Licensing & Core Factoid Summary
Fira Code is a Monospace typeface designed by Carrois Corporate, Edenspiekermann AG, Nikita Prokopov, published under Open Source (SIL OFL) (Official License). Includes 4 weight(s)/style(s). Last verified: 2026-06-13.
About This Font
Fira Code is a popular monospaced font designed by Carrois Corporate, Edenspiekermann AG, and Nikita Prokopov, specifically optimized for developers and coding environments. It features programming ligatures that combine common multi-character sequences into single glyphs, improving readability and reducing visual clutter. The font supports Latin, Greek, and Cyrillic scripts, and is licensed under the SIL Open Font License (OFL), allowing free use, modification, and redistribution. Available in TTF format with weights ranging from light to bold, Fira Code is a versatile choice for code editors, terminals, and technical documentation.
Key Features
- Programming ligatures: automatically combines sequences like '->', '!=', and '===' into cleaner, single glyphs
- Monospaced design: each character occupies the same width, ensuring alignment in code and tabular data
- Clear distinction between similar characters: optimized for readability, e.g., '0' vs 'O', '1' vs 'l'
- Supports Latin, Greek, and Cyrillic scripts with extensive punctuation and symbols
- Available in four weights: Light, Regular, Medium, and Bold, all in TTF format
- Open-source under SIL Open Font License (OFL): free for personal, commercial, and open-source projects
Recommended Use Cases
Font Information
- Font Family
- Fira Code
- Font Type
- Monospace
- Designer
- Carrois Corporate, Edenspiekermann AG, Nikita Prokopov
- Foundry
- Carrois Corporate, Edenspiekermann AG, Nikita Prokopov
- License
- OFL
- File Formats
- TTF
- Font Weights
- Light, Regular, Bold, Medium
- File Size
- 0.18 MB
- Release Date
- 2025-05-16
- Last Updated
- 2026-06-13
Copyright
Copyright 2014-2020 The Fira Code Project Authors (https://github.com/tonsky/FiraCode) This Font Software is licensed under the SIL Open Font License, Version 1.1. This license is available with a FAQ at: http://scripts.sil.org/OFL