Cousine

Classification

Font Technology

Static font
2 weights, 2 styles

How To Use Cousine

To use Cousine in your web project, either search Google Fonts and use their embed code or host the font on your server and use the CSS below. Note: fonts served by Google Fonts may be missing some OpenType features that are available in the original font.
@font-face {
  font-family: 'Cousine';
  src: url('<YOUR SERVER PATH>Cousine-Regular.ttf') format(woff2);
  font-weight: 400;
  font-style: normal;
}

@font-face {
  font-family: 'Cousine';
  src: url('<YOUR SERVER PATH>Cousine-Bold.ttf') format(woff2);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-style: normal;
}

@font-face {
  font-family: 'Cousine';
  src: url('<YOUR SERVER PATH>Cousine-Italic.ttf') format(woff2);
  font-weight: 400;
  font-style: italic;
}

@font-face {
  font-family: 'Cousine';
  src: url('<YOUR SERVER PATH>Cousine-BoldItalic.ttf') format(woff2);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-style: italic;
}

Description

Cousine was designed by Steve Matteson as an innovative, refreshing sans serif design that is metrically compatible with Courier New™. Cousine offers improved on-screen readability characteristics and the pan-European WGL character set and solves the needs of developers looking for width-compatible fonts to address document portability across platforms.

Designer

Steve Matteson
Steve Matteson is a typeface designer based in Louisville, CO. Owner of Matteson Typographics and formerly Type Director for Monotype and Ascender Corp. Steve is an avid cyclist, musician and letterpress printer.

Copyright

Copyright 2026 The Cousine Project Authors (https://github.com/googlefonts/cousine)

Related Fonts

Cousine regular
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
0123456789
We are such stuff as dreams are made on, and our little life is rounded with a sleep. Be not afeard; the isle is full of noises, sounds, and sweet airs that give delight and hurt not. Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments will hum about mine ears.
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Cousine 700
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
0123456789
We are such stuff as dreams are made on, and our little life is rounded with a sleep. Be not afeard; the isle is full of noises, sounds, and sweet airs that give delight and hurt not. Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments will hum about mine ears.
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Cousine italic
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
0123456789
We are such stuff as dreams are made on, and our little life is rounded with a sleep. Be not afeard; the isle is full of noises, sounds, and sweet airs that give delight and hurt not. Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments will hum about mine ears.
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Cousine 700italic
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
0123456789
We are such stuff as dreams are made on, and our little life is rounded with a sleep. Be not afeard; the isle is full of noises, sounds, and sweet airs that give delight and hurt not. Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments will hum about mine ears.
, : ; ? ! " “ ” ' ‘ ’ « » ′ ″ ( ) [ ] { } 〈 〉 - – — ‒ ― / | ⁄ … • · § ¶ * ~ ^ ° © ® ™