Force Non-Monospace Font into Fixed Width Using CSS

Is there a way to make a variable width font act like a fixed width font in HTML?

Not with just CSS. I would recommend you use the popular Lettering.js (you'll need jQuery for it) to generate span tags around each character, then set an width across all the characters.

.monospace > span {
display: inline-block; /* Enable widths */
width: 1em; /* Set width across all characters */
text-align: center; /* Even out spacing */
}

Test Case

Monospace font characters are not fixed width

tl;dr: Google's font CDN isn't serving the fonts in their fullness. Download the zip they offer and host the fonts yourself.


Google's font CDN doesn't seem to be providing the full character range of some fonts. For example, Google's @import is:

@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Fira+Code&display=swap');

Looking at the CSS inside:

/* cyrillic-ext */
@font-face {
font-family: 'Fira Code';
font-style: normal;
font-weight: 400;
font-display: swap;
src: url(https://fonts.gstatic.com/s/firacode/v14/uU9eCBsR6Z2vfE9aq3bL0fxyUs4tcw4W_D1sJV37Nv7g.woff2) format('woff2');
unicode-range: U+0460-052F, U+1C80-1C88, U+20B4, U+2DE0-2DFF, U+A640-A69F, U+FE2E-FE2F;
}
/* cyrillic */
@font-face {
font-family: 'Fira Code';
font-style: normal;
font-weight: 400;
font-display: swap;
src: url(https://fonts.gstatic.com/s/firacode/v14/uU9eCBsR6Z2vfE9aq3bL0fxyUs4tcw4W_D1sJVT7Nv7g.woff2) format('woff2');
unicode-range: U+0400-045F, U+0490-0491, U+04B0-04B1, U+2116;
}
/* more chunks like this omitted */

So the font is broken up into several files and they use unicode-range to map glyphs to specific files.

These are all the ranges they provide in that file:

unicode-range: U+0460-052F, U+1C80-1C88, U+20B4, U+2DE0-2DFF, U+A640-A69F, U+FE2E-FE2F;
unicode-range: U+0400-045F, U+0490-0491, U+04B0-04B1, U+2116;
unicode-range: U+1F00-1FFF;
unicode-range: U+0370-03FF;
unicode-range: U+0100-024F, U+0259, U+1E00-1EFF, U+2020, U+20A0-20AB, U+20AD-20CF, U+2113, U+2C60-2C7F, U+A720-A7FF;
unicode-range: U+0000-00FF, U+0131, U+0152-0153, U+02BB-02BC, U+02C6, U+02DA, U+02DC, U+2000-206F, U+2074, U+20AC, U+2122, U+2191, U+2193, U+2212, U+2215, U+FEFF, U+FFFD;

The range for the box drawing characters is U+2500-257F which doesn't show up in the above list.

I tried adding them in but, as far as I can tell, the served files do not include that range.

However, you can download the original font files from Google (as a zip of .ttf files). Converting one of those font files into a data url and using it does render the glyphs correctly:

pre {
font-family: 'Fira Code stripped';
}
@font-face {
font-family: 'Fira Code stripped';
src: url('data:application/octet-stream;base64,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}
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fixed character width for an imported font

As it is explained in the other answers you can't do this with pure css, your idea to set each number inside an element, isn't bad at all you can use it like this

var count=0
var button = document.querySelector("button");
var p = document.querySelector("p");
button.addEventListener("click",function(){
count++;
var value = ("0" +count).slice(-2);
var arr = value.split('');
value = arr.map(function(element) {
return '<span>'+element+'</span>';
}).join('');
p.innerHTML = value;
})

https://jsfiddle.net/RACCH/t8xg6dys/

Double-width non-proportional font

As James' answer, try:

 letter-spacing: 1em;

What you can also try is kinda ugly, but it works:

 #yourelement { 
transform: scaleX(2);
}

How to set character width in html/css

You are looking for a monospace font...

Here are some examples: https://fonts.google.com/?category=Monospace

Forcing HTML textarea to use a monospace font using CSS

If I'm understanding properly, it should already inherit default user-agent styles, but if you want to explicitly, just specify a font-family ( styles jacked from Stackoverflow stylesheet )

textarea {
font-family:Consolas,Monaco,Lucida Console,Liberation Mono,DejaVu Sans Mono,Bitstream Vera Sans Mono,Courier New, monospace;
}

Specify the more specific (monospace-specific) font families first, and if the user agent doesn't have that available it will keep trying them until the end, in which case it would default to the default user agent font family for that element, if any was specified.

Force Chrome to use font from url instead of using local version

(Using Chrome 95)

To ignore local(..) fonts, open Chrome DevTools and open the Rendering tool. There is an option Disable local fonts. When this option is disabled, from the next page reload onwards, local(..) sources will be ignored.



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