What font does CMD.exe use by default for output in Windows XP?
This is mostly just curiosity.
I'm not sure if it is Courier, Courier New, Lucida Console, or the like.
windows-xp command-line fonts
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This is mostly just curiosity.
I'm not sure if it is Courier, Courier New, Lucida Console, or the like.
windows-xp command-line fonts
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But the answers are the same... what now!?!
– Nathaniel
Feb 3 '10 at 3:54
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This is mostly just curiosity.
I'm not sure if it is Courier, Courier New, Lucida Console, or the like.
windows-xp command-line fonts
asked Feb 3 '10 at 1:07
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This is mostly just curiosity.
I'm not sure if it is Courier, Courier New, Lucida Console, or the like.
windows-xp command-line fonts
windows-xp command-line fonts
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But the answers are the same... what now!?!
– Nathaniel
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– Nathaniel
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But the answers are the same... what now!?!
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Screenshot from a very fresh XP SP3 installation:
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If you go to properties, and click on the font tab it will tell you there.
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None of them. It uses bitmap fonts. You can find then in the various .fon files in the Fonts folder. However, the Font Viewer won't make viewing them very nice for you. Basically each file consists of a different code page or font size.
I'd strongly advise to use a TrueType font, such as Lucida Console or Consolas, though. When set to Raster fonts the Windows console is incapable of handling Unicode.
answered Nov 11 '10 at 18:47
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Do you know which font is used? I see no Terminal.fon there :(
– Camilo Martin
Jan 19 '12 at 23:26
Camilo: Since when do file names coincide with font names? There are quite a few.fonfiles in the Fonts folder. Some of them are Fixedsys, some of them are System, some of them are Terminal.85775.fonis Terminal, for example, but there are multiple files for multiple code pages and sizes.
– Joey
Jan 20 '12 at 5:58
Weird, because I don't have a85775.fonfile. But I understand that the filenames are different from the family names.
– Camilo Martin
Jan 20 '12 at 9:07
The basic raster font that the command prompt uses, is vgaXXXX.fon - where XXXX is the code page being used. Both the vga7XXX & vga8XXX use the same font, with only small changes in which characters are present. If you're looking for the "pure" DOS code page, that's somewhat aptly named as "vgaoem.fon"
– Digital_Utopia
May 18 '15 at 9:41
Say I want to use VGAOEM.FON in my text editor. How would I go about that?? I tried opening the font and pressed install, restarted the text editor, but when I try to select font, I don't find anything new in the Terminal font! I want to use the 8x12 cp437 font like the one available in cmd but it's not listed: i.imgur.com/0uRZNBL.png
– Mark Jeronimus
Aug 12 '15 at 10:31
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The default font as of Windows 10 is 16 point Consolas.
answered Jan 24 at 20:11
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True-type 8x16 (EGA) and 9x16 (VGA) fonts:
http://neveradudelikethisone.com/2010/01/cp437-fonts-for-windows/
(although the 9x16 seems to have some issues with the control region)
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If you go to properties, and click on the font tab it will tell you there.
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If you go to properties, and click on the font tab it will tell you there.
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If you go to properties, and click on the font tab it will tell you there.
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If you go to properties, and click on the font tab it will tell you there.
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None of them. It uses bitmap fonts. You can find then in the various .fon files in the Fonts folder. However, the Font Viewer won't make viewing them very nice for you. Basically each file consists of a different code page or font size.
I'd strongly advise to use a TrueType font, such as Lucida Console or Consolas, though. When set to Raster fonts the Windows console is incapable of handling Unicode.
answered Nov 11 '10 at 18:47
JoeyJoey
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Do you know which font is used? I see no Terminal.fon there :(
– Camilo Martin
Jan 19 '12 at 23:26
Camilo: Since when do file names coincide with font names? There are quite a few.fonfiles in the Fonts folder. Some of them are Fixedsys, some of them are System, some of them are Terminal.85775.fonis Terminal, for example, but there are multiple files for multiple code pages and sizes.
– Joey
Jan 20 '12 at 5:58
Weird, because I don't have a85775.fonfile. But I understand that the filenames are different from the family names.
– Camilo Martin
Jan 20 '12 at 9:07
The basic raster font that the command prompt uses, is vgaXXXX.fon - where XXXX is the code page being used. Both the vga7XXX & vga8XXX use the same font, with only small changes in which characters are present. If you're looking for the "pure" DOS code page, that's somewhat aptly named as "vgaoem.fon"
– Digital_Utopia
May 18 '15 at 9:41
Say I want to use VGAOEM.FON in my text editor. How would I go about that?? I tried opening the font and pressed install, restarted the text editor, but when I try to select font, I don't find anything new in the Terminal font! I want to use the 8x12 cp437 font like the one available in cmd but it's not listed: i.imgur.com/0uRZNBL.png
– Mark Jeronimus
Aug 12 '15 at 10:31
add a comment |
None of them. It uses bitmap fonts. You can find then in the various .fon files in the Fonts folder. However, the Font Viewer won't make viewing them very nice for you. Basically each file consists of a different code page or font size.
