Monospace · Designer not listed

0xProto

Q: Is 0xProto free for commercial use?

Yes. 0xProto is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1, which allows commercial use at any scale, logos, websites, apps and PDFs included.

Q: How do I download and install 0xProto?

0xProto comes free from its maker’s repository on GitHub. On its repository there, choose Code, then Download ZIP, and unzip the file: the fonts are in its fonts folder. On Windows or a Mac, double-click each TTF or OTF file and choose Install, then restart any app that was open. The web fonts this page uses load from its repository, through jsDelivr, as does its licence file.

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Case

Size72 px

Weight400 Regular

Letter spacing0 em

Line height1.10

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CSSfont-family: '0xProto', monospace; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;

0xProto is a free monospace font, from its maker’s repository on GitHub. Among the 99 monospaced fonts on FontKind, 0xProto has an x-height taller than 82%, is wider than 79% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 78%. Its thickest strokes are 1.1 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.

Compare with Google Sans Code →Compare with another font

01 / Light table

Laid on top of Google Sans Code

0xProto on one light table with its two closest fonts, Google Sans Code (74 out of 100) and Fira Code (74). Google Sans Code is 3% narrower, with an x-height 5% shorter; Fira Code is 15% lighter, with more stroke contrast and an x-height 4% shorter.

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Ink shared with 0xProtoGoogle Sans Code…

Most different letters first; the figure is the share of ink the fonts have in common. Where the fonts agree the letters cancel to black: every white sliver is a real difference.

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02 / Letters

The 0xProto alphabet

Capitals, lowercase, figures and signs · weight 400

Tap the letters you like, here and in other fonts, to find the fonts whose letters look most like them.

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03 / Weights

0xProto in 2 weights

2 weights, 400–700, with italics

400 Regular, with its italic
700 Bold

04 / Facts

Can you use 0xProto?

Designer: Not listed
Kind: Monospace
Styles: 2 weights, 400–700, with italics
From: GitHub
Character sets: latin, latin-ext
Licence: SIL Open Font License 1.1

Can I use it?

Commercial use: Yes.
Logos: Yes.
Websites and apps: Yes. Self-hosted.
PDFs and documents: Yes.
Changes: Yes.
Sharing the files: Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.

0xProto is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. This is a plain summary, not legal advice: the licence itself decides.

What each licence allows →

Read the licence

Its licence file, in its repository

Already in your apps?

Google Docs: Not verified. Docs adds Google Fonts, and 0xProto comes from its maker’s repository on GitHub. Google’s guide
Word, PowerPoint: Not verified. Install it from its maker’s repository on GitHub first. Microsoft’s list
Figma: Not verified. Search its font menu, or install it. Figma’s help
Canva: Not verified. Search its font menu for 0xProto, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
Cricut: Once installed. Design Space lists 0xProto under System. Fonts for Cricut →

From each app’s own font list or help pages.

How each app gets its fonts →

Get 0xProto on GitHub

05 / Measurements

0xProto, measured

Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style

Hxgp in 0xProto. Lines at the measured heights, as a share of the em · The parts of a letter, named

x-height: 55.0% of the emlowercase x
Cap height: 71.0% of the emcapitals
x / cap: 0.77lowercase against capitals
Width: 62.0% of the emaverage lowercase
Ink: 41%letter box filled
Contrast: 1.09 : 1nearly even strokes

How we measure →

Where it stands among monospaced fonts

Ranked against all 99 monospaced fonts on FontKind

x-heightLarger than 82% of monospaced fonts
WidthWider than 79% of monospaced fonts
InkDarker than 78% of monospaced fonts
ContrastMore even than 71% of monospaced fonts

06 / Similar fonts

Fonts similar to 0xProto

Matched letter by letter · its own family apart

All 100 fonts similar to 0xProto →Compare side by side →Get 0xProto on GitHub

07 / Swap

Swap 0xProto without a jump

Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%

Fallback while it loads

Until 0xProto loads, this sets Courier New in its place at 103.3% of its size, so running text keeps 0xProto’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.

@font-face {
  font-family: '0xProto Fallback';
  src: local('Courier New');
  size-adjust: 103.32%;
  ascent-override: 109.37%;
  descent-override: 41.62%;
  line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}

font-family: '0xProto', '0xProto Fallback', monospace;

08 / Questions

Questions about 0xProto

Answered from its licence, GitHub and each app’s own font list

Is 0xProto free for commercial use?

Yes. 0xProto is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 , which allows commercial use at any scale, logos, websites, apps and PDFs included.

How do I download and install 0xProto?

0xProto comes free from its maker’s repository on GitHub . On its repository there, choose Code, then Download ZIP, and unzip the file: the fonts are in its fonts folder. On Windows or a Mac, double-click each TTF or OTF file and choose Install, then restart any app that was open. The web fonts this page uses load from its repository, through jsDelivr, as does its licence file .

Is 0xProto in Google Docs?

Probably not: the More fonts list in Docs draws on Google Fonts, and 0xProto comes from its maker’s repository on GitHub. Docs can’t add a font of your own, so set it in an app on your computer, such as Word, instead.

How many weights does 0xProto have?

0xProto comes in two weights: Regular (400) and Bold (700), and an italic at 400.

What fonts are similar to 0xProto?

The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Google Sans Code (74), Fira Code (74) and Fira Mono (71), out of 100. Next to 0xProto, Google Sans Code is 3% narrower, with an x-height 5% shorter. See all 100 fonts like 0xProto.