font-cousine ☆

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Type: Cask | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Fonts

Tags: monospace coding-font typography

Install: brew install --cask font-cousine

About:
Cousine is a monospaced sans-serif typeface designed by Steve Matteson, optimized for legibility at small sizes and screen rendering. It features a large x-height and open letterforms, making it highly readable for coding environments and terminal applications. The font provides excellent character distinction, reducing visual fatigue during extended programming sessions.

Key Features:

Highly legible monospaced design optimized for code
Excellent screen rendering and small-size readability
Large x-height and open letterforms for clarity
Comprehensive character set with programming ligatures

Use Cases:

Primary font for code editors and IDEs
Terminal and console application display
Technical documentation and monospaced text rendering

Alternatives:

font-fira-code – Includes programming ligatures, while Cousine focuses on pure monospaced clarity
font-jetbrains-mono – Newer font with extensive language support and ligatures
font-inconsolata – Open-source alternative with similar monospaced design philosophy

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