Monospace · Eigil Nikolajsen
Commit Mono
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CSSfont-family: 'Commit Mono', monospace; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Commit Mono is a free monospace font by Eigil Nikolajsen, from Fontsource. Among the 99 monospaced fonts on FontKind, Commit Mono has an x-height taller than 75%, is of average width and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 72%. Its thickest strokes are 1.1 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Lab Mono
Commit Mono on one light table with its two closest fonts, Lab Mono (88 out of 100) and Fragment Mono (86). Lab Mono is 7% wider; Fragment Mono is 3% wider.
Commit Mono and Lab Mono laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Commit 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 Commit 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
Commit Mono in 6 weights
6 weights, 200–700, with italics
- 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
04 / Facts
Who made Commit Mono, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Eigil Nikolajsen
- Kind
- Monospace
- Styles
- 6 weights, 200–700, with italics
- From
- Fontsource
- Character sets
- latin
- 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 Fontsource.
- PDFs and documents
- Yes.
- Changes
- Yes.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Commit 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 Commit Mono comes from Fontsource. Google’s guide
- Word, PowerPoint
- No. Install it from Fontsource first. Microsoft’s list
- Figma
- No. Commit Mono comes from Fontsource: install it first. Figma’s help
- Canva
- Not verified. Search its font menu for Commit Mono, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Commit Mono under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Commit Mono, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 54.0% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 70.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.77lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 60.0% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 35%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.12 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among monospaced fonts
Ranked against all 99 monospaced fonts on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 75% of monospaced fonts
WidthNear the middle of monospaced fonts
InkLighter than 72% of monospaced fonts
ContrastNear the middle of monospaced fonts
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Commit Mono
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Lab Mono887% wider
- Fragment Mono863% wider
- DM Mono86x-height 8% shorter · 8% heavier
- Uncut Plan88510% wider · x-height 7% shorter · 13% heavier
- Geist Mono826% heavier
- Atkinson Hyperlegible Mono81x-height 8% shorter · 5% wider
All 100 fonts similar to Commit Mono →Compare side by side →Get Commit Mono on Fontsource
07 / Swap
Swap Commit Mono without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Geist Mono82same text width · x-height 1.8% shorter
- Google Sans Code80same text width · x-height 3.1% shorter
- Roboto Mono78same text width · x-height 2.2% shorter
- JuliaMono78same text width · x-height 1.8% taller
- Fliege Mono74same text width · x-height 1.8% shorter
- DejaVu Mono70same text width · x-height 1.3% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until Commit Mono loads, this sets Courier New in its place at 100% of its size, so running text keeps Commit Mono’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Commit Mono Fallback';
src: local('Courier New');
size-adjust: 99.98%;
ascent-override: 90.02%;
descent-override: 20.00%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Commit Mono', 'Commit Mono Fallback', monospace;08 / Questions
Questions about Commit Mono
Answered from its licence, Fontsource and each app’s own font list
Is Commit Mono free for commercial use?
Yes. Commit 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 Commit Mono?
FontKind doesn’t host Commit Mono’s files: it isn’t on Google Fonts, and comes free from Fontsource , a library of open fonts. On its page there, choose Get font, then Download complete family, and unzip the file: it holds desktop fonts for every weight and style. On Windows or a Mac, double-click each font file and choose Install. For a website, npm install @fontsource/commit-mono adds it in one line.
Is Commit Mono in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Commit 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 Commit Mono ExtraLight and Commit Mono SemiBold. For someone who hasn’t installed it, turn on Embed fonts in the file in Word’s save options: its licence allows that.
Is Commit Mono in Google Docs?
Probably not: the More fonts list in Docs draws on Google Fonts, and Commit Mono comes from Fontsource. Docs can’t add a font of your own, so set it in an app on your computer, such as Word, instead.
Is Commit Mono in Figma?
Not built in: Figma includes Google Fonts, and Commit Mono comes from Fontsource. Install it on your computer and Figma lists it.
How many weights does Commit Mono have?
Commit Mono comes in six weights, from ExtraLight (200) to Bold (700), each with an italic.
Who designed Commit Mono?
Commit Mono was designed by Eigil Nikolajsen.
What fonts are similar to Commit Mono?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Lab Mono (88), Fragment Mono (86) and DM Mono (86), out of 100. Next to Commit Mono, Lab Mono is 7% wider. See all 100 fonts like Commit Mono.