Cascadia Code

sans-serif · Designed by Aaron Bell, Mohamad Dakak, Viktoriya Grabowska, Liron Lavi Turkenich

Cascadia Code: Sphinx of black quartz, judge my vow

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Cascadia Code is a monospaced typeface with clean, geometric letterforms and a technical precision that makes it immediately recognizable as a coding font. Its characters are evenly spaced and highly legible at small sizes, with subtle humanist touches that soften the mechanical look without compromising readability. The font includes programming ligatures, meaning certain character combinations merge into single glyphs, which gives code a cleaner visual flow. Its personality is functional and modern, sitting comfortably in developer-focused contexts without feeling cold or overly corporate.

This font works well as a display or UI typeface for developer tools, terminal emulators, and code editors where technical clarity is the priority. It is a strong choice for tech product landing pages or SaaS platforms targeting engineering audiences, where using a coding font reinforces the product's identity. It also fits well in documentation sites and technical blogs, where showing code snippets in the same font used throughout the interface creates a consistent, professional reading experience.

Best suited for: Cascadia Code is recommended for code editors, terminal interfaces, developer documentation, technical blogs, and SaaS platforms where monospaced clarity and programming ligatures enhance readability.

Design considerations: The font's extensive weight range from 200 to 700, available in both regular and italic styles, supports flexible typographic hierarchy across interfaces and documents. Its broad script support including Arabic, Cyrillic, Greek, and Hebrew makes it suitable for international technical environments, while the geometric precision maintains legibility across all variants.

Pairing guidance: Consider pairing Cascadia Code with Space Grotesk for UI labels and navigation where a humanist sans-serif provides visual relief, Noto Serif for body text in technical articles where serif typography aids reading comfort, or DM Mono for secondary code blocks where a lighter monospace complements the primary font's weight.

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Space Grotesk Noto Serif DM Mono

Cascadia Code at a glance

Designer

Aaron Bell, Mohamad Dakak, Viktoriya Grabowska, Liron Lavi Turkenich

License

SIL Open Font License 1.1

Added to Google Fonts

April 2025

Last updated

September 2025

Styles

12 (6 weights + italics)

Variable font

Yes: weight 200–700

Classification

Sans Serif

Character sets

10

Distributed via

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All 12 Cascadia Code styles

Weight Name Upright Italic
200 ExtraLight Aa Bb Gg 123 Aa Bb Gg 123
300 Light Aa Bb Gg 123 Aa Bb Gg 123
400 Regular Aa Bb Gg 123 Aa Bb Gg 123
500 Medium Aa Bb Gg 123 Aa Bb Gg 123
600 SemiBold Aa Bb Gg 123 Aa Bb Gg 123
700 Bold Aa Bb Gg 123 Aa Bb Gg 123

Cascadia Code character map

Uppercase

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Lowercase

a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z

Numbers and punctuation

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ! ? & @ # % $ € £ ( ) [ ] { } . , : ; " ' - / * + =

Arabic (sample)

ا ب ت ث ج ح خ د ذ ر ز س ش ص ض ط ظ ع غ ف ق ك ل م ن ه و ي

Cyrillic (sample)

А Б В Г Д Е Ж З И Й К Л М Н О П Р С Т У Ф Х Ц Ч Ш Щ Ъ Ы Ь Э Ю Я а б в г д е ж з и й к л м н

Cyrillic Extended (sample)

Ґ Є Ї Ў Ғ Қ Ң Ү Ұ Һ Ә Ө

Greek (sample)

Α Β Γ Δ Ε Ζ Η Θ Ι Κ Λ Μ Ν Ξ Ο Π Ρ Σ Τ Υ Φ Χ Ψ Ω α β γ δ ε ζ η θ ι κ λ μ

Hebrew (sample)

א ב ג ד ה ו ז ח ט י כ ל מ נ ס ע פ צ ק ר ש ת

Latin Extended (sample)

Ā Ă Ą Ć Č Ď Đ Ē Ę Ě Ğ Ī Į İ Ĺ Ľ Ł Ń Ň Ő Œ Ř Ś Ş Š Ť Ů Ű Ź Ż Ž

Vietnamese (sample)

Ạ Ả Ấ Ầ Ẩ Ẫ Ậ Ắ Ằ Ặ Ẹ Ẻ Ẽ Ế Ề Ệ Ỉ Ị Ọ Ỏ Ố Ồ Ộ Ơ Ớ Ờ Ụ Ủ Ư Ứ Ừ Ự Ỳ Ỵ

Which languages does Cascadia Code support?

Cascadia Code includes 10 character sets:

  • Arabic: Arabic, Persian and Urdu
  • Braille
  • Cyrillic: Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Serbian and other Cyrillic-script languages
  • Cyrillic Extended: additional Cyrillic letters used in languages such as Kazakh, Tatar and Bashkir
  • Greek: modern Greek
  • Hebrew: Hebrew and Yiddish
  • Latin: English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese and other Western European languages
  • Latin Extended: Central and Eastern European languages such as Polish, Czech, Turkish, Romanian and Hungarian
  • Symbols 2: box-drawing, block and other extra symbols
  • Vietnamese: Vietnamese, including its stacked tone marks

Can I use Cascadia Code commercially?

Yes, it's free for personal and commercial use. Cascadia Code is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. You can use it in logos, websites, apps, videos, printed products and merchandise without paying or asking permission. The one thing you can't do is sell the font file on its own.

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Cascadia Code FAQ

Is Cascadia Code free for commercial use?

Yes. Cascadia Code is licensed under the SIL Open Font License 1.1, so you can use it in commercial projects, including logos, client work and products you sell.

Which weights does Cascadia Code include?

Cascadia Code includes 6 weights, from ExtraLight (200) to Bold (700), each with a matching italic, for 12 styles in total. It's also a variable font, so any weight between 200 and 700 is available.

Does Cascadia Code support Cyrillic?

Yes. Cascadia Code includes Cyrillic characters, so it works for Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian and Serbian text. It also supports Arabic, Braille, Cyrillic Extended, Greek, Hebrew, Latin, Latin Extended, Symbols 2 and Vietnamese.

Who designed Cascadia Code?

Cascadia Code was designed by Aaron Bell, Mohamad Dakak, Viktoriya Grabowska, Liron Lavi Turkenich. It was added to Google Fonts in April 2025.