Monospace · Wojciech Kalinowski
Nova Mono
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CSSfont-family: 'Nova Mono', monospace; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Nova Mono is a free monospace font by Wojciech Kalinowski, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 99 monospaced fonts on FontKind, Nova Mono has an x-height taller than 80%, is narrower than 70% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 88%. Its thickest strokes are 1.0 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Nova Round
Nova Mono on one light table with its two closest fonts, Nova Round (98 out of 100) and Nova Slim (93). Nova Round is 22% heavier and 7% narrower, with more stroke contrast; Nova Slim is 7% narrower and 10% heavier, with more stroke contrast.
Nova Mono and Nova Round laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Nova MonoNova Round…
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 Nova 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
Nova 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 Nova Mono, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Wojciech Kalinowski
- Kind
- Monospace
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2011
- Character sets
- greek, 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, under another name. Not as “NovaMono”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Nova 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 Nova Mono, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Nova Mono under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Nova Mono, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 54.7% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 73.8% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.74lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 56.1% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 34%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 0.99 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among monospaced fonts
Ranked against all 99 monospaced fonts on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 80% of monospaced fonts
WidthNarrower than 70% of monospaced fonts
InkLighter than 88% of monospaced fonts
ContrastMore even than 97% of monospaced fonts
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Nova Mono
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Nova Round9822% heavier · 7% narrower · more stroke contrast
- Nova Slim93more stroke contrast · 7% narrower · 10% heavier
- Nova Flat8526% heavier · 7% narrower · more stroke contrast
- Nova Square7226% heavier · 7% narrower · more stroke contrast
- Nova Cut65more stroke contrast · 11% heavier · 6% narrower
- Nova Oval5918% heavier · 6% narrower · more stroke contrast
All 100 fonts similar to Nova Mono →Compare side by side →Get Nova Mono on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Nova Mono without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
None of the fonts that look most like Nova Mono sets text to its width and x-height: a swap would move lines.
Fallback while it loads
Until Nova Mono loads, this sets Courier New in its place at 93.6% of its size, so running text keeps Nova Mono’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Nova Mono Fallback';
src: local('Courier New');
size-adjust: 93.57%;
ascent-override: 115.58%;
descent-override: 33.34%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Nova Mono', 'Nova Mono Fallback', monospace;08 / Questions
Questions about Nova Mono
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Nova Mono free for commercial use?
Yes. Nova Mono is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 , which allows commercial use at any scale, logos, websites, apps and PDFs included; a changed version may not be called “NovaMono”.
How do I download and install Nova Mono?
FontKind doesn’t host Nova 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 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 Nova Mono in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Nova 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 Nova Mono in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Nova Mono under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Nova Mono in Figma?
Yes: Nova Mono is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Nova Mono have?
Nova 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 Nova Mono?
Nova Mono was designed by Wojciech Kalinowski. It has been on Google Fonts since March 2011. Wojciech Kalinowski also made MedievalSharp, Nova Flat, Nova Cut and six more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Nova Mono?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Nova Round (98), Nova Slim (93) and Nova Flat (85), out of 100. Next to Nova Mono, Nova Round is 22% heavier and 7% narrower, with more stroke contrast. See all 100 fonts like Nova Mono.