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DejaVu Mono
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CSSfont-family: 'DejaVu Mono', monospace; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
DejaVu Mono is a free monospace font by DejaVu fonts team, from Fontsource. Among the 99 monospaced fonts on FontKind, DejaVu Mono has an x-height taller than 80%, is wider than 70% and, at its regular weight, is of average darkness. Its thickest strokes are 1.3 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Oxygen Mono
DejaVu Mono on one light table with its two closest fonts, Oxygen Mono (87 out of 100) and Noto Sans Mono (86). Oxygen Mono has nearly identical proportions; Noto Sans Mono has nearly identical proportions.
DejaVu Mono and Oxygen Mono laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with DejaVu MonoOxygen 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 DejaVu 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
DejaVu Mono in 2 weights
2 weights, 400–700, with italics
- 400 Regular, with its italic
- 700 Bold, with its italic
04 / Facts
Who made DejaVu Mono, and can you use it?
- Designer
- DejaVu fonts team
- Kind
- Monospace
- Styles
- 2 weights, 400–700, 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.
DejaVu 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 DejaVu Mono comes from Fontsource. Google’s guide
- Word, PowerPoint
- No. Install it from Fontsource first. Microsoft’s list
- Figma
- No. DejaVu Mono comes from Fontsource: install it first. Figma’s help
- Canva
- Not verified. Search its font menu for DejaVu Mono, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists DejaVu Mono under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
DejaVu Mono, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 54.7% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 72.9% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.75lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 60.2% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 36%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.25 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among monospaced fonts
Ranked against all 99 monospaced fonts on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 80% of monospaced fonts
WidthWider than 70% of monospaced fonts
InkNear the middle of monospaced fonts
ContrastMore contrast than 79% of monospaced fonts
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to DejaVu Mono
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Oxygen Mono87Nearly identical proportions
- Noto Sans Mono86Nearly identical proportions
- JuliaMono82Nearly identical proportions
- Cousine80more stroke contrast · x-height 3% shorter
- Noto Mono79Nearly identical proportions
- JetBrains Mono79Nearly identical proportions
All 100 fonts similar to DejaVu Mono →Compare side by side →Get DejaVu Mono on Fontsource
07 / Swap
Swap DejaVu Mono without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Oxygen Mono87same text width · x-height 2.1% shorter
- Noto Sans Mono86same text width · x-height 2.0% shorter
- JuliaMono82same text width · x-height 0.6% taller
- Cousine80same text width · x-height 3.4% shorter
- Noto Mono79same text width · x-height 2.0% shorter
- JetBrains Mono79same text width · x-height 0.6% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until DejaVu Mono loads, this sets Courier New in its place at 100.3% of its size, so running text keeps DejaVu Mono’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'DejaVu Mono Fallback';
src: local('Courier New');
size-adjust: 100.33%;
ascent-override: 92.51%;
descent-override: 23.50%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'DejaVu Mono', 'DejaVu Mono Fallback', monospace;08 / Questions
Questions about DejaVu Mono
Answered from its licence, Fontsource and each app’s own font list
Is DejaVu Mono free for commercial use?
Yes. DejaVu 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 DejaVu Mono?
FontKind doesn’t host DejaVu 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/dejavu-mono adds it in one line.
Is DejaVu Mono in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: DejaVu Mono isn’t one of Microsoft 365’s cloud fonts. Installed, it is in Word’s font menu and PowerPoint’s. For someone who hasn’t installed it, turn on Embed fonts in the file in Word’s save options: its licence allows that.
Is DejaVu Mono in Google Docs?
Probably not: the More fonts list in Docs draws on Google Fonts, and DejaVu 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 DejaVu Mono in Figma?
Not built in: Figma includes Google Fonts, and DejaVu Mono comes from Fontsource. Install it on your computer and Figma lists it.
How many weights does DejaVu Mono have?
DejaVu Mono comes in two weights: Regular (400) and Bold (700), each with an italic.
Who designed DejaVu Mono?
DejaVu Mono was designed by DejaVu fonts team. DejaVu fonts team also made DejaVu Sans and DejaVu Serif.
What fonts are similar to DejaVu Mono?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Oxygen Mono (87), Noto Sans Mono (86) and JuliaMono (82), out of 100. Next to DejaVu Mono, Oxygen Mono has nearly identical proportions. See all 100 fonts like DejaVu Mono.