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This is a fun, new monospaced font that includes programming ligatures and is designed to enhance the modern look and feel of the Windows Terminal.

30 mentions on Hacker News by 30 people: 10 stories, 20 comments · first 2019-09-18 · latest 2025-07-22

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  1. …Cascadia Code. I don’t know why more Linux people don’t use it. Just because it’s from Microsoft? https://github.com/microsoft/cascadia-code
    comment by forrestthewoods · 2025-07-22 · in Font Comparison: Atkinson Hyperlegible Mono vs. JetBrains Mono and Fira Code
  2. Cascadia Code ? https://github.com/microsoft/cascadia-code
    comment by muziq · 2025-06-21 · in Using Microsoft's New CLI Text Editor on Ubuntu
  3. …up for that. But even so, its bottom serifs on 1, I, and l extend to both sides. Cascadia Code ( https://github.com/microsoft/cascadia-code ) has a lower-case L whose bottom serif only extends to the right. It's the typeface I use for…
    comment by InsideOutSanta · 2024-08-12 · in Server Mono: A Typeface Inspired by Typewriters, Apple's SF Mono, and CLIs
  4. …legible for me when coding in it, plus it has nerd fonts built in without needing to be patched. https://github.com/microsoft/cascadia-code
    comment by bitvoid · 2024-08-12 · in Server Mono: A Typeface Inspired by Typewriters, Apple's SF Mono, and CLIs
  5. Cascadia Code - coding ligatures, variable width [1]: https://github.com/microsoft/cascadia-code
    comment by cabirum · 2024-03-27 · in Intel One Mono
  6. …to get along with fonts that are too thin it seems. [0]: https://rubjo.github.io/victor-mono/ [1]: https://github.com/microsoft/cascadia-code
    comment by hxii · 2023-07-19 · in FiraCode: Free monospaced font with programming ligatures
  7. …than Cascadia Code [0] to me. I’d say CC sits between Fantasque and Comic Mono in playfulness [0]: https://github.com/microsoft/cascadia-code
    comment by Semaphor · 2023-06-13 · in Comic Mono
  8. I've completely fallen for Cascadia Code - https://github.com/microsoft/cascadia-code - which I think deserves a mention.
    comment by daneel_w · 2023-02-13 · in Modern Mono
  9. …for serifs. In my search I ended up on Cascadia Code, which wasn't part of this comparison: https://github.com/microsoft/cascadia-code
    comment by Arainach · 2023-02-13 · in Modern Mono
  10. Cascadia Mono/Code, depending if I feel like having ligatures: https://github.com/microsoft/cascadia-code It has the option to enable cursive italics, which is disabled by default. Been using it for over a year. No complaints.
    comment by mklein994 · 2022-07-11 · in Ask HN: What is your default font for coding and terminal?
  11. …fonts also just have different variants with and without ligatures, for example Cascadia Code/Mono: https://github.com/microsoft/cascadia-code
    comment by calessian · 2022-02-15 · in MonoLisa – A font designed for developers
  12. Meh, I like Cascadia Code[1], especially after the designer fixed the awful "fun" italics. [1] https://github.com/microsoft/cascadia-code
    comment by nathanaldensr · 2022-01-20 · in JetBrains Mono – the free and open-source typeface for developers
  13. …which makes distinguishing them a breeze. Would definitely recommend giving this combo a shot! [1] https://github.com/microsoft/cascadia-code
    comment by PureParadigm · 2021-12-09 · in Dracula Theme – A dark theme for many different apps
  14. …because I enjoy the programming-oriented ligatures it includes, such as rendering '!=' as '≠'. https://github.com/microsoft/cascadia-code
    comment by moron4hire · 2021-03-31 · in Input: Customisable Fonts for Code
  15. After using Jetbrains Mono for a while, I switched completely to Cascadia Code ( https://github.com/microsoft/cascadia-code ). Looks great
    comment by eknkc · 2021-03-31 · in Input: Customisable Fonts for Code
  16. …Cascadia Code[0] is pretty close but I wish Microsoft would re-release Consolas with ligatures. [0] https://github.com/microsoft/cascadia-code
    comment by chrysoprace · 2020-07-24 · in Recursive, a free variable font for code and UI, now on Google Fonts
  17. looking at the roadmap it seems like a number of things are coming... https://github.com/microsoft/cascadia-code
    comment by keithnz · 2019-10-20 · in Lesser Known Coding Fonts
  18. …yours. It looks like you've already found your solution but I thought I'd pass this along anyway. https://github.com/microsoft/cascadia-code/releases
    comment by Phylter · 2019-10-20 · in Lesser Known Coding Fonts
  19. Of all things in the world to say, congratulations to Microsoft for their work on Cascadia Code: https://github.com/microsoft/cascadia-code It's hard to do these fonts justice via preview alone, but in whole it's very legible to read.…
    comment by tony · 2019-10-20 · in Lesser Known Coding Fonts
  20. https://github.com/microsoft/cascadia-code/issues/10 http://feeds.hanselman.com/~/606974448/0/scotthanselman~Patc...
    comment by WorldMaker · 2019-09-20 · in Show HN: Cascadia Code, a Font for Windows Terminal and VSCode