Serif · Riley Cran
Monaspace Xenon
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CSSfont-family: 'Monaspace Xenon', serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Monaspace Xenon is a free serif by Riley Cran and the Lettermatic Team, from Fontsource. Among the 354 serifs on FontKind, Monaspace Xenon has an x-height taller than 82%, is wider than 92% and, at its regular weight, is of average darkness. Its thickest strokes are 1.4 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Toren
Monaspace Xenon on one light table with its two closest fonts, Toren (76 out of 100) and Drafting Mono (60). Toren is 13% lighter, with more stroke contrast and an x-height 7% shorter; Drafting Mono is 3% narrower, with an x-height 11% shorter.
Monaspace Xenon and Toren laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Monaspace XenonToren…
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 Xenon 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 Xenon 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 Xenon, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Riley Cran, the Lettermatic Team
- Kind
- Serif
- 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 Xenon 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 Xenon comes from Fontsource. Google’s guide
- Word, PowerPoint
- No. Install it from Fontsource first. Microsoft’s list
- Figma
- No. Monaspace Xenon comes from Fontsource: install it first. Figma’s help
- Canva
- Not verified. Search its font menu for Monaspace Xenon, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Monaspace Xenon under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Monaspace Xenon, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 51.7% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 73.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.71lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 62.0% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 41%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.42 : 1moderate stroke contrast
Where it stands among serifs
Ranked against all 354 serifs on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 82% of serifs
WidthWider than 92% of serifs
InkNear the middle of serifs
ContrastMore even than 78% of serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Monaspace Xenon
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Toren76more stroke contrast · x-height 7% shorter · 13% lighter
- Drafting Mono60x-height 11% shorter · 3% narrower
- Volkhov57more stroke contrast · 22% heavier · 9% narrower
- Belgrano558% narrower · 13% heavier · x-height 4% shorter
- Kadwa5511% narrower · 15% heavier
- Roboto Slab5412% narrower · 12% heavier
All 100 fonts similar to Monaspace Xenon →Compare side by side →Get Monaspace Xenon on Fontsource
07 / Swap
Swap Monaspace Xenon without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Monaspace Argon41same text width · x-height 0.8% shorter
- Monaspace Neon24same text width · x-height 0.8% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Monaspace Xenon loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 153.1% of its size, so running text keeps Monaspace Xenon’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Monaspace Xenon Fallback';
src: local('Times New Roman');
size-adjust: 153.12%;
ascent-override: 51.10%;
descent-override: 14.20%;
line-gap-override: 13.06%;
}
font-family: 'Monaspace Xenon', 'Monaspace Xenon Fallback', serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Monaspace Xenon
Answered from its licence, Fontsource and each app’s own font list
Is Monaspace Xenon free for commercial use?
Yes. Monaspace Xenon 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 Xenon?
FontKind doesn’t host Monaspace Xenon’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-xenon adds it in one line.
Is Monaspace Xenon in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Monaspace Xenon 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 Xenon ExtraLight and Monaspace Xenon 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 Xenon in Google Docs?
Probably not: the More fonts list in Docs draws on Google Fonts, and Monaspace Xenon 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 Xenon in Figma?
Not built in: Figma includes Google Fonts, and Monaspace Xenon comes from Fontsource. Install it on your computer and Figma lists it.
How many weights does Monaspace Xenon have?
Monaspace Xenon comes in seven weights, from ExtraLight (200) to ExtraBold (800), each with an italic.
Who designed Monaspace Xenon?
Monaspace Xenon was designed by Riley Cran and the Lettermatic Team. Riley Cran also made Monaspace Argon, Monaspace Krypton, Monaspace Neon and one more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Monaspace Xenon?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Toren (76), Drafting Mono (60) and Volkhov (57), out of 100. Next to Monaspace Xenon, Toren is 13% lighter, with more stroke contrast and an x-height 7% shorter. See all 100 fonts like Monaspace Xenon.