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To consistently use a [[monospaced font]] with well-designed characters for coding so as to clearly distinguish between <code>l</code>, <code>1</code>, and <code>I</code>, and between <code>O</code> and <code>0</code>, and between <code>-</code>, <code>−</code>, <code>–</code>, and <code>—</code>, the system-default monospaced font can be changed:

If like it as-is, you can simply <code>@import</code> (transclude) it: see [[meta:User:SMcCandlish/codefont.css]] for quick instructions.

Otherwise, copy one of the code snippets below to your [[Special:MyPage/common.css]] or [[meta:Special:MyPage/global.css]] page, replacing {{kbd|"Roboto Mono"}} in the code with your preferred coding font. ([https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Roboto+Mono Roboto Mono] was used in this example as it is good, free coding font, for user-editable material on the wiki).

This code will:
* Apply a consistent monospace font of choice to all the normally monospaced HTML elements like {{tag|code|o}}, {{tag|pre|o}}, etc.
* Fallback to system-default {{samp|monospace}} font, should the chosen font be unavailable or lack the necessary characters.
* Do the same for the output of all [[:Category:Example-formatting templates|Example-formatting templates]], such as {{tlx|mxt}} and {{tlx|xt}}.
* Apply to additional site-wide classes identified so far (e.g., <code>.monospaced</code>) that output as monospace.
* Make the three most frequently encountered editing fields also use this font stack: the main editing window, the edit summary line, and the search entry box.
* If any additional [[Class (computer programming)|classes]] are known that should be added, please update this page or mention it on [[Template talk:Mxt/User CSS for a monospaced coding font|the talk page]].

<!--DO NOT ADD var TO THIS LIST! It must be able to inherit the font of surrounding text, because it is used outside code, as in "If <var>A</var> then <var>B</var>", and in math equations.-->
'''Horizontal style'''
{{syntaxhighlight|lang=css|1=
/* Use my font, when available, for code */
code, pre, samp, kbd, tt, .example-mono, .userlinks-username, .monospaced, .keyboard-key, .button, .plaincode { font-family: "Roboto Mono", monospace !important; }
/*  Make some of the editable stuff monospaced */
#wpTextbox1, #wpSummary, #searchInput, #searchText { font-family: "Roboto Mono", monospace !important; }
}}

'''Vertical style'''
{{syntaxhighlight|lang=css|1=
/* Use my font, when available, for code */
code,
pre,
samp,
kbd,
tt,
.example-mono,
.userlinks-username,
.monospaced,
.keyboard-key,
.button
.plaincode {
  font-family: "Roboto Mono", monospace !important;
}
/*  Make some of the editable stuff monospaced */
#wpTextbox1,
#wpSummary,
#searchInput,
#searchText {
  font-family: "Roboto Mono", monospace !important;
}
}}

{{anchor|Cleanup efforts}}'''Cleanup efforts'''

If you'd like to help clean up instances of the {{tag|{{!mxt|tt}}}} element – which has been discouraged since the 1990s, and should usually be replaced with {{tag|{{mxt|code}}}} (this may vary by context) – you can add something like the following to your {{samp|common.css}} to make {{tag|{{!mxt|tt}}|o}} stick out like a sore thumb:

{{syntaxhighlight|lang=css|1=
/* Flag bad code for cleanup */
tt { color: DarkRed; background: Pink; }
}}

You can also do this with {{tag|font|o}}, {{tag|center|o}}, {{tag|strike|o}}, and other [[Wikipedia:HTML 5#Obsolete elements and attributes|deprecated elements]].  For CSS you can just import for this, see [[meta:User:SMcCandlish/lint.css]].<noinclude><!--

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Typical usage:
<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">
== User CSS for a monospaced coding font ==
{{collapse top|left=y|title=Have monospaced templates in this group – and your editing window – use your preferred monospaced font:}}
{{Mxt/User CSS for a monospaced coding font}}
{{collapse bottom}}
</syntaxhighlight>

It can also be used as a stand-alone how-to page; a redirect to it, [[Help:User CSS for a monospaced coding font]], is categorized as such. It is also transcluded as a section, at [[Help:User style#User CSS for a monospaced coding font]].
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