Category | Monospaced |
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Classification | Slab serif |
Designer(s) | Howard "Bud" Kettler |
Commissioned by | IBM |
Date created | c. 1956 |
Date released | 1995 |
License | Public domain |
Sample |
Courier is a monospaced slab serif typeface commissioned by IBM and designed by Howard "Bud" Kettler (1919–1999) in the mid-1950s.[1][2] 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.