JetBrains Mono is a monospaced typeface designed for developers. Its increased x-height improves legibility at smaller sizes, while distinctive character forms help differentiate symbols that can otherwise look similar.
The font includes optional programming ligatures, OpenType stylistic sets, character variants, eight weights with matching italics, and a separate no-ligature edition.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Monospaced typeface designed specifically for reading and writing code.
- Eight weights ranging from Thin to ExtraBold, each with an italic style.
- Increased x-height for improved clarity at smaller font sizes.
- Distinct character forms that reduce ambiguity between similar symbols.
- Optional ligatures for common programming operators.
- OpenType stylistic sets and individual character variants.
- JetBrains Mono NL edition without programming ligatures.
- Static and variable fonts supplied in TTF, OTF, and WOFF2 formats.
- Bundled with JetBrains IDEs and available as a standalone download.
Website: github.com/JetBrains/JetBrainsMono
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Developer: JetBrains
License:SIL Open Font License 1.1 and Apache License 2.0
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