Iosevka Charon
Iosevka Charon covers scripts that few others in the library reach: Braille (six families) and Armenian (seven families). Among the 44 monospaced families, it has the third-largest glyph set. It is one of 48 families added in 2026 up to 28 October 2026.
| Measure, per 1,000 em | Iosevka Charon | Median of 44 monospaced families |
|---|---|---|
| Ascender (top of d) | 735 | 730 |
| Cap height (top of H) | 735 | 699 |
| x-height (top of x) | 520 | 517 |
| Descender (foot of p) | −215 | −200 |
| x-height ÷ cap height | 0.71 | 0.70 |
| Average lowercase width | 503 | 600 |
| Ink coverage, a–z | 38.5% | 36.0% |
Versions and companionsA shared designer and a shared name or matching measurements
| Version | Compared with Iosevka Charon | Added |
|---|---|---|
| Iosevka Charon Mono | matching measurements | 2026 |
Where it sitsEvery monospace family is a dot
X-height across the 42 monospaced families with ascenders
Just below: Ubuntu Sans Mono, Reddit Mono; just above: Google Sans Code, Fira Code; level with: Iosevka Charon Mono, M PLUS 1 Code
Average lowercase width across the 44 monospaced families
Just below: Datatype, Iosevka Charon Mono; just above: Share Tech Mono, Anonymous Pro
Weights and styles
Static files in four weights (Light, Regular, Medium and Bold), with a matching italic; 8 font files in all.
Scripts12 subsets · families sharing each
- Latin1,843
- Latin Extended1,525
- Vietnamese532
- Cyrillic306
- Cyrillic Extended243
- Greek128
- Greek Extended76
- Math73
- Symbols69
- Symbols 220
- Armenian
- Braille
Inside the file
In the measured file: 7,562 Unicode characters are mapped.
Declared features: old-style figures, lining figures, fractions and slashed zero.
Measured neighboursClosest in proportion; differences per 1,000 em
Outside the monospace class
File: ofl/iosevkacharon, google/fonts 9862abc · font software © its authors, SIL Open Font License 1.1 · method