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JetBrains Mono
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CSSfont-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
JetBrains Mono is a free monospace font by JetBrains, Philipp Nurullin and Konstantin Bulenkov, on Google Fonts since 2020. Among the 99 monospaced fonts on FontKind, JetBrains Mono has an x-height taller than 82%, 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 Iosevka Aile
JetBrains Mono on one light table with its two closest fonts, Iosevka Aile (89 out of 100) and Opus One (85). Iosevka Aile is 7% narrower, with an x-height 5% shorter; Opus One has an x-height 4% shorter.
JetBrains Mono and Iosevka Aile laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with JetBrains MonoIosevka Aile…
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 JetBrains 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
JetBrains Mono in 8 weights
8 weights, 100–800, with italics · variable from 100 to 800
Variable weight, 100 to 800
- 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
04 / Facts
Who made JetBrains Mono, and can you use it?
- Designer
- JetBrains, Philipp Nurullin, Konstantin Bulenkov
- Kind
- Monospace
- Styles
- 8 weights, 100–800, with italics
- Variable axes
- Weight 100–800
- On Google Fonts since
- 2020
- Character sets
- cyrillic, cyrillic-ext, greek, 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.
JetBrains 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 JetBrains Mono, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists JetBrains Mono under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
JetBrains Mono, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 55.0% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 73.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.75lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 60.0% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 37%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.13 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among monospaced fonts
Ranked against all 99 monospaced fonts on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 82% of monospaced fonts
WidthNear the middle of monospaced fonts
InkNear the middle of monospaced fonts
ContrastNear the middle of monospaced fonts
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to JetBrains Mono
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Iosevka Aile897% narrower · x-height 5% shorter
- Opus One85x-height 4% shorter
- Spline Sans Mono809% heavier
- DejaVu Mono79Nearly identical proportions
- Victor Mono78x-height 12% taller · 14% lighter
- Roboto Mono76x-height 4% shorter
All 100 fonts similar to JetBrains Mono →Compare side by side →Get JetBrains Mono on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap JetBrains Mono without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Opus One85same text width · x-height 3.6% shorter
- Spline Sans Mono80same text width · x-height 0.8% shorter
- DejaVu Mono79same text width · x-height 0.6% shorter
- Roboto Mono76same text width · x-height 4.0% shorter
- Tabular75same text width · x-height 1.5% shorter
- Oxygen Mono74same text width · x-height 2.6% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until JetBrains Mono loads, this sets Courier New in its place at 100% of its size, so running text keeps JetBrains Mono’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'JetBrains Mono Fallback';
src: local('Courier New');
size-adjust: 99.98%;
ascent-override: 102.02%;
descent-override: 30.00%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', 'JetBrains Mono Fallback', monospace;08 / Pairs
Used together with JetBrains Mono
Of the 31,465 home pages that load JetBrains 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
- Inter44%13,778 sites · 4.3× chance
- Space Grotesk13%4,025 sites · 23× chance
- Fraunces5.8%1,836 sites · 13× chance
- Plus Jakarta Sans5.8%1,812 sites · 5.3× chance
- DM Sans5.6%1,747 sites · 2.8× chance
- Manrope5.5%1,742 sites · 3.3× chance
More than chanceInstrument Serif 26×Space Grotesk 23×Newsreader 15×
Fonts that go with JetBrains Mono: pairs and trios →The pairs sites choose most →
Pair checkerJetBrains 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 JetBrains Mono
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is JetBrains Mono free for commercial use?
Yes. JetBrains 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 JetBrains Mono?
FontKind doesn’t host JetBrains 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 JetBrains Mono in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: JetBrains 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 JetBrains Mono Thin and JetBrains Mono ExtraBold. For someone who hasn’t installed it, turn on Embed fonts in the file in Word’s save options: its licence allows that.
Is JetBrains Mono in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for JetBrains Mono under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is JetBrains Mono in Figma?
Yes: JetBrains Mono is in Figma’s font menu with all eight weights and their italics, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does JetBrains Mono have?
JetBrains Mono comes in eight weights, from Thin (100) to ExtraBold (800), each with an italic. It is a variable font: it takes any weight from 100 to 800.
Who designed JetBrains Mono?
JetBrains Mono was designed by JetBrains, Philipp Nurullin and Konstantin Bulenkov. It has been on Google Fonts since November 2020.
What fonts are similar to JetBrains Mono?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Iosevka Aile (89), Opus One (85) and Spline Sans Mono (80), out of 100. Next to JetBrains Mono, Iosevka Aile is 7% narrower, with an x-height 5% shorter. See all 100 fonts like JetBrains Mono.