# arrowtype/recursive

Recursive Mono & Sans is a variable font family for code & UI

Repository: https://github.com/arrowtype/recursive
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/recursive
Homepage: https://recursive.design
Language: Python
License: OFL-1.1
License Family: other
Topics: font, variable-font, type-design, fonttools, fontmake, google-fonts
Last push: 2025-10-02T01:50:23+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 43/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 44, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3124, "days_push": 336, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3863, forks 62 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:27.593776+00:00)

## What it is
Recursive Sans & Mono is an open-source variable font family designed for code editors and user interfaces, with axes for weight, slant, and casual-to-strict expression. It is released under the SIL Open Font License and available via Google Fonts and recursive.design.

## Use cases
- choose a monospace font for a code editor or terminal
- embed a variable font in a website via Google Fonts
- use a single font family for both code and UI text
- animate font weight and slant without layout reflow
- find a font with cursive italic options for code comments
- download an OFL-licensed font for a design project

## When to choose
- you need a highly configurable variable font for coding or interface design
- you want monospace and proportional sans styles with identical metrics
- you need broad Latin language support and math/currency symbols

## When to avoid
- you need non-Latin scripts such as CJK, Arabic, or Devanagari
- you need a static font without variable axes
- you want a neutral, traditional typeface rather than a casual-signpainting-inspired design

## Facets
- artifact type: dataset
- maturity: active
- function: graphics, developer-tools
- domain: web-design, web-development, developer-tools, cross-platform
- platform: cross-platform, browser
- tags: variable-font, typeface, monospace-font, typography, google-fonts, font-design, code-font, ui-font, web-server

## Member repositories
- arrowtype/recursive (main) score 43

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:27.593776+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 2026-08-29T18:25:52.859090+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/arrowtype/recursive (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:27.593776+00:00, sha ca548d8bd970)
  - homepage: https://recursive.design (fetched 2026-08-29T09:20:21.165090+00:00, sha 3fea5c9c9ce9)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.