and punctuation is important.
Historically rooted in typewriters and early computing, monospaced typography facilitated mechanical spacing and grid-based layouts. With
Design and readability considerations play a key role in monospaced typography. The equal widths produce predictable
Notable examples include Courier and Courier New, Consolas, Monaco, Menlo, Lucida Console, Source Code Pro, Inconsolata,