Code Golf
Game designed to let you show off your code-fu by solving problems in the least number of characters.
- Monthly visits
- 13.6K
- Down74.1%MoMOct 2026
- Public revenue
- Undisclosed
- No public revenue evidence yet
- Entry price
- Unknown
- Freemium model, plan pricing not identified yet
- Launched
- 6y ago
- 2020-08-08 · Est.
Traffic
Marketing moves
Launches, search & content, referrals, promotionsLaunched on Show HN (21 pts · 5 comments)Launch
Code Golf – Solve problems in the least number of characters
Aug 8, 2020 · 6y agoLaunch page
Open Source & Self-Hosting
- GitHub Stars
- ★ 117
- Forks
- 14
- License
- MIT
- Primary language
- Go
Traffic sources
Traffic breakdown
Channels
- Direct52%
- Organic Search27%
- Referrals8%
- Social4%
- Other8%
Countries
- United States53%
- United Kingdom24%
- India9%
- Germany5%
- Japan4%
Search
Domain authority —Domain registered 2015-07-08
| Keyword | Monthly volume |
|---|---|
| code golf | 1,440 |
| codegolf | 210 |
| 98010000078 | 150 |
| code golf) | 140 |
| how to look at solutions on code golf | 120 |
Traffic data: Vaneform
Pricing
Trial: None · Observed 2026-11-03 · Source page
Pages & changes
Key pages
Weekly snapshots- Homecode.golf/
- Featurescode.golf/ideas Snapshot 2026-11-03
Design
Minimal Monochrome (Light canvas, dense density) featuring full-bleed canvas / video / 3d layout and pure typography & geometry visuals.
First-screen preview · click to zoom
First-screen pitch & conversion flow
“Code Golf”
Full-Bleed Canvas / Video / 3D hero structure paired with direct input / instant try CTA and no explicit trust bar.
Conversion path: Full-Bleed Canvas / Video / 3D + Pure Typography & Geometry → Direct Input / Instant Try
- Category Positioning Anchor
Palette · click to copy
- Typography
- 6.0
- Color & Contrast
- 5.0
- Layout & Spacing
- 6.0
- Craft & Polish
- 4.0
- Distinctiveness
- 4.0
Structure
- Fonts
- system-ui
- Hero layout
- Full-Bleed Canvas / Video / 3D
- Primary visual
- Pure Typography & Geometry
- Conversion CTA
- Direct Input / Instant Try
- Social proof
- No Explicit Trust Bar
- Navigation
- Full-Width Top Bar
- Theme & density
- Light · Dense
- Corners & depth
- Sharp · Hairline borders
Preview full AI design brief (includes :root CSS variables & layout rules)Style tokens only; never copy brand names, logos, copy, or images
# Design Brief: Minimal Monochrome
Monochrome palette with a single accent color, hairline dividers, and generous whitespace.
## Design Tokens
```css
:root {
--background: #ffffff;
--surface: #3c3c3c;
--foreground: #1a1a1a;
--muted-foreground: #4a4a4a;
--accent: #1578c7;
--radius: 0px;
--font-heading: "system-ui", ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
--font-body: "system-ui", ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
}
```
Color area ratio: Background #FFFFFF (~78%) · Surface #3C3C3C (~7%) · Text #1A1A1A (~8%) · Muted Text #4A4A4A (~5%) · Accent #1578C7 (~2%). Background and surface dominate the canvas; reserve the accent color for primary buttons and active states.
## Layout & Conversion Structure
- Hero layout: Full-Bleed Canvas / Video / 3D
- Navigation: Full-Width Top Bar
- Theme & density: Light · Dense
- Border radius & elevation: Sharp; no drop shadows—separate layers with hairline borders and whitespace
- Primary visual medium: Pure Typography & Geometry
- Conversion CTA: Direct Input / Instant Try
- Headline hook: Category Positioning Anchor
- Spatial layout notes: Full-Bleed Canvas / Video / 3D hero structure paired with direct input / instant try CTA and no explicit trust bar.
- Visual summary: Minimal Monochrome (Light canvas, dense density) featuring full-bleed canvas / video / 3d layout and pure typography & geometry visuals.
## Avoid
- Multi-stop neon gradients
- Heavy drop shadows
- More than one competing accent color
Implement the UI following the design tokens and layout specifications above: use only these color variables, and reserve the accent color strictly for primary actions and active states. Adopt only this visual style—never copy any reference product’s brand name, logo, copy, or imagery.
Questions & evidence
- How much does Code Golf cost?
- Free: Unknown; Sponsor: Unknown. Observed 2026-11-03. Check the source for current billing terms, usage limits and taxes.Source
- How much website traffic does Code Golf get?
- Vaneform estimates 13.6K website visits in 2026-10. Visits can include repeat visits; this estimate measures web traffic separately from paying customers or revenue.Source
- What is Code Golf and what platforms does it support?
- Code Golf is catalogued under Word & Trivia: Code Golf is a game designed to let you show off your code-fu by solving problems in the least number of characters.. Supported platforms: API.
- Is Code Golf open source?
- Code Golf has a public repository (https://github.com/code-golf/code-golf) under the MIT license, recording 117 GitHub stars.Source
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