Monospace · Ryoichi Tsunekawa
Sometype Mono
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CSSfont-family: 'Sometype Mono', monospace; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Sometype Mono is a free monospace font by Ryoichi Tsunekawa, on Google Fonts since 2023. Among the 99 monospaced fonts on FontKind, Sometype Mono has an x-height shorter than 80%, is narrower than 66% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 83%. Its thickest strokes are 1.1 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Source Code Pro
Sometype Mono on one light table with its two closest fonts, Source Code Pro (92 out of 100) and Codetta (90). Source Code Pro is 3% wider, with more stroke contrast and an x-height 3% taller; Codetta is 5% narrower and 8% heavier, with an x-height 3% taller.
Sometype Mono and Source Code Pro laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Sometype MonoSource Code Pro…
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 Sometype 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
Sometype Mono in 4 weights
4 weights, 400–700, with italics · variable from 400 to 700
Variable weight, 400 to 700
- 400 Regular, with its italic
- 500 Medium, with its italic
- 600 Semibold, with its italic
- 700 Bold, with its italic
04 / Facts
Who made Sometype Mono, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Ryoichi Tsunekawa
- Kind
- Monospace
- Styles
- 4 weights, 400–700, with italics
- Variable axes
- Weight 400–700
- On Google Fonts since
- 2023
- Character sets
- 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.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Sometype 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 Sometype Mono, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Sometype Mono under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Sometype Mono, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 47.0% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 65.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.72lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 58.0% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 35%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.09 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among monospaced fonts
Ranked against all 99 monospaced fonts on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 80% of monospaced fonts
WidthNarrower than 66% of monospaced fonts
InkLighter than 83% of monospaced fonts
ContrastMore even than 69% of monospaced fonts
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Sometype Mono
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Source Code Pro92more stroke contrast · 3% wider · x-height 3% taller
- Codetta905% narrower · 8% heavier · x-height 3% taller
- Intel One Mono856% wider · 8% heavier
- Red Hat Mono76x-height 4% taller · 8% lighter · 3% wider
- Inconsolata7614% narrower · more stroke contrast
- Anonymous Pro756% narrower · x-height 3% shorter
All 100 fonts similar to Sometype Mono →Compare side by side →Get Sometype Mono on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Sometype Mono without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
None of the fonts that look most like Sometype Mono sets text to its width and x-height: a swap would move lines.
Fallback while it loads
Until Sometype Mono loads, this sets Courier New in its place at 96.7% of its size, so running text keeps Sometype Mono’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Sometype Mono Fallback';
src: local('Courier New');
size-adjust: 96.65%;
ascent-override: 95.71%;
descent-override: 28.45%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Sometype Mono', 'Sometype Mono Fallback', monospace;08 / Questions
Questions about Sometype Mono
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Sometype Mono free for commercial use?
Yes. Sometype 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 Sometype Mono?
FontKind doesn’t host Sometype 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 Sometype Mono in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Sometype 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 Sometype Mono Medium and Sometype 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 Sometype Mono in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Sometype Mono under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Sometype Mono in Figma?
Yes: Sometype Mono is in Figma’s font menu with all four weights and their italics, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Sometype Mono have?
Sometype Mono comes in four weights: Regular (400), Medium (500), SemiBold (600) and Bold (700), each with an italic. It is a variable font: it takes any weight from 400 to 700.
Who designed Sometype Mono?
Sometype Mono was designed by Ryoichi Tsunekawa. It has been on Google Fonts since October 2023. Ryoichi Tsunekawa also made Bebas Neue.
What fonts are similar to Sometype Mono?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Source Code Pro (92), Codetta (90) and Intel One Mono (85), out of 100. Next to Sometype Mono, Source Code Pro is 3% wider, with more stroke contrast and an x-height 3% taller. See all 100 fonts like Sometype Mono.