Monospace · Omnibus-Type
Chivo Mono
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CSSfont-family: 'Chivo Mono', monospace; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Chivo Mono is a free monospace font by Omnibus-Type, on Google Fonts since 2022. Among the 99 monospaced fonts on FontKind, Chivo Mono has an average x-height, is of average width and, at its regular weight, is darker than 83%. Its thickest strokes are 1.5 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Cousine
Chivo Mono on one light table with its two closest fonts, Cousine (81 out of 100) and Fragment Mono (81). Cousine is 14% lighter, with an x-height 3% taller; Fragment Mono is 14% lighter and 3% wider, with less stroke contrast.
Chivo Mono and Cousine laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Chivo MonoCousine…
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 Chivo 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
Chivo Mono in 9 weights
9 weights, 100–900, with italics · variable from 100 to 900
Variable weight, 100 to 900
- 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
04 / Facts
Who made Chivo Mono, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Omnibus-Type
- Kind
- Monospace
- Styles
- 9 weights, 100–900, with italics
- Variable axes
- Weight 100–900
- On Google Fonts since
- 2022
- Character sets
- latin, latin-ext, vietnamese
- 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.
Chivo 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 Chivo Mono, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Chivo Mono under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Chivo Mono, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 51.1% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 68.6% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.74lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 60.0% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 42%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.47 : 1moderate stroke contrast
Where it stands among monospaced fonts
Ranked against all 99 monospaced fonts on FontKind
x-heightNear the middle of monospaced fonts
WidthNear the middle of monospaced fonts
InkDarker than 83% of monospaced fonts
ContrastMore contrast than 94% of monospaced fonts
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Chivo Mono
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Chivo Mono's own familyChivo
- Cousine8114% lighter · x-height 3% taller
- Fragment Mono8114% lighter · less stroke contrast · 3% wider
- Monaspace Neon78less stroke contrast · 3% wider
- Geist Mono76less stroke contrast · 10% lighter · x-height 4% taller
- Spline Sans Mono73x-height 7% taller · less stroke contrast
- Buena Mono7314% lighter · less stroke contrast · 3% wider
All 100 fonts similar to Chivo Mono →Compare side by side →Get Chivo Mono on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Chivo Mono without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Cousine81same text width · x-height 3.4% taller
- Geist Mono76same text width · x-height 3.7% taller
- Opus One71same text width · x-height 3.7% taller
- Fliege Mono71same text width · x-height 3.7% taller
- DM Mono71same text width · x-height 2.9% shorter
- Roboto Mono71same text width · x-height 3.4% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until Chivo Mono loads, this sets Courier New in its place at 100% of its size, so running text keeps Chivo Mono’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Chivo Mono Fallback';
src: local('Courier New');
size-adjust: 99.98%;
ascent-override: 94.02%;
descent-override: 25.00%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Chivo Mono', 'Chivo Mono Fallback', monospace;08 / Questions
Questions about Chivo Mono
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Chivo Mono free for commercial use?
Yes. Chivo 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 Chivo Mono?
FontKind doesn’t host Chivo 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 Chivo Mono in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Chivo 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 Chivo Mono Thin and Chivo Mono Black. For someone who hasn’t installed it, turn on Embed fonts in the file in Word’s save options: its licence allows that.
Is Chivo Mono in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Chivo Mono under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Chivo Mono in Figma?
Yes: Chivo Mono is in Figma’s font menu with all nine weights and their italics, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Chivo Mono have?
Chivo Mono comes in nine weights, from Thin (100) to Black (900), each with an italic. It is a variable font: it takes any weight from 100 to 900.
Who designed Chivo Mono?
Chivo Mono was designed by Omnibus-Type. It has been on Google Fonts since November 2022. Omnibus-Type also made Archivo, Archivo Black, Saira and 25 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Chivo Mono?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Cousine (81), Fragment Mono (81) and Monaspace Neon (78), out of 100. Next to Chivo Mono, Cousine is 14% lighter, with an x-height 3% taller. Its own family, listed apart, adds Chivo. See all 100 fonts like Chivo Mono.