Courier

Summary

Courier is a typeface family^[1]. Courier ranks in the top 5% of typeface_family entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (291 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Courier's image is recorded as Courier.svg^[3].
• Courier's instance of is recorded as typeface family^[4].
• Courier's publisher is recorded as IBM^[5].
• Courier's logo image is recorded as Courier font.svg^[6].
• Courier's subclass of is recorded as slab-serif typeface^[7].
• Courier's subclass of is recorded as monospaced typeface^[8].
• Courier's designed by is recorded as Howard Kettler^[9].
• Courier's part of is recorded as PostScript core fonts level 2^[10].
• Courier's part of is recorded as PostScript core fonts level 1^[11].
• Courier's Commons category is recorded as Courier (font)^[12].
• +1955-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Courier^[13].
• Courier's publication date is recorded as +1956-01-01T00:00:00Z^[14].
• Courier's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02wbw0^[15].
• Courier's derivative work is recorded as Courier New^[16].
• Courier's copyright status is recorded as public domain^[17].
• Courier's Fonts In Use identifier is recorded as 69^[18].

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Geography

Part of include PostScript core fonts level 2^[10] and PostScript core fonts level 1^[11].

Designation and Status

Courier's instance of is recorded as typeface family^[4].

History and Context

+1955-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Courier^[13].

Why It Matters

Courier ranks in the top 5% of typeface_family entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (291 views/month).^[2] Courier has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[19] Courier is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[20]