JetBrains Mono
About the font
JetBrains Mono is a free font by JetBrains, Philipp Nurullin, Konstantin Bulenkov, released under the OFL-1.1 license. Of the 1069 languages we checked, 411 have every letter of their basic alphabet in this font. The x-height is 55% of the em and the capital height is 73%.
JetBrains Mono is a monospace font created by JetBrains, Philipp Nurullin and Konstantin Bulenkov, and the source notes say it was made for the specific needs of developers. It supports Latin and Cyrillic scripts and contains 1179 glyphs. The family includes 14 styles with weights from 100 to 800, and it is a variable font. JetBrains Mono is free to use under the OFL-1.1 license.
Character and uses
- Mood
- technical
- serious
- Design
- geometric
- monoline
- Good for
Marked from the shapes of the letters by an AI model, not by the author of the font.
Supported languages
JetBrains Mono has every letter of the basic alphabet, capitals included, for 411 languages of the 1069 we checked (language data: Google Fonts). The biggest languages come first.
- English
- Russian
- Spanish
- Portuguese
- German
- French
- Turkish
- Swahili
- Indonesian
- Javanese
- Vietnamese
- Italian
- Filipino
- Nigerian Pidgin
- Polish
- Oromo
- Sundanese
- Dutch
- Ukrainian
- Cebuano
- Kurdish
- Malagasy
- Romanian
- Nyanja
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- Somali
- Zulu
- Czech
- Swedish
- Hungarian
- Greek
- Shona
- Low German
- Quechua
- Kinyarwanda
- Wolof
- Congo Swahili
- Turkmen
- Iloko
- Xhosa
- Belarusian
- Luba-Lulua
- Azerbaijani
- Umbundu
- Afrikaans
- Hiligaynon
- Kikuyu
- Haitian Creole
- Catalan
- Kimbundu
- Serbian(Latin)
- Minangkabau
- Swiss German
- Bulgarian
- Rundi
- Serbian(Cyrillic)
- Danish
- Wolaytta
- Albanian
- Croatian
- Slovak
- Southern Sotho
- Tswana
- Luyia
- Guarani
- Finnish
- Ganda
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Bemba
- Northern Sotho
- Luo
- Tok Pisin
- Sukuma
- Tsonga
- Balinese
- Norwegian
- Buginese
- Kamba
- Kalenjin
- Banjar
- Makhuwa
- Bosnian(Cyrillic)
- Bosnian(Latin)
- Sidamo
- Acehnese
- Galician
- Tiv
- Bikol
- Waray
- Efik
- Mongolian
- Sango
- Aymara
- Nyankole
- Hmong
- Jamaican Creole English
- Gusii
- Pampanga
- Beja
- Batak Toba
- Lithuanian
- Chiga
- Soga
- Swati
- Tumbuka
- Meru
- Afar
- Occitan
- Chadian Arabic
- Slovenian
…and 302 more languages that are not listed here.
Special characters
Characters people often look for. “Included” means the font has all signs of the group.
- Kazakhstani Tenge — Not included
- Russian Ruble — Included
- Euro — Included
- Turkish Lira — Not included
- Ukrainian Hryvnia — Not included
- Indian Rupee — Not included
- British Pound — Included
- Japanese Yen — Included
- US Dollar — Included
- Yo (Ё ё) — Included
- Numero sign — Included
- Guillemets (angle quotes) — Included
- En and em dashes — Included
- Ellipsis — Included
- Legal marks (© ® ™) — Included
- Arrows — Included
- Math signs — Included
Characteristics
- Mapped characters
- 976
- x-height
- 55% of the em
- Capital height
- 73% of the em
- Monospaced
- Yes
- Version
- 2.211
- Embedding in documents
- Allowed
OpenType features
Extras you can switch on in design software or in CSS with font-feature-settings.
- Contextual alternates
calt - Fractions
frac - Slashed zero
zero - Case-sensitive forms
case - Superscript
sups - Subscript
subs - Ordinals
ordn
License at a glance
A plain summary, not legal advice. What counts is the license text that comes with the download.
OFL-1.1
- Commercial projects
- Allowed
- Embedding on a website
- Allowed
- Modifying the font
- Allowed, with conditions
- Sharing the font
- Allowed, with conditions
- Credit and notices
- Keep the notices when you share the font
- Selling the font on its own
- Not allowed
Under the SIL Open Font License a modified font must stay under the same license and may not use the original name if the author reserved it. The font may be bundled with software but not sold by itself.
Read the license textHow to install
Install the .ttf or .otf files, not both versions of the same font; unzip the archive first.
Windows
- Unzip the archive.
- Right-click the .ttf or .otf file and choose Install.
- Restart your program.
macOS
- Unzip the archive.
- Double-click the .ttf or .otf file.
- Click Install Font in the window that opens.
Linux
- Unzip the archive.
- Copy the files to ~/.local/share/fonts.
- Run fc-cache -f -v and restart your program.
Facts and sources
- Where the font comes from
- fonts.google.com/specimen/JetBrains+Mono
- Designer’s page
- jetbrains.com
- Language data
- Google Fonts Languages
- Page last updated
FAQ
Is the JetBrains Mono font free to use?
Yes. JetBrains Mono is distributed under the OFL-1.1 license, which allows free use, including in commercial projects. The license text is in the download.
Does JetBrains Mono support Cyrillic?
Yes, JetBrains Mono includes Cyrillic glyphs.
How many languages does JetBrains Mono support?
JetBrains Mono covers 411 of the 1069 languages we checked: it has every letter of their basic alphabets, in both cases. The full list is in the Supported languages section of this page.
Is JetBrains Mono a variable font?
Yes. JetBrains Mono is a variable font: weight and other properties change smoothly inside one file instead of needing a separate file for each style.
How do I install JetBrains Mono?
Download the family archive and unzip it. On Windows, right-click the .ttf or .otf file and choose Install; on macOS, double-click the file and click Install Font. Restart your program afterwards. Step-by-step guides are in the Guides section.
Who created JetBrains Mono?
JetBrains Mono was created by JetBrains, Philipp Nurullin, Konstantin Bulenkov.
What is JetBrains Mono good for?
Judging by its design, JetBrains Mono suits: code, interfaces, body text.
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