Monospace · Andrés Briganti
Geist Mono
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CSSfont-family: 'Geist Mono', monospace; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Geist Mono is a free monospace font by Andrés Briganti, Mateo Zaragoza, Guillermo Rauch and three more, on Google Fonts since 2024. Among the 99 monospaced fonts on FontKind, Geist Mono has an x-height taller than 67%, is of average width and, at its regular weight, is of average darkness. Its thickest strokes are 1.1 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Fragment Mono
Geist Mono on one light table with its two closest fonts, Fragment Mono (91 out of 100) and Buena Mono (87). Fragment Mono is 3% wider; Buena Mono is 3% wider.
Geist Mono and Fragment Mono laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Geist MonoFragment 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 Geist 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
Geist 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 Geist Mono, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Andrés Briganti, Mateo Zaragoza, Guillermo Rauch, Evil Rabbit, José Rago, Facundo Santana
- Kind
- Monospace
- Styles
- 9 weights, 100–900, with italics
- Variable axes
- Weight 100–900
- On Google Fonts since
- 2024
- Character sets
- cyrillic, cyrillic-ext, latin, latin-ext, symbols2, 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.
Geist 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 Geist Mono, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Geist Mono under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Geist Mono, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 53.0% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 71.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.75lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 60.0% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 37%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.10 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among monospaced fonts
Ranked against all 99 monospaced fonts on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 67% of monospaced fonts
WidthNear the middle of monospaced fonts
InkNear the middle of monospaced fonts
ContrastMore even than 66% of monospaced fonts
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Geist Mono
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Geist Mono's own familyGeistGeist Pixel
- Fragment Mono913% wider
- Buena Mono873% wider
- Uncut Plan88410% wider · x-height 6% shorter · more stroke contrast
- DM Mono83x-height 6% shorter
- Commit Mono82Nearly identical proportions
- Necto Mono81x-height 11% shorter
All 100 fonts similar to Geist Mono →Compare side by side →Get Geist Mono on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Geist Mono without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Commit Mono82same text width · x-height 1.9% taller
- Roboto Mono79same text width · same x-height
- Cousine79same text width · same x-height
- Google Sans Code79same text width · x-height 1.2% shorter
- Chivo Mono76same text width · x-height 3.6% shorter
- DejaVu Mono74same text width · x-height 3.2% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until Geist Mono loads, this sets Courier New in its place at 100% of its size, so running text keeps Geist Mono’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Geist Mono Fallback';
src: local('Courier New');
size-adjust: 99.98%;
ascent-override: 100.52%;
descent-override: 29.50%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Geist Mono', 'Geist Mono Fallback', monospace;08 / Pairs
Used together with Geist Mono
Of the 8,797 home pages that load Geist Mono, the share that load each font too, and how that compares with chance.
Same page, not which sets the headings · HTTP Archive , 1 September 2026
- Geist68%5,948 sites · 213× chanceGeist Mono’s own family
- Inter9.4%823 sites · 0.9× chance
- Instrument Serif4%354 sites · 28× chance
- Fraunces1.9%166 sites · 4.1× chance
- Roboto1.9%164 sites · 0.1× chance
- DM Sans1.7%152 sites · 0.9× chance
More than chanceGeist 213×Instrument Serif 28×Newsreader 9.9×
Fonts that go with Geist Mono: pairs and trios →The pairs sites choose most →
Pair checkerGeist Mono + any fontHow many of the 6,276,350 home pages counted load the two together, and how that compares with chance.Check this font with any other09 / Questions
Questions about Geist Mono
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Geist Mono free for commercial use?
Yes. Geist 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 Geist Mono?
FontKind doesn’t host Geist 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 Geist Mono in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Geist 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 Geist Mono Thin and Geist 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 Geist Mono in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Geist Mono under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Geist Mono in Figma?
Yes: Geist 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 Geist Mono have?
Geist 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 Geist Mono?
Geist Mono was designed by Andrés Briganti, Mateo Zaragoza, Guillermo Rauch, Evil Rabbit, José Rago and Facundo Santana. It has been on Google Fonts since October 2024. Andrés Briganti also made Basement Grotesque.
What fonts are similar to Geist Mono?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Fragment Mono (91), Buena Mono (87) and Uncut Plan8 (84), out of 100. Next to Geist Mono, Fragment Mono is 3% wider. Its own family, listed apart, adds Geist and Geist Pixel. See all 100 fonts like Geist Mono.