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Syne Mono
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CSSfont-family: 'Syne Mono', monospace; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Syne Mono is a free monospace font by Bonjour Monde and Lucas Descroix, on Google Fonts since 2020. Among the 99 monospaced fonts on FontKind, Syne Mono has an x-height shorter than 61%, is narrower than 75% and, at its regular weight, is of average darkness. Its thickest strokes are 1.0 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Miracode
Syne Mono on one light table with its two closest fonts, Miracode (71 out of 100) and Gothic Gumdrop (51). Miracode is 21% wider and 23% lighter, with an x-height 31% taller; Gothic Gumdrop is 37% narrower and 53% heavier, with an x-height 7% taller.
Syne Mono and Miracode laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Syne MonoMiracode…
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 Syne 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
Syne 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 Syne Mono, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Bonjour Monde, Lucas Descroix
- Kind
- Monospace
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2020
- 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.
Syne 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 Syne Mono, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Syne Mono under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Syne Mono, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 50.0% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 65.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.77lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 55.0% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 37%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.04 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among monospaced fonts
Ranked against all 99 monospaced fonts on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 61% of monospaced fonts
WidthNarrower than 75% of monospaced fonts
InkNear the middle of monospaced fonts
ContrastMore even than 84% of monospaced fonts
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Syne Mono
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Syne Mono's own familySyne TactileSyne
- Miracode71x-height 31% taller · 21% wider · 23% lighter
- Gothic Gumdrop5137% narrower · 53% heavier · x-height 7% taller
- Kablammo48x-height 53% taller · 24% heavier · 6% wider
- Creepster46x-height 46% taller · 70% heavier · 18% narrower
- Shizuru44x-height 33% shorter · 16% narrower
- Anomaly Mono4313% narrower
All 100 fonts similar to Syne Mono →Compare side by side →Get Syne Mono on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Syne Mono without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Comic Mono26text 0.9% narrower · x-height 1.2% taller
- Rubik Marker Hatch25text 2.8% narrower · x-height 4.8% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until Syne Mono loads, this sets Courier New in its place at 91.7% of its size, so running text keeps Syne Mono’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Syne Mono Fallback';
src: local('Courier New');
size-adjust: 91.65%;
ascent-override: 100.93%;
descent-override: 30.00%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Syne Mono', 'Syne Mono Fallback', monospace;08 / Questions
Questions about Syne Mono
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Syne Mono free for commercial use?
Yes. Syne 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 Syne Mono?
FontKind doesn’t host Syne 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 Syne Mono in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Syne 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 Syne Mono in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Syne Mono under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Syne Mono in Figma?
Yes: Syne Mono is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Syne Mono have?
Syne 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 Syne Mono?
Syne Mono was designed by Bonjour Monde and Lucas Descroix. It has been on Google Fonts since August 2020.
What fonts are similar to Syne Mono?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Miracode (71), Gothic Gumdrop (51) and Kablammo (48), out of 100. Next to Syne Mono, Miracode is 21% wider and 23% lighter, with an x-height 31% taller. Its own family, listed apart, adds Syne Tactile and Syne. See all 100 fonts like Syne Mono.