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Noto Sans Mono
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CSSfont-family: 'Noto Sans Mono', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Noto Sans Mono is a free sans serif by Google, on Google Fonts since 2020. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Noto Sans Mono has an x-height taller than 78%, is wider than 90% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 79%. Its thickest strokes are 1.2 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Noto Mono
Noto Sans Mono on one light table with its two closest fonts, Noto Mono (99 out of 100) and DejaVu Mono (86). Noto Mono has nearly identical proportions; DejaVu Mono has nearly identical proportions.
Noto Sans Mono and Noto Mono laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Noto Sans MonoNoto 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 Sans 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 / Weights
Noto Sans Mono in 9 weights
9 weights, 100–900 · variable from 100 to 900
Variable weight, 100 to 900
- 100 Thin
- 200 Extra light
- 300 Light
- 400 Regular
- 500 Medium
- 600 Semibold
- 700 Bold
- 800 Extra bold
- 900 Black
04 / Facts
Who made Noto Sans Mono, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 9 weights, 100–900
- Variable axes
- Width 62.5–100, Weight 100–900
- On Google Fonts since
- 2020
- Character sets
- cyrillic, cyrillic-ext, greek, greek-ext, latin, latin-ext, vietnamese
- 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.
Noto Sans 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
- 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 Noto Sans Mono, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Noto Sans Mono under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Noto Sans 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
- 37%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.23 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 78% of sans serifs
WidthWider than 90% of sans serifs
InkLighter than 79% of sans serifs
ContrastMore contrast than 63% of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Noto Sans Mono
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Noto Sans Mono's own familyNoto Sans DisplayNoto Sans
- Noto Mono99Nearly identical proportions
- DejaVu Mono86Nearly identical proportions
- Oxygen Mono84Nearly identical proportions
- Cousine76more stroke contrast
- JuliaMono76Nearly identical proportions
- Opus One74less stroke contrast
All 100 fonts similar to Noto Sans Mono →Compare side by side →Get Noto Sans Mono on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Noto Sans Mono without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Noto Mono99same text width · same x-height
- DejaVu Mono86same text width · x-height 2.0% taller
- Oxygen Mono84same text width · same x-height
- Cousine76same text width · x-height 1.4% shorter
- JuliaMono76same text width · x-height 2.6% taller
- Opus One74same text width · x-height 1.1% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Noto Sans Mono loads, this sets Arial in its place at 134.3% of its size, so running text keeps Noto Sans Mono’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Noto Sans Mono Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 134.32%;
ascent-override: 79.59%;
descent-override: 21.81%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Noto Sans Mono', 'Noto Sans Mono Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Noto Sans Mono
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Noto Sans Mono free for commercial use?
Yes. Noto Sans 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 Sans Mono?
FontKind doesn’t host Noto Sans Mono’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds one variable file for every style, and a static folder with a file per style: install one set or the other, not both. On Windows or a Mac, double-click each font file and choose Install, then restart any app that was open, Word included.
Is Noto Sans Mono in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Noto Sans Mono 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 Noto Sans Mono Thin and Noto Sans Mono Black. 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 Sans Mono in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Noto Sans Mono under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Noto Sans Mono in Figma?
Yes: Noto Sans Mono is in Figma’s font menu with all nine weights, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Noto Sans Mono have?
Noto Sans Mono comes in nine weights, from Thin (100) to Black (900). It is a variable font: it takes any weight from 100 to 900 and widths from 62.5% to 100%.
Who designed Noto Sans Mono?
Noto Sans Mono was designed by Google. It has been on Google Fonts since November 2020. Google also made Google Sans, Noto Serif Japanese, Noto Serif and four more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Noto Sans Mono?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Noto Mono (99), DejaVu Mono (86) and Oxygen Mono (84), out of 100. Next to Noto Sans Mono, Noto Mono has nearly identical proportions. Its own family, listed apart, adds Noto Sans Display and Noto Sans. See all 100 fonts like Noto Sans Mono.