Courier (typeface)

Courier
CategoryMonospaced
ClassificationSlab serif
Designer(s)Howard "Bud" Kettler
Commissioned byIBM
Date createdc.1956
Date released1995
LicensePublic domain
Sample

Courier is a monospaced slab serif typeface commissioned by IBM and designed by Howard "Bud" Kettler (1919–1999) in the mid-1950s. The Courier name and typeface concept are in the public domain. Courier has been adapted for use as a computer font, and versions of it are installed on most desktop computers.