I'd strongly advise to use a TrueType font, such as Lucida Console or Consolas, though. When set to Raster fonts the Windows console is incapable of handling Unicode.
answered Nov 11 '10 at 18:47
JoeyJoey
33.4k1089119
2
Do you know which font is used? I see no Terminal.fon there :(
– Camilo Martin
Jan 19 '12 at 23:26
Camilo: Since when do file names coincide with font names? There are quite a few.fonfiles in the Fonts folder. Some of them are Fixedsys, some of them are System, some of them are Terminal.85775.fonis Terminal, for example, but there are multiple files for multiple code pages and sizes.
– Joey
Jan 20 '12 at 5:58
Weird, because I don't have a85775.fonfile. But I understand that the filenames are different from the family names.
– Camilo Martin
Jan 20 '12 at 9:07
The basic raster font that the command prompt uses, is vgaXXXX.fon - where XXXX is the code page being used. Both the vga7XXX & vga8XXX use the same font, with only small changes in which characters are present. If you're looking for the "pure" DOS code page, that's somewhat aptly named as "vgaoem.fon"
– Digital_Utopia
May 18 '15 at 9:41
Say I want to use VGAOEM.FON in my text editor. How would I go about that?? I tried opening the font and pressed install, restarted the text editor, but when I try to select font, I don't find anything new in the Terminal font! I want to use the 8x12 cp437 font like the one available in cmd but it's not listed: i.imgur.com/0uRZNBL.png
– Mark Jeronimus
Aug 12 '15 at 10:31
add a comment |
None of them. It uses bitmap fonts. You can find then in the various .fon files in the Fonts folder. However, the Font Viewer won't make viewing them very nice for you. Basically each file consists of a different code page or font size.
I'd strongly advise to use a TrueType font, such as Lucida Console or Consolas, though. When set to Raster fonts the Windows console is incapable of handling Unicode.
answered Nov 11 '10 at 18:47
JoeyJoey
33.4k1089119
None of them. It uses bitmap fonts. You can find then in the various .fon files in the Fonts folder. However, the Font Viewer won't make viewing them very nice for you. Basically each file consists of a different code page or font size.
I'd strongly advise to use a TrueType font, such as Lucida Console or Consolas, though. When set to Raster fonts the Windows console is incapable of handling Unicode.
answered Nov 11 '10 at 18:47
JoeyJoey
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answered Nov 11 '10 at 18:47
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Do you know which font is used? I see no Terminal.fon there :(
– Camilo Martin
Jan 19 '12 at 23:26
Camilo: Since when do file names coincide with font names? There are quite a few.fonfiles in the Fonts folder. Some of them are Fixedsys, some of them are System, some of them are Terminal.85775.fonis Terminal, for example, but there are multiple files for multiple code pages and sizes.
– Joey
Jan 20 '12 at 5:58
Weird, because I don't have a85775.fonfile. But I understand that the filenames are different from the family names.
– Camilo Martin
Jan 20 '12 at 9:07
The basic raster font that the command prompt uses, is vgaXXXX.fon - where XXXX is the code page being used. Both the vga7XXX & vga8XXX use the same font, with only small changes in which characters are present. If you're looking for the "pure" DOS code page, that's somewhat aptly named as "vgaoem.fon"
– Digital_Utopia
May 18 '15 at 9:41
Say I want to use VGAOEM.FON in my text editor. How would I go about that?? I tried opening the font and pressed install, restarted the text editor, but when I try to select font, I don't find anything new in the Terminal font! I want to use the 8x12 cp437 font like the one available in cmd but it's not listed: i.imgur.com/0uRZNBL.png
– Mark Jeronimus
Aug 12 '15 at 10:31
add a comment |
2
Do you know which font is used? I see no Terminal.fon there :(
– Camilo Martin
Jan 19 '12 at 23:26
Camilo: Since when do file names coincide with font names? There are quite a few.fonfiles in the Fonts folder. Some of them are Fixedsys, some of them are System, some of them are Terminal.85775.fonis Terminal, for example, but there are multiple files for multiple code pages and sizes.
– Joey
Jan 20 '12 at 5:58
Weird, because I don't have a85775.fonfile. But I understand that the filenames are different from the family names.
