Monospace · Matthias Tellen
Mononoki
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CSSfont-family: 'Mononoki', monospace; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Mononoki is a free monospace font by Matthias Tellen, from Fontsource. Among the 99 monospaced fonts on FontKind, Mononoki has an x-height shorter than 72%, is narrower than 70% 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 Maple Mono
Mononoki on one light table with its two closest fonts, Maple Mono (80 out of 100) and Nanum Gothic Coding (74). Maple Mono is 7% wider, with an x-height 15% taller; Nanum Gothic Coding is 11% narrower, with an x-height 6% shorter.
Mononoki and Maple Mono laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with MononokiMaple 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 Mononoki 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
Mononoki in 2 weights
2 weights, 400–700, with italics
- 400 Regular, with its italic
- 700 Bold, with its italic
04 / Facts
Who made Mononoki, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Matthias Tellen
- Kind
- Monospace
- Styles
- 2 weights, 400–700, 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.
Mononoki 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 Mononoki comes from Fontsource. Google’s guide
- Word, PowerPoint
- No. Install it from Fontsource first. Microsoft’s list
- Figma
- No. Mononoki comes from Fontsource: install it first. Figma’s help
- Canva
- Not verified. Search its font menu for Mononoki, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Mononoki under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Mononoki, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 48.8% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 68.4% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.71lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 56.1% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 38%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.10 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among monospaced fonts
Ranked against all 99 monospaced fonts on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 72% of monospaced fonts
WidthNarrower than 70% of monospaced fonts
InkNear the middle of monospaced fonts
ContrastMore even than 64% of monospaced fonts
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Mononoki
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Maple Mono80x-height 15% taller · 7% wider
- Nanum Gothic Coding7411% narrower · x-height 6% shorter
- Rec Mono73x-height 10% taller · 7% wider
- Sono7110% wider · more stroke contrast · 7% lighter
- Anomaly Mono6115% narrower
- Ubuntu Mono5911% narrower · x-height 5% shorter
All 100 fonts similar to Mononoki →Compare side by side →Get Mononoki on Fontsource
07 / Swap
Swap Mononoki without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
Fallback while it loads
Until Mononoki loads, this sets Courier New in its place at 93.6% of its size, so running text keeps Mononoki’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Mononoki Fallback';
src: local('Courier New');
size-adjust: 93.57%;
ascent-override: 93.93%;
descent-override: 26.09%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Mononoki', 'Mononoki Fallback', monospace;08 / Questions
Questions about Mononoki
Answered from its licence, Fontsource and each app’s own font list
Is Mononoki free for commercial use?
Yes. Mononoki 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 Mononoki?
FontKind doesn’t host Mononoki’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/mononoki adds it in one line.
Is Mononoki in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Mononoki 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 Mononoki in Google Docs?
Probably not: the More fonts list in Docs draws on Google Fonts, and Mononoki 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 Mononoki in Figma?
Not built in: Figma includes Google Fonts, and Mononoki comes from Fontsource. Install it on your computer and Figma lists it.
How many weights does Mononoki have?
Mononoki comes in two weights: Regular (400) and Bold (700), each with an italic.
Who designed Mononoki?
Mononoki was designed by Matthias Tellen.
What fonts are similar to Mononoki?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Maple Mono (80), Nanum Gothic Coding (74) and Rec Mono (73), out of 100. Next to Mononoki, Maple Mono is 7% wider, with an x-height 15% taller. See all 100 fonts like Mononoki.