Monospace · Christian Robertson
Roboto Mono
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CSSfont-family: 'Roboto Mono', monospace; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Roboto Mono is a free monospace font by Christian Robertson, on Google Fonts since 2025. Among the 99 monospaced fonts on FontKind, Roboto Mono has an x-height taller than 65%, is wider than 66% and, at its regular weight, is of average darkness. Its thickest strokes are 1.2 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Fragment Mono
Roboto Mono on one light table with its two closest fonts, Fragment Mono (87 out of 100) and Monaspace Neon (84). Fragment Mono has nearly identical proportions; Monaspace Neon is 3% wider and 7% heavier.
Roboto Mono and Fragment Mono laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Roboto MonoFragment 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 Roboto 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
Roboto Mono in 7 weights
7 weights, 100–700, with italics · variable from 100 to 700
Variable weight, 100 to 700
- 100 Thin, with its italic
- 200 Extra light, with its italic
- 300 Light, with its italic
- 400 Regular, with its italic
- 500 Medium, with its italic
- 600 Semibold, with its italic
- 700 Bold, with its italic
04 / Facts
Who made Roboto Mono, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Christian Robertson
- Kind
- Monospace
- Styles
- 7 weights, 100–700, with italics
- Variable axes
- Weight 100–700
- On Google Fonts since
- 2025
- Character sets
- cyrillic, cyrillic-ext, greek, 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.
Roboto 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 Roboto Mono, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Roboto Mono under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Roboto Mono, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 52.8% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 71.1% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.74lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 60.0% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 37%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.23 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among monospaced fonts
Ranked against all 99 monospaced fonts on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 65% of monospaced fonts
WidthWider than 66% of monospaced fonts
InkNear the middle of monospaced fonts
ContrastMore contrast than 71% of monospaced fonts
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Roboto Mono
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Roboto Mono's own familyRobotoRoboto CondensedRoboto FlexRoboto SlabRoboto Serif
- Fragment Mono87Nearly identical proportions
- Monaspace Neon843% wider · 7% heavier
- Spline Sans Mono807% heavier · x-height 3% taller
- Google Sans Code807% heavier
- Overpass Mono809% lighter · x-height 3% shorter
- Geist Mono79Nearly identical proportions
All 100 fonts similar to Roboto Mono →Compare side by side →Get Roboto Mono on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Roboto Mono without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Fragment Mono87text 3.0% wider · x-height 0.8% shorter
- Spline Sans Mono80same text width · x-height 3.3% taller
- Google Sans Code80same text width · x-height 0.9% shorter
- Overpass Mono80text 2.6% wider · x-height 3.3% shorter
- Geist Mono79same text width · same x-height
- Commit Mono78same text width · x-height 2.2% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until Roboto Mono loads, this sets Courier New in its place at 100% of its size, so running text keeps Roboto Mono’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Roboto Mono Fallback';
src: local('Courier New');
size-adjust: 100.00%;
ascent-override: 104.79%;
descent-override: 27.10%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Roboto Mono', 'Roboto Mono Fallback', monospace;08 / Pairs
Used together with Roboto Mono
Of the 14,299 home pages that load Roboto Mono, the share that load each font too, and how that compares with chance.
Same page, not which sets the headings · HTTP Archive , 1 September 2026
- Roboto25%3,541 sites · 1.2× chanceRoboto Mono’s own family
- Titillium Web23%3,313 sites · 28× chance
- Lora19%2,775 sites · 14× chance
- Inter7.8%1,109 sites · 0.8× chance
- Open Sans5.8%833 sites · 0.3× chance
- Montserrat5.6%807 sites · 0.4× chance
More than chanceTitillium Web 28×Roboto Flex 5.9×Amatic SC 4×
Fonts that go with Roboto Mono: pairs and trios →The pairs sites choose most →
Pair checkerRoboto Mono + any fontHow many of the 6,276,350 home pages counted load the two together, and how that compares with chance.Check this font with any other09 / Questions
Questions about Roboto Mono
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Roboto Mono free for commercial use?
Yes. Roboto 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 Roboto Mono?
FontKind doesn’t host Roboto 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 two variable files, one for the uprights and one for the italics, 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 Roboto Mono in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Roboto 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 Roboto Mono Thin and Roboto Mono SemiBold. For someone who hasn’t installed it, turn on Embed fonts in the file in Word’s save options: its licence allows that.
Is Roboto Mono in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Roboto Mono under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Roboto Mono in Figma?
Yes: Roboto Mono is in Figma’s font menu with all seven weights and their italics, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Roboto Mono have?
Roboto Mono comes in seven weights, from Thin (100) to Bold (700), each with an italic. It is a variable font: it takes any weight from 100 to 700.
Who designed Roboto Mono?
Roboto Mono was designed by Christian Robertson. It has been on Google Fonts since May 2025. Christian Robertson also made Gotho.
What fonts are similar to Roboto Mono?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Fragment Mono (87), Monaspace Neon (84) and Spline Sans Mono (80), out of 100. Next to Roboto Mono, Fragment Mono has nearly identical proportions. Its own family, listed apart, adds Roboto, Roboto Condensed, Roboto Flex and two more. See all 100 fonts like Roboto Mono.