Monospace · Riley Cran
Monaspace Krypton
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CSSfont-family: 'Monaspace Krypton', monospace; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Monaspace Krypton is a free monospace font by Riley Cran and the Lettermatic Team, from Fontsource. Among the 99 monospaced fonts on FontKind, Monaspace Krypton has an average x-height, is wider than 79% 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 Kode Mono
Monaspace Krypton on one light table with its two closest fonts, Kode Mono (97 out of 100) and Miracode (82). Kode Mono is 3% narrower and 6% lighter, with an x-height 3% taller; Miracode is 24% lighter and 8% wider, with an x-height 27% taller.
Monaspace Krypton and Kode Mono laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Monaspace KryptonKode 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 Monaspace Krypton 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
Monaspace Krypton in 7 weights
7 weights, 200–800, 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
- 800 Extra bold, with its italic
04 / Facts
Who made Monaspace Krypton, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Riley Cran, the Lettermatic Team
- Kind
- Monospace
- Styles
- 7 weights, 200–800, 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.
Monaspace Krypton 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 Monaspace Krypton comes from Fontsource. Google’s guide
- Word, PowerPoint
- No. Install it from Fontsource first. Microsoft’s list
- Figma
- No. Monaspace Krypton comes from Fontsource: install it first. Figma’s help
- Canva
- Not verified. Search its font menu for Monaspace Krypton, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Monaspace Krypton under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Monaspace Krypton, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 51.3% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 73.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.70lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 62.0% 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-heightNear the middle of monospaced fonts
WidthWider than 79% of monospaced fonts
InkNear the middle of monospaced fonts
ContrastNear the middle of monospaced fonts
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Monaspace Krypton
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Kode Mono97x-height 3% taller · 3% narrower · 6% lighter
- Miracode82x-height 27% taller · 24% lighter · 8% wider
- Iceberg6624% narrower · 20% heavier · x-height 7% taller
- Nippo6116% narrower · 27% heavier · x-height 5% taller
- Foldit6041% narrower · 45% heavier
- Trmnl Cubic5961% wider · 19% heavier · x-height 7% taller
All 100 fonts similar to Monaspace Krypton →Compare side by side →Get Monaspace Krypton on Fontsource
07 / Swap
Swap Monaspace Krypton without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
Fallback while it loads
Until Monaspace Krypton loads, this sets Courier New in its place at 103.3% of its size, so running text keeps Monaspace Krypton’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Monaspace Krypton Fallback';
src: local('Courier New');
size-adjust: 103.32%;
ascent-override: 75.74%;
descent-override: 21.05%;
line-gap-override: 19.36%;
}
font-family: 'Monaspace Krypton', 'Monaspace Krypton Fallback', monospace;08 / Questions
Questions about Monaspace Krypton
Answered from its licence, Fontsource and each app’s own font list
Is Monaspace Krypton free for commercial use?
Yes. Monaspace Krypton 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 Monaspace Krypton?
FontKind doesn’t host Monaspace Krypton’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/monaspace-krypton adds it in one line.
Is Monaspace Krypton in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Monaspace Krypton 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 Monaspace Krypton ExtraLight and Monaspace Krypton 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 Monaspace Krypton in Google Docs?
Probably not: the More fonts list in Docs draws on Google Fonts, and Monaspace Krypton 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 Monaspace Krypton in Figma?
Not built in: Figma includes Google Fonts, and Monaspace Krypton comes from Fontsource. Install it on your computer and Figma lists it.
How many weights does Monaspace Krypton have?
Monaspace Krypton comes in seven weights, from ExtraLight (200) to ExtraBold (800), each with an italic.
Who designed Monaspace Krypton?
Monaspace Krypton was designed by Riley Cran and the Lettermatic Team. Riley Cran also made Monaspace Argon, Monaspace Neon, Monaspace Radon and one more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Monaspace Krypton?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Kode Mono (97), Miracode (82) and Iceberg (66), out of 100. Next to Monaspace Krypton, Kode Mono is 3% narrower and 6% lighter, with an x-height 3% taller. See all 100 fonts like Monaspace Krypton.