https://www.monolisa.dev Menu ../PlaygroundSpecimenReleasesFAQ Get MonoLisa MonoLisa_ font follows function_ As software developers, we always strive for better tools but rarely consider font as such. Yet we spend most of our days looking at screens reading and writing code. Using a wrong font can negatively impact our productivity and lead to bugs. MonoLisa was designed by professionals to improve developers' productivity and reduce fatigue. Get MonoLisa or try in a playground. Features Designing a monospace font is much harder than a traditional, proportional one: being constrained by the same width of all glyphs can result in a boring or unreadable font. MonoLisa features a few unique techniques that increase the legibility and make it visually pleasant to look at for longer periods of time. Increased width Increased character width helped us designing a typeface with more natural, open forms. The shapes are more relaxed creating less eye strain over long periods of time. Wide Wide MonoLisa is ~7% wider compared to other monospaced fonts. Distinction Distinction is critical for a good coding font since it reduces ambiguity and helps avoid mistakes that can lead to software bugs. MonoLisa has a set of glyphs that fit together but at the same time are distinct enough so you can tell them apart. dbDistinct lower case connectionsCGDifferent terminals of capitalsIl1 Similar characters look different0OOZero, capital O and O Space Monospaced fonts tend to have unevenly distributed dark and light space when compared to regular typefaces. MonoLisa carefully compensates the issue by using unique letter shapes to maintain the balance. MonoLisa, 14px Fira Code, 14px Source Code Pro, 14px Jetbrains Mono, 14px WWaasssseerrmmeelloonnee Reading Flow MonoLisa uses open forms and terminals (starting and ending points) that are pointing towards the neighboring letters to let the eye follow the line of text fluently. acefls Italics The italics of MonoLisa are not simply slanted versions of the upright font. Some clearly differently constructed glyphs make the difference. aa ee ff gg ii yy Script Plus If simple italics are not enough, there is a script version available. UprightItalicScript The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog and runs away. Coding Ligatures MonoLisa comes with over 120 specially designed coding ligatures. Ligature is a special symbol that combines two or more characters together so it looks like one token. Ligatures help reduce visual noise and balance white space by aligning special symbols appropriately. DisabledWhitespace OnlyCoding Ligatures ++a>=b%%0!=c~~>d <>###Title... ??e:=f=>{|1,2,3|} Symbols MonoLisa was designed with developers in mind. 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FrancaisRusskiiEllenikaTieng Viet The Team [svg]Marcus SterzMarcus SterzMarcus SterzTypeface Designer[svg]Juho VepsalainenJuho VepsalainenJuho VepsalainenExpertise, Marketing[svg] Andrey OkonetchnikovAndrey OkonetchnikovAndrey Okonetchnikov Expertise, Website MonoLisa is designed by Marcus Sterz, a professional typeface designer and co-founder of FaceType foundry, in collaboration with software developers Andrey Okonetchnikov and Juho Vepsalainen who contributed their vast expertise in programming. The result of this collaboration is an award-winning coding font created by professionals for professionals. Get MonoLisa or try in a playground. What Developers Say [*] Use script variant [svg]Gant LabordeGant LabordeGant LabordeCIO at Infinite Red As a consultant, an instructor, and a presenter, having a clean and engaging mono font is paramount, and MonoLisa delivers information perfectly to everyone without forgetting to sneak in some personality in a gentle smile. [svg]Kyle WelchKyle WelchKyle WelchSenior Software Developer at Eventbrite MonoLisa is now my go to font for all places. It has become my expectation in my terminal and code to the point that seeing other fonts confuses me. From the well designed and unique characters make it simple to parse and read throughout the day. [svg]Horacio HerreraHoracio HerreraHoracio HerreraIndependent consultant This font is so sharp that the readability of my code increased a lot! Definitely a font I will use for a long time. [svg]Max StoiberMax StoiberMax StoiberFrontend Developer at Gatsby I love it [?] [svg]Mark DalgleishMark DalgleishMark DalgleishDeveloper at SEEK I've been using MonoLisa as my editor font for the past few months. After a small adjustment period, I really grew to love it. Going back to any of my old font choices feels like a downgrade in comparison. [svg]David KhourshidDavid KhourshidDavid KhourshidSoftware developer at Microsoft I've been using this font for months, and while the slightly wider nature of this font took a little getting used to at first, it eventually grew on me and I saw how well this font works with my daily workflow. A great, quality font and I highly recommend it! [svg]Sara VieiraSara VieiraSara VieiraEngineer at CodeSandbox As someone with an eye condition this font makes my life way easier. And not just in coding but even in design since it doesn't only carry regular but the whole set of weights so you can even use it in design, logos or anything a monospace font makes sense. [svg]Cassidy WilliamsCassidy WilliamsCassidy WilliamsTeaching and coding at React Training I switched to MonoLisa after trying out several different fonts in my terminal and in my IDE. As a coding instructor and speaker (and just someone who codes a lot in her free time), readability is always the most important thing to me in a font. [svg]Kent C. DoddsKent C. DoddsKent C. DoddsMaking people's lives better with software I'm not much of a font guy, but after using this font for just a few days it's grown on my and I really like it. (And people wasted no time in constantly asking me what font I use). Two thumbs up [svg]Dominik SumerDominik SumerDominik SumerCo-Founder of seriouscode.io Love the aesthetics of the font and how it improves code readability. That's why we've also decided to use it as the default font at snappify.io [svg]Michal PopekMichal PopekMichal PopekFrontend Developer I had been struggling with some vision issues before and MonoLisa really helped me a lot by taking a lot of strain off my eyes. [svg]Caleb PorzioCaleb PorzioCaleb PorzioCreator of Alpine.js MonoLisa is the perfect coding font IMO. Spacious, stylish, and super readable. 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