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Courier

monospaced slab serif typeface designed by Howard Kettler for IBM typewriters
Class type of: slab-serif typeface, monospaced typeface Q515301
Courier

Facts

9 properties
Instance of
typeface family
Inception
1955[8]
Publication date
1956[9]
Subclass of
slab-serif typeface, monospaced typeface[3][4]
Part of
PostScript core fonts level 2, PostScript core fonts level 1[6][7]
Copyright status
public domain[11]
Derivative work
Courier New[10]
Designed by
Howard Kettler[5]
Publisher
IBM[2]
🏷️ Also known as
en Courier en POSITIVA + fa کوریر fa کوریر new ko 쿠리어 ru Courier ru Курьер th เคอเรียร์ uk Courier uk Кур'єр
🔖 Identifiers · 2
Fonts In Use identifier
69
Freebase ID
/m/02wbw0

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🔗 Connections
Subclass of 2
monospaced typeface, slab-serif typeface
Copyright status 1
public domain
Derivative work 1
Courier New
Publisher 1
IBM
← Based on 1
Courier New
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Courier is a typeface family. It was established in 1955.

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