# JetBrains Mono font

> A monospaced family made by JetBrains for developers, with eight weights, italics and a variable weight axis.

JetBrains Mono is a monospaced typeface made for developers, designed by Philipp Nurullin and Konstantin Bulenkov at JetBrains. JetBrains Mono is a variable font with eight weights from Thin 100 to ExtraBold 800 and matching italics, 16 styles in total. It is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 and is used in code editors and terminals.

## Facts

- Classification: [Monospace](https://trendhub.net/fonts/category/monospace)
- Designed by: JetBrains, Philipp Nurullin, Konstantin Bulenkov
- License: SIL Open Font License 1.1 (https://openfontlicense.org/open-font-license-official-text/)
- Styles: 16 (Thin 100, ExtraLight 200, Light 300, Regular 400, Medium 500, SemiBold 600, Bold 700, ExtraBold 800; with italics)
- Variable font: Yes (wght 100–800)
- Glyphs: 1168
- Character sets: cyrillic, greek, latin, latin-ext, vietnamese
- Last updated: 2025-09-11
- Official source: https://fonts.google.com/specimen/JetBrains+Mono
- Page: https://trendhub.net/fonts/jetbrains-mono
- Tagged for: Code, Tech

## About JetBrains Mono

JetBrains Mono is a monospace typeface built around the needs of people who read and write code. Every character has the same width; the lowercase is tall in relation to the capitals, and the shapes follow a simple, rectangular rhythm. Characters that are easily confused are kept apart: the zero has a mark inside its counter, the capital I carries serifs, and the lowercase l ends in a tail to the right. Roman and italic are separate variable fonts with a weight axis from 100 to 800, giving eight weights from Thin to ExtraBold and 16 styles. The fonts contain 1,168 glyphs and cover Latin, Cyrillic, Greek and Vietnamese. Philipp Nurullin and Konstantin Bulenkov are the designers, JetBrains is named as manufacturer, and the family was added to Google Fonts in 2020.

## License

SIL Open Font License 1.1. Copyright 2020 The JetBrains Mono Project Authors (https://github.com/JetBrains/JetBrainsMono)

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

- **IDEs and code editors**: A tall lowercase and distinct 0, O, I and l make long sessions of reading identifiers less error-prone.
- **Terminals and consoles**: Fixed character widths keep command output, tables and ASCII diagrams aligned.
- **Code blocks in documentation**: A real italic is included, so comments or placeholders can be set in italic without a synthetic slant.
- **Slides that show code**: SemiBold, Bold and ExtraBold keep snippets visible on a projector, and all weights share the same character width.
- **Comments and strings in other scripts**: Cyrillic, Greek and Vietnamese characters are part of the font, so non-English comments stay monospaced.

## Things to know

- **ExtraBold 800 is the heaviest weight**: The weight axis runs from 100 to 800. There is no Black.
- **Italics are separate files**: The download has one variable file for upright styles and one for italics.
- **Weight is the only axis**: JetBrains Mono has no width axis; all styles share one character width.

## FAQs

### Is JetBrains Mono free for commercial use?

JetBrains Mono is licensed under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. That license permits personal and commercial use, modification and redistribution, but the fonts cannot be sold on their own and derivatives have to stay under the same license.

### Who designed JetBrains Mono?

JetBrains Mono was designed by Philipp Nurullin and Konstantin Bulenkov and is published by JetBrains. The copyright notice names The JetBrains Mono Project