Monospace · Qwerasd
Annotation Mono
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CSSfont-family: 'Annotation Mono', monospace; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Annotation Mono is a free monospace font by Qwerasd, from its maker’s repository on GitHub. Among the 99 monospaced fonts on FontKind, Annotation Mono has an average x-height, is wider than 83% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 76%. Its thickest strokes are 1.0 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Comic Mono
Annotation Mono on one light table with its two closest fonts, Comic Mono (94 out of 100) and LXGW WenKai Mono TC (74). Comic Mono is 36% heavier and 13% narrower, with more stroke contrast; LXGW WenKai Mono TC is 20% narrower, with an x-height 5% shorter.
Annotation Mono and Comic Mono laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Annotation MonoComic Mono…
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.
02 / Letters
The Annotation Mono 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.
- &
- ?
- !
- @
- %
- (
- )
03 / Weights
Annotation Mono in 10 weights
10 weights, 100–1000, with italics
- 100 Thin, with its italic
- 200 Extra light, with its italic
- 300 Light, with its italic
- 400 Regular, with its italic
- 500 Medium, with its italic
- 600 Semibold, with its italic
- 700 Bold, with its italic
- 800 Extra bold, with its italic
- 900 Black, with its italic
- 1000, with its italic
04 / Facts
Who made Annotation Mono, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Qwerasd
- Kind
- Monospace
- Styles
- 10 weights, 100–1000, 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.
Annotation Mono is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. This is a plain summary, not legal advice: the licence itself decides.
Already in your apps?
- Google Docs
- Not verified. Docs adds Google Fonts, and Annotation Mono 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 Annotation Mono, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Annotation Mono under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages.
05 / Measurements
Annotation Mono, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 50.9% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 75.9% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.67lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 62.5% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 35%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.04 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among monospaced fonts
Ranked against all 99 monospaced fonts on FontKind
x-heightNear the middle of monospaced fonts
WidthWider than 83% of monospaced fonts
InkLighter than 76% of monospaced fonts
ContrastMore even than 83% of monospaced fonts
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Annotation Mono
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Comic Mono9436% heavier · 13% narrower · more stroke contrast
- LXGW WenKai Mono TC7420% narrower · x-height 5% shorter
- Yomogi7320% narrower · 33% lighter
- Rec Mono6713% heavier · x-height 6% taller · 4% narrower
- Drama Sans6117% narrower · 28% heavier · x-height 6% taller
- Monaspace Radon6114% heavier · x-height 5% taller
All 100 fonts similar to Annotation Mono →Compare side by side →Get Annotation Mono on GitHub
07 / Swap
Swap Annotation Mono without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
None of the fonts that look most like Annotation Mono sets text to its width and x-height: a swap would move lines.
Fallback while it loads
Until Annotation Mono loads, this sets Courier New in its place at 104.1% of its size, so running text keeps Annotation Mono’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Annotation Mono Fallback';
src: local('Courier New');
size-adjust: 104.15%;
ascent-override: 96.02%;
descent-override: 24.00%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Annotation Mono', 'Annotation Mono Fallback', monospace;08 / Questions
Questions about Annotation Mono
Answered from its licence, GitHub and each app’s own font list
Is Annotation Mono free for commercial use?
Yes. Annotation Mono 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 Annotation Mono?
Annotation Mono 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 dist/ttf 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 Annotation Mono in Google Docs?
Probably not: the More fonts list in Docs draws on Google Fonts, and Annotation Mono 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 Annotation Mono have?
Annotation Mono comes in ten weights, from Thin (100) to 1000, each with an italic.
Who designed Annotation Mono?
Annotation Mono was designed by Qwerasd. Qwerasd also made Pixel Code.
What fonts are similar to Annotation Mono?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Comic Mono (94), LXGW WenKai Mono TC (74) and Yomogi (73), out of 100. Next to Annotation Mono, Comic Mono is 36% heavier and 13% narrower, with more stroke contrast. See all 100 fonts like Annotation Mono.