Sans serif · Braille Institute
Atkinson Hyperlegible Mono
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CSSfont-family: 'Atkinson Hyperlegible Mono', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Atkinson Hyperlegible Mono is a free sans serif by Braille Institute, Applied Design Works, Elliott Scott and two more, on Google Fonts since 2024. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Atkinson Hyperlegible Mono has an x-height shorter than 72%, is wider than 93% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 89%. Its thickest strokes are 1.2 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Lab Mono
Atkinson Hyperlegible Mono on one light table with its two closest fonts, Lab Mono (84 out of 100) and Commit Mono (81). Lab Mono has an x-height 6% taller and less stroke contrast; Commit Mono is 5% narrower, with an x-height 9% taller.
Atkinson Hyperlegible Mono and Lab Mono laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Atkinson Hyperlegible MonoLab 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 Atkinson Hyperlegible 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
Atkinson Hyperlegible Mono in 7 weights
7 weights, 200–800, with italics · variable from 200 to 800
Variable weight, 200 to 800
- 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
04 / Facts
Who made Atkinson Hyperlegible Mono, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Braille Institute, Applied Design Works, Elliott Scott, Megan Eiswerth, Letters From Sweden
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 7 weights, 200–800, with italics
- Variable axes
- Weight 200–800
- On Google Fonts since
- 2024
- 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 or loaded from Google Fonts.
- PDFs and documents
- Yes.
- Changes
- Yes.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Atkinson Hyperlegible 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
- Most likely. Under More fonts, in Sheets and Slides too. Google’s guide
- Word, PowerPoint
- No. Install it from Google Fonts first. Microsoft’s list
- Figma
- Yes. Built in, nothing to install. Figma’s help
- Canva
- Not verified. Search its font menu for Atkinson Hyperlegible Mono, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Atkinson Hyperlegible Mono under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Atkinson Hyperlegible Mono, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 49.6% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 66.8% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.74lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 63.2% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 34%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.24 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 72% of sans serifs
WidthWider than 93% of sans serifs
InkLighter than 89% of sans serifs
ContrastMore contrast than 65% of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Atkinson Hyperlegible Mono
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Atkinson Hyperlegible Mono's own familyAtkinson HyperlegibleAtkinson Hyperlegible Next
- Lab Mono84x-height 6% taller · less stroke contrast
- Commit Mono81x-height 9% taller · 5% narrower
- DM Mono8111% heavier · 5% narrower · less stroke contrast
- Illinois Mono805% narrower
- Reddit Mono8011% narrower · 13% heavier · x-height 4% taller
- Red Hat Mono805% narrower · 7% lighter
All 100 fonts similar to Atkinson Hyperlegible Mono →Compare side by side →Get Atkinson Hyperlegible Mono on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Atkinson Hyperlegible Mono without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Overpass Mono70text 2.5% narrower · x-height 3.0% taller
- Monaspace Neon58text 1.9% narrower · x-height 3.5% taller
- Trispace44text 2.2% narrower · x-height 0.8% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until Atkinson Hyperlegible Mono loads, this sets Arial in its place at 141.5% of its size, so running text keeps Atkinson Hyperlegible Mono’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Atkinson Hyperlegible Mono Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 141.48%;
ascent-override: 69.55%;
descent-override: 22.33%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Atkinson Hyperlegible Mono', 'Atkinson Hyperlegible Mono Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Atkinson Hyperlegible Mono
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Atkinson Hyperlegible Mono free for commercial use?
Yes. Atkinson Hyperlegible 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 Atkinson Hyperlegible Mono?
FontKind doesn’t host Atkinson Hyperlegible Mono’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds two variable files, one for the uprights and one for the italics, and a static folder with a file per style: install one set or the other, not both. On Windows or a Mac, double-click each font file and choose Install, then restart any app that was open, Word included.
Is Atkinson Hyperlegible Mono in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Atkinson Hyperlegible Mono isn’t one of Microsoft 365’s cloud fonts. Installed, it is in Word’s font menu and PowerPoint’s. On Windows, its weights beyond Regular and Bold show as fonts of their own, such as Atkinson Hyperlegible Mono ExtraLight and Atkinson Hyperlegible Mono ExtraBold. For someone who hasn’t installed it, turn on Embed fonts in the file in Word’s save options: its licence allows that.
Is Atkinson Hyperlegible Mono in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Atkinson Hyperlegible Mono under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Atkinson Hyperlegible Mono in Figma?
Yes: Atkinson Hyperlegible Mono is in Figma’s font menu with all seven weights and their italics, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Atkinson Hyperlegible Mono have?
Atkinson Hyperlegible Mono comes in seven weights, from ExtraLight (200) to ExtraBold (800), each with an italic. It is a variable font: it takes any weight from 200 to 800.
Who designed Atkinson Hyperlegible Mono?
Atkinson Hyperlegible Mono was designed by Braille Institute, Applied Design Works, Elliott Scott, Megan Eiswerth and Letters From Sweden. It has been on Google Fonts since November 2024.
What fonts are similar to Atkinson Hyperlegible Mono?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Lab Mono (84), Commit Mono (81) and DM Mono (81), out of 100. Next to Atkinson Hyperlegible Mono, Lab Mono has an x-height 6% taller and less stroke contrast. Its own family, listed apart, adds Atkinson Hyperlegible and Atkinson Hyperlegible Next. See all 100 fonts like Atkinson Hyperlegible Mono.