# microsoft/cascadia-code

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.

Repository: https://github.com/microsoft/cascadia-code
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/cascadia-code
Language: Python
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Last push: 2025-03-06T03:26:32+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 27/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 10, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2611, "days_push": 545, "days_rel": 644, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 27865, forks 849 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:48.006947+00:00)

## What it is
Cascadia Code is a monospaced coding font from Microsoft with programming ligatures, stylistic sets, and variants including Powerline and Nerd Font symbol versions. It ships as the default font for Windows Terminal and Visual Studio and is distributed in TTF, OTF, and WOFF2 formats.

## Use cases
- monospaced coding font for terminal and editor
- font with programming ligatures
- nerd font variant for terminal prompts
- powerline symbols font
- web font for code display

## When to choose
- you want a modern coding font with ligatures and cursive italics
- you use Windows Terminal or Visual Studio and want the default font
- you need Powerline or Nerd Font glyphs built in

## When to avoid
- you need a font without ligatures and dislike stylistic alternatives
- you require a permissively licensed font for redistribution without checking the custom license

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, text-editors, cross-platform
- platform: windows, cross-platform
- tags: font, monospace-font, coding-font, ligatures, nerd-font, powerline, typography, web

## Member repositories
- microsoft/cascadia-code (main) score 27

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:48.006947+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T16:54:29.478096+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/microsoft/cascadia-code (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:48.006947+00:00, sha 230e037c4e1a)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.