Monospace · Stephen Hutchings
Reddit Mono
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CSSfont-family: 'Reddit Mono', monospace; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Reddit Mono is a free monospace font by Stephen Hutchings and OrangeRed, on Google Fonts since 2024. Among the 99 monospaced fonts on FontKind, Reddit Mono has an average x-height, is narrower than 69% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 63%. Its thickest strokes are 1.1 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Lab Mono
Reddit Mono on one light table with its two closest fonts, Lab Mono (91 out of 100) and Google Sans Code (84). Lab Mono is 14% wider and 11% lighter; Google Sans Code is 7% wider.
Reddit Mono and Lab Mono laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Reddit MonoLab 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 Reddit 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
Reddit Mono in 8 weights
8 weights, 200–900 · variable from 200 to 900
Variable weight, 200 to 900
- 200 Extra light
- 300 Light
- 400 Regular
- 500 Medium
- 600 Semibold
- 700 Bold
- 800 Extra bold
- 900 Black
04 / Facts
Who made Reddit Mono, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Stephen Hutchings, OrangeRed
- Kind
- Monospace
- Styles
- 8 weights, 200–900
- Variable axes
- Weight 200–900
- On Google Fonts since
- 2024
- Character sets
- 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.
Reddit 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 Reddit Mono, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Reddit Mono under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Reddit Mono, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 51.8% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 72.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.72lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 56.3% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 39%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.07 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among monospaced fonts
Ranked against all 99 monospaced fonts on FontKind
x-heightNear the middle of monospaced fonts
WidthNarrower than 69% of monospaced fonts
InkDarker than 63% of monospaced fonts
ContrastMore even than 76% of monospaced fonts
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Reddit Mono
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Lab Mono9114% wider · 11% lighter
- Google Sans Code847% wider
- Atkinson Hyperlegible Mono8012% wider · 12% lighter · x-height 4% shorter
- Illinois Mono787% wider · 7% lighter
- Red Hat Mono7717% lighter · 7% wider · x-height 6% shorter
- Roboto Mono757% wider · more stroke contrast
All 100 fonts similar to Reddit Mono →Compare side by side →Get Reddit Mono on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Reddit Mono without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
Fallback while it loads
Until Reddit Mono loads, this sets Courier New in its place at 93.7% of its size, so running text keeps Reddit Mono’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Reddit Mono Fallback';
src: local('Courier New');
size-adjust: 93.73%;
ascent-override: 107.73%;
descent-override: 30.84%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Reddit Mono', 'Reddit Mono Fallback', monospace;08 / Questions
Questions about Reddit Mono
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Reddit Mono free for commercial use?
Yes. Reddit 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 Reddit Mono?
FontKind doesn’t host Reddit 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 Reddit Mono in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Reddit 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 Reddit Mono ExtraLight and Reddit 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 Reddit Mono in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Reddit Mono under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Reddit Mono in Figma?
Yes: Reddit Mono is in Figma’s font menu with all eight weights, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Reddit Mono have?
Reddit Mono comes in eight weights, from ExtraLight (200) to Black (900). It is a variable font: it takes any weight from 200 to 900.
Who designed Reddit Mono?
Reddit Mono was designed by Stephen Hutchings and OrangeRed. It has been on Google Fonts since March 2024. Stephen Hutchings also made Reddit Sans and Reddit Sans Condensed.
What fonts are similar to Reddit Mono?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Lab Mono (91), Google Sans Code (84) and Atkinson Hyperlegible Mono (80), out of 100. Next to Reddit Mono, Lab Mono is 14% wider and 11% lighter. See all 100 fonts like Reddit Mono.