Consolas
| Category | Monospaced, sans-serif |
|---|---|
| Classification | Humanist |
| Designer(s) | Luc(as) de Groot |
| Foundry | Microsoft |
| Date released | November 2006 |
| License | Proprietary |
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Consolas is a monospaced typeface designed by Luc(as) de Groot. It is a part of the ClearType Font Collection, a suite of fonts that take advantage of Microsoft's ClearType font rendering technology. It has been included with Windows since Windows Vista, Microsoft Office 2007 and Microsoft Visual Studio 2010, and is available for download from Microsoft. It is the only standard Windows Vista font with a slash through the zero character. It is the default font for Microsoft Notepad starting with Windows 8.