Display · Aleksandr Andreev
Monomakh
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CSSfont-family: 'Monomakh', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Monomakh is a free display font by Aleksandr Andreev and Nikita Simmons, on Google Fonts since 2025. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Monomakh has an x-height shorter than 83%, is wider than 60% and, at its regular weight, is of average darkness. Its thickest strokes are 4.0 times its thinnest: high stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Chonburi
Monomakh on one light table with its two closest fonts, Chonburi (67 out of 100) and Castoro Titling (64). Chonburi is 17% wider and 28% heavier, with more stroke contrast; Castoro Titling is 25% wider and 50% lighter, with an x-height 49% taller.
Monomakh and Chonburi laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with MonomakhChonburi…
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 Monomakh 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 / Sizes
Monomakh at every size
1 weight (400) · six sizes, in your words
- 12 px
- 16 px
- 24 px
- 36 px
- 48 px
- 72 px
04 / Facts
Who made Monomakh, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Aleksandr Andreev, Nikita Simmons
- Kind
- Display
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2025
- Character sets
- cyrillic, cyrillic-ext, latin, latin-ext
- 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.
Monomakh 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 Monomakh, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Monomakh under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Monomakh, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 46.9% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 69.3% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.68lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 55.4% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 45%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 4.03 : 1high stroke contrast
Where it stands among display faces
Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 83% of display faces
WidthWider than 60% of display faces
InkNear the middle of display faces
ContrastMore contrast than 93% of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Monomakh
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Chonburi67more stroke contrast · 17% wider · 28% heavier
- Castoro Titling64x-height 49% taller · 25% wider · 50% lighter
- Croissant One6313% wider · x-height 10% taller · 13% heavier
- Calistoga6248% heavier · x-height 13% taller · less stroke contrast
- Yeseva One59more stroke contrast · 16% heavier · x-height 7% taller
- UoqMunThenKhung59x-height 15% taller · more stroke contrast
All 100 fonts similar to Monomakh →Compare side by side →Get Monomakh on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Monomakh without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Fraunces58text 2.2% narrower · same x-height
- Zen Antique58text 0.8% wider · x-height 0.9% taller
- Shippori Mincho B152text 1.1% narrower · x-height 2.4% taller
- Anvers39text 2.0% wider · x-height 4.7% taller
- Luxurious Roman39text 3.0% narrower · x-height 3.0% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until Monomakh loads, this sets Arial in its place at 108.7% of its size, so running text keeps Monomakh’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Monomakh Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 108.69%;
ascent-override: 85.75%;
descent-override: 31.37%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Monomakh', 'Monomakh Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Monomakh
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Monomakh free for commercial use?
Yes. Monomakh 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 Monomakh?
FontKind doesn’t host Monomakh’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds a single font file. On Windows or a Mac, double-click each font file and choose Install, then restart any app that was open, Word included.
Is Monomakh in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Monomakh 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 Monomakh in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Monomakh under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Monomakh in Figma?
Yes: Monomakh is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Monomakh have?
Monomakh comes in one weight, Regular (400). Ask for bold and most apps thicken the letters themselves: a faux bold, not a drawn one.
Who designed Monomakh?
Monomakh was designed by Aleksandr Andreev and Nikita Simmons. It has been on Google Fonts since February 2025. Aleksandr Andreev also made Shafarik.
What fonts are similar to Monomakh?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Chonburi (67), Castoro Titling (64) and Croissant One (63), out of 100. Next to Monomakh, Chonburi is 17% wider and 28% heavier, with more stroke contrast. See all 100 fonts like Monomakh.