Fira Code vs Google Sans Code
Text set in Fira Code takes almost exactly the same space in Google Sans Code. Swapping one for the other in a document keeps the same line breaks.
| Fira Code | Google Sans Code | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Monospace | Monospace |
| Weights | Light, Regular, Medium, SemiBold, Bold | Light, Regular, Medium, SemiBold, Bold, ExtraBold |
| Italics | No | Yes |
| Variable font | Yes | Yes |
| Average lowercase width | 600 | 600 |
| Digits | tabular | tabular |
| Character sets | 7 | 11 |
| Licence | SIL Open Font License 1.1 | SIL Open Font License 1.1 |
Weights both families offer: Light, Regular, Medium, SemiBold, Bold.
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Questions people ask
+Is Google Sans Code a good replacement for Fira Code?
Text set in Fira Code takes almost exactly the same space in Google Sans Code. Swapping one for the other in a document keeps the same line breaks. Their mean width difference is 0 units per 1000 em (identical letter widths).
+Which is wider, Fira Code or Google Sans Code?
They are the same width on average.
+Do both support the same languages?
Both cover Latin, Central European, More symbols. Only Fira Code has Cyrillic, Cyrillic Extended, Greek, Greek Extended. Only Google Sans Code has Adlam, Canadian Aboriginal, Cherokee, Math symbols, Old Permic, Symbols, Syriac, Vietnamese.
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