Space Mono
monospace · Designed by Colophon Foundry
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Space Mono is a fixed-width typeface with a distinctly technical and utilitarian character. Designed by Colophon Foundry for Google, it carries the straightforward precision you'd expect from a terminal or code editor, but with enough personality to feel intentional rather than generic. Its letterforms are upright, slightly geometric, and carry subtle quirks that prevent it from feeling sterile. The spacing is consistent and deliberate, giving text set in Space Mono a structured, grid-like rhythm. It reads as confident and functional, with a retro-digital edge that references early computing without being nostalgic or gimmicky.
Space Mono works well in developer tools, coding applications, and technical documentation where the monospace format reinforces the content's nature. It's a strong choice for tech startups or digital product branding that wants to signal precision and a no-frills, engineering-minded identity. In editorial design, particularly for technology-focused publications or digital magazines, it can be used effectively for pull quotes, captions, or section labels where its visual texture adds contrast against a more conventional body font.
Best suited for: Space Mono suits code editors, technical documentation, developer tools, and digital products requiring a monospace typeface that balances functional precision with distinctive visual character.
Design considerations: The four available variants—regular, italic, bold, and bold italic—provide flexibility for emphasis and hierarchy within monospaced contexts. Its geometric letterforms and consistent spacing make it particularly effective in layouts where grid alignment and visual structure reinforce technical or systematic content.
Pairing guidance: Pair Space Mono with a flexible sans-serif like Syne or DM Sans for headlines and UI elements that need warmth and approachability, or with Source Serif 4 for editorial layouts where serif body text benefits from monospace accents in code blocks, data displays, or highlighted passages.
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Space Mono at a glance
Colophon Foundry
SIL Open Font License 1.1
June 2016
June 2025
4 (2 weights + italics)
Monospace
3
Google Fonts
All 4 Space Mono styles
| Weight | Name | Upright | Italic |
|---|---|---|---|
| 400 | Regular | Aa Bb Gg 123 | Aa Bb Gg 123 |
| 700 | Bold | Aa Bb Gg 123 | Aa Bb Gg 123 |
Space Mono character map
Which languages does Space Mono support?
Space Mono includes 3 character sets:
- Latin: English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese and other Western European languages
- Latin Extended: Central and Eastern European languages such as Polish, Czech, Turkish, Romanian and Hungarian
- Vietnamese: Vietnamese, including its stacked tone marks
It does not include Cyrillic or Greek characters, so it can't set Russian, Ukrainian or Greek text.
Can I use Space Mono commercially?
Yes, it's free for personal and commercial use. Space Mono 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.