# DM Mono font > A monospaced family in three weights with italics, commissioned by DeepMind from Colophon Foundry. DM Mono is a monospaced typeface that Colophon Foundry designed for DeepMind, loosely derived from DM Sans. DM Mono comes in three weights, Light, Regular and Medium, each with an italic, and it is not a variable font. It is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 and suits code samples, terminals and tabular data. ## Facts - Classification: [Monospace](https://trendhub.net/fonts/category/monospace) - Designed by: Colophon Foundry - License: SIL Open Font License 1.1 (https://openfontlicense.org/open-font-license-official-text/) - Styles: 6 (Light 300, Regular 400, Medium 500; with italics) - Variable font: No - Glyphs: 411 - Character sets: latin, latin-ext - Last updated: 2025-09-16 - Official source: https://fonts.google.com/specimen/DM+Mono - Page: https://trendhub.net/fonts/dm-mono - Tagged for: Interfaces, Code, Tech ## About DM Mono DM Mono is a monospaced typeface in which every character occupies the same width. It was commissioned by DeepMind from Colophon Foundry and, according to the official notes, loosely follows DM Sans with less stroke contrast and less geometric proportions. The specimen shows a slashed zero, an i and j with slab-like feet and heads, and an l that ends in a curved tail, details that keep similar characters apart. The family has three weights, Light 300, Regular 400 and Medium 500, each with an italic, for six styles supplied as separate static files. There is no bold. Each font holds 411 glyphs covering Latin and Latin Extended. The files are published under the SIL Open Font License 1.1, and DM Mono was added to Google Fonts in 2020. ## License SIL Open Font License 1.1. Copyright 2020 The DM Mono Project Authors (https://www.github.com/googlefonts/dm-mono) Allowed: - Use the fonts in personal and commercial work, in print, on the web and in apps. - Modify the fonts and build new versions from them. - Redistribute the fonts, on their own or bundled with software, as long as the license text and copyright notice go with them. Conditions: - The fonts cannot be sold by themselves. - A modified version must stay under the same license and cannot use a Reserved Font Name without the copyright holder's permission. - The authors' names cannot be used to promote a modified version without permission. Summary only, not legal advice. Full text: https://openfontlicense.org/open-font-license-official-text/ ## Where it works - **Code blocks in documentation**: Fixed character widths keep indentation aligned, and the slashed zero cannot be mistaken for a capital O. - **Terminal and editor text**: Light, Regular and Medium give a choice of stroke thickness for dark or light colour schemes. - **Comments and emphasis in code**: Each of the three weights has its own italic, so comments or keywords can be set apart without changing width. - **Tables of figures**: Every digit takes the same width, which lines numbers up in columns without extra settings. - **Labels beside DM Sans**: DM Mono was drawn from DM Sans, so data labels and captions in the mono sit comfortably next to interface text in the sans. ## Things to know - **Medium is the heaviest cut**: The range stops at Medium 500. A request for bold will be synthesised by the browser or application. - **Six static files**: The package holds six separate TTF files rather than a variable font. - **Latin only**: Subsets are Latin and Latin Extended; Cyrillic and Greek are not included. ## FAQs ### Is DM Mono free for commercial use? DM Mono is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1, so it can be used in personal and commercial projects without a fee, and it can be modified and redistributed. The fonts cannot be sold on their own, and a modified version keeps the same license and may not use a Reserved Font Name without permission. The license text has the final word. ### Who designed DM Mono? DM Mono was designed by Colophon Foundry on commission from DeepMind, with creative direction from the DeepMind team. ### How many weights does DM Mono have? DM Mono has three weights: Light 300, Regular 400 and Medium 500. Each has an italic, which makes six styles. ### Is DM Mono a variable font? No. DM Mono is not a variable font; it is supplied as six static files. ### Is DM Mono good for programming? DM Mono is monospaced and has a slashed zero and clearly separated i, l and 1 shapes, which are the properties code text needs. It has no programming ligatures. --- Source: https://trendhub.net/fonts/dm-mono (trendhub)