– Camilo Martin
Jan 20 '12 at 9:07
The basic raster font that the command prompt uses, is vgaXXXX.fon - where XXXX is the code page being used. Both the vga7XXX & vga8XXX use the same font, with only small changes in which characters are present. If you're looking for the "pure" DOS code page, that's somewhat aptly named as "vgaoem.fon"
– Digital_Utopia
May 18 '15 at 9:41
Say I want to use VGAOEM.FON in my text editor. How would I go about that?? I tried opening the font and pressed install, restarted the text editor, but when I try to select font, I don't find anything new in the Terminal font! I want to use the 8x12 cp437 font like the one available in cmd but it's not listed: i.imgur.com/0uRZNBL.png
– Mark Jeronimus
Aug 12 '15 at 10:31
2
2
Do you know which font is used? I see no Terminal.fon there :(
– Camilo Martin
Jan 19 '12 at 23:26
Do you know which font is used? I see no Terminal.fon there :(
– Camilo Martin
Jan 19 '12 at 23:26
Camilo: Since when do file names coincide with font names? There are quite a few
.fon files in the Fonts folder. Some of them are Fixedsys, some of them are System, some of them are Terminal. 85775.fon is Terminal, for example, but there are multiple files for multiple code pages and sizes.– Joey
Jan 20 '12 at 5:58
Camilo: Since when do file names coincide with font names? There are quite a few
.fon files in the Fonts folder. Some of them are Fixedsys, some of them are System, some of them are Terminal. 85775.fon is Terminal, for example, but there are multiple files for multiple code pages and sizes.– Joey
Jan 20 '12 at 5:58
Weird, because I don't have a
85775.fon file. But I understand that the filenames are different from the family names.– Camilo Martin
Jan 20 '12 at 9:07
Weird, because I don't have a
85775.fon file. But I understand that the filenames are different from the family names.– Camilo Martin
Jan 20 '12 at 9:07
The basic raster font that the command prompt uses, is vgaXXXX.fon - where XXXX is the code page being used. Both the vga7XXX & vga8XXX use the same font, with only small changes in which characters are present. If you're looking for the "pure" DOS code page, that's somewhat aptly named as "vgaoem.fon"
– Digital_Utopia
May 18 '15 at 9:41
The basic raster font that the command prompt uses, is vgaXXXX.fon - where XXXX is the code page being used. Both the vga7XXX & vga8XXX use the same font, with only small changes in which characters are present. If you're looking for the "pure" DOS code page, that's somewhat aptly named as "vgaoem.fon"
– Digital_Utopia
May 18 '15 at 9:41
Say I want to use VGAOEM.FON in my text editor. How would I go about that?? I tried opening the font and pressed install, restarted the text editor, but when I try to select font, I don't find anything new in the Terminal font! I want to use the 8x12 cp437 font like the one available in cmd but it's not listed: i.imgur.com/0uRZNBL.png
– Mark Jeronimus
Aug 12 '15 at 10:31
Say I want to use VGAOEM.FON in my text editor. How would I go about that?? I tried opening the font and pressed install, restarted the text editor, but when I try to select font, I don't find anything new in the Terminal font! I want to use the 8x12 cp437 font like the one available in cmd but it's not listed: i.imgur.com/0uRZNBL.png
– Mark Jeronimus
Aug 12 '15 at 10:31
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The default font as of Windows 10 is 16 point Consolas.
answered Jan 24 at 20:11
Al SweigartAl Sweigart
1062
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The default font as of Windows 10 is 16 point Consolas.
answered Jan 24 at 20:11
Al SweigartAl Sweigart
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The default font as of Windows 10 is 16 point Consolas.
answered Jan 24 at 20:11
Al SweigartAl Sweigart
1062
The default font as of Windows 10 is 16 point Consolas.
answered Jan 24 at 20:11
Al SweigartAl Sweigart
1062
answered Jan 24 at 20:11
Al SweigartAl Sweigart
1062
answered Jan 24 at 20:11
Al SweigartAl Sweigart
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answered Jan 24 at 20:11
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True-type 8x16 (EGA) and 9x16 (VGA) fonts:
http://neveradudelikethisone.com/2010/01/cp437-fonts-for-windows/
(although the 9x16 seems to have some issues with the control region)
edited Feb 8 at 0:41
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Mark JeronimusMark Jeronimus
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True-type 8x16 (EGA) and 9x16 (VGA) fonts:
http://neveradudelikethisone.com/2010/01/cp437-fonts-for-windows/
(although the 9x16 seems to have some issues with the control region)
edited Feb 8 at 0:41
Sam1370
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answered Aug 12 '15 at 10:43
Mark JeronimusMark Jeronimus
327617
add a comment |
True-type 8x16 (EGA) and 9x16 (VGA) fonts:
http://neveradudelikethisone.com/2010/01/cp437-fonts-for-windows/
(although the 9x16 seems to have some issues with the control region)
edited Feb 8 at 0:41
Sam1370
8719
answered Aug 12 '15 at 10:43
Mark JeronimusMark Jeronimus
327617
True-type 8x16 (EGA) and 9x16 (VGA) fonts:
http://neveradudelikethisone.com/2010/01/cp437-fonts-for-windows/
(although the 9x16 seems to have some issues with the control region)
edited Feb 8 at 0:41
Sam1370
8719
answered Aug 12 '15 at 10:43
Mark JeronimusMark Jeronimus
327617
edited Feb 8 at 0:41
Sam1370
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Sam1370
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