Monaspace Krypton
monospace
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Monaspace Krypton is a monospace typeface from GitHub's Monaspace superfamily, designed with a texture healing feature that allows variable-width characters to coexist without disrupting the monospace grid. Visually, it sits on the more geometric and structured end of the spectrum within the Monaspace family, presenting clean, consistent letterforms that feel technical and precise without being cold or overly mechanical. The characters have a straightforward, no-nonsense quality that makes extended reading in dense environments more comfortable than many competing monospace options. It carries a modern, utilitarian personality that signals competence rather than decoration.
For practical applications, Monaspace Krypton works well as a code editor font for developers who want something legible and consistent across long programming sessions. It also fits naturally into developer documentation and technical reference sites where code snippets need to stand out clearly from surrounding prose. A third solid use case is terminal emulators and command-line interfaces, where its structured geometry and consistent spacing hold up well at various sizes and under different rendering conditions.
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Monaspace Krypton at a glance
SIL Open Font License 1.1
July 2024
14 (7 weights + italics)
Monospace
1
Fontsource (open source)
All 14 Monaspace Krypton styles
| Weight | Name | Upright | Italic |
|---|---|---|---|
| 200 | ExtraLight | Aa Bb Gg 123 | Aa Bb Gg 123 |
| 300 | Light | Aa Bb Gg 123 | Aa Bb Gg 123 |
| 400 | Regular | Aa Bb Gg 123 | Aa Bb Gg 123 |
| 500 | Medium | Aa Bb Gg 123 | Aa Bb Gg 123 |
| 600 | SemiBold | Aa Bb Gg 123 | Aa Bb Gg 123 |
| 700 | Bold | Aa Bb Gg 123 | Aa Bb Gg 123 |
| 800 | ExtraBold | Aa Bb Gg 123 | Aa Bb Gg 123 |
Monaspace Krypton character map
Which languages does Monaspace Krypton support?
Monaspace Krypton includes one character set:
- Latin: English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese and other Western European languages
It does not include Cyrillic or Greek characters, so it can't set Russian, Ukrainian or Greek text.
Can I use Monaspace Krypton commercially?
Yes, it's free for personal and commercial use. Monaspace Krypton is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. You can use it in logos, websites, apps, videos, printed products and merchandise without paying or asking permission. The one thing you can't do is sell the font file on its own.