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Noto Mono
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CSSfont-family: 'Noto Mono', monospace; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Noto Mono is a free monospace font by Monotype Design Team, from Fontsource. Among the 99 monospaced fonts on FontKind, Noto Mono has an x-height taller than 73%, is wider than 66% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 61%. Its thickest strokes are 1.2 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Noto Sans Mono
Noto Mono on one light table with its two closest fonts, Noto Sans Mono (99 out of 100) and Oxygen Mono (79). Noto Sans Mono has nearly identical proportions; Oxygen Mono has nearly identical proportions.
Noto Mono and Noto Sans Mono laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Noto MonoNoto Sans 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 Noto 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 / Sizes
Noto Mono 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 Noto Mono, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Monotype Design Team
- Kind
- Monospace
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- 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.
Noto 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
- Not verified. Docs adds Google Fonts, and Noto Mono comes from Fontsource. Google’s guide
- Word, PowerPoint
- No. Install it from Fontsource first. Microsoft’s list
- Figma
- No. Noto Mono comes from Fontsource: install it first. Figma’s help
- Canva
- Not verified. Search its font menu for Noto Mono, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Noto Mono under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Noto Mono, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 53.6% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 71.4% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.75lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 60.0% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 36%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.25 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among monospaced fonts
Ranked against all 99 monospaced fonts on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 73% of monospaced fonts
WidthWider than 66% of monospaced fonts
InkLighter than 61% of monospaced fonts
ContrastMore contrast than 78% of monospaced fonts
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Noto Mono
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Noto Sans Mono99Nearly identical proportions
- Oxygen Mono79Nearly identical proportions
- DejaVu Mono79Nearly identical proportions
- JuliaMono77Nearly identical proportions
- Cousine75more stroke contrast
- Roboto Mono69Nearly identical proportions
All 100 fonts similar to Noto Mono →Compare side by side →Get Noto Mono on Fontsource
07 / Swap
Swap Noto Mono without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Noto Sans Mono99same text width · same x-height
- Oxygen Mono79same text width · same x-height
- DejaVu Mono79same text width · x-height 2.0% taller
- JuliaMono77same text width · x-height 2.6% taller
- Cousine75same text width · x-height 1.5% shorter
- Roboto Mono69same text width · x-height 1.5% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Noto Mono loads, this sets Courier New in its place at 100% of its size, so running text keeps Noto Mono’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Noto Mono Fallback';
src: local('Courier New');
size-adjust: 100.00%;
ascent-override: 92.77%;
descent-override: 24.41%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Noto Mono', 'Noto Mono Fallback', monospace;08 / Questions
Questions about Noto Mono
Answered from its licence, Fontsource and each app’s own font list
Is Noto Mono free for commercial use?
Yes. Noto 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 Noto Mono?
FontKind doesn’t host Noto Mono’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/noto-mono adds it in one line.
Is Noto Mono in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Noto Mono 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 Noto Mono in Google Docs?
Probably not: the More fonts list in Docs draws on Google Fonts, and Noto Mono 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 Noto Mono in Figma?
Not built in: Figma includes Google Fonts, and Noto Mono comes from Fontsource. Install it on your computer and Figma lists it.
How many weights does Noto Mono have?
Noto Mono 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 Noto Mono?
Noto Mono was designed by Monotype Design Team.
What fonts are similar to Noto Mono?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Noto Sans Mono (99), Oxygen Mono (79) and DejaVu Mono (79), out of 100. Next to Noto Mono, Noto Sans Mono has nearly identical proportions. See all 100 fonts like Noto Mono.