Monospace · Frank Tisellano
Datatype
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CSSfont-family: 'Datatype', monospace; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Datatype is a free monospace font by Frank Tisellano, on Google Fonts since 2026. Among the 99 monospaced fonts on FontKind, Datatype has an average x-height, is narrower than 83% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 78%. Its thickest strokes are 1.0 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of JuliaMono
Datatype on one light table with its two closest fonts, JuliaMono (77 out of 100) and Overpass Mono (74). JuliaMono is 20% wider, with an x-height 7% taller and more stroke contrast; Overpass Mono is 23% wider.
Datatype and JuliaMono laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with DatatypeJuliaMono…
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 Datatype 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
Datatype in 9 weights
9 weights, 100–900 · variable from 100 to 900
Variable weight, 100 to 900
- 100 Thin
- 200 Extra light
- 300 Light
- 400 Regular
- 500 Medium
- 600 Semibold
- 700 Bold
- 800 Extra bold
- 900 Black
04 / Facts
Who made Datatype, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Frank Tisellano
- Kind
- Monospace
- Styles
- 9 weights, 100–900
- Variable axes
- Width 50–150, Weight 100–900
- On Google Fonts since
- 2026
- 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.
Datatype 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 Datatype, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Datatype under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Datatype, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 51.6% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 69.8% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.74lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 50.0% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 35%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.02 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among monospaced fonts
Ranked against all 99 monospaced fonts on FontKind
x-heightNear the middle of monospaced fonts
WidthNarrower than 83% of monospaced fonts
InkLighter than 78% of monospaced fonts
ContrastMore even than 85% of monospaced fonts
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Datatype
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Datatype's letters under another nameLilexIBM Plex Mono
- JuliaMono7720% wider · x-height 7% taller · more stroke contrast
- Overpass Mono7423% wider
- Inconsolata73x-height 11% shorter · more stroke contrast
- Opus One7120% wider
- Google Sans Code7020% wider · 14% heavier
- JetBrains Mono7020% wider · x-height 7% taller
All 100 fonts similar to Datatype →Compare side by side →Get Datatype on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Datatype without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Iosevka Charon64same text width · x-height 0.8% taller
- RX10055text 2.5% narrower · x-height 3.1% shorter
- IBM Plex Sans53text 1.7% narrower · same x-height
- Clear Sans32text 1.0% narrower · x-height 0.7% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Datatype loads, this sets Courier New in its place at 76.9% of its size, so running text keeps Datatype’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Datatype Fallback';
src: local('Courier New');
size-adjust: 76.90%;
ascent-override: 130.03%;
descent-override: 39.01%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Datatype', 'Datatype Fallback', monospace;08 / Questions
Questions about Datatype
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Datatype free for commercial use?
Yes. Datatype 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 Datatype?
FontKind doesn’t host Datatype’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds one variable file for every style, 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 Datatype in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Datatype 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 Datatype Thin and Datatype 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 Datatype in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Datatype under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Datatype in Figma?
Yes: Datatype is in Figma’s font menu with all nine weights, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Datatype have?
Datatype comes in nine weights, from Thin (100) to Black (900). It is a variable font: it takes any weight from 100 to 900 and widths from 50% to 150%.
Who designed Datatype?
Datatype was designed by Frank Tisellano. It has been on Google Fonts since March 2026.
What fonts are similar to Datatype?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are JuliaMono (77), Overpass Mono (74) and Inconsolata (73), out of 100. Next to Datatype, JuliaMono is 20% wider, with an x-height 7% taller and more stroke contrast. See all 100 fonts like Datatype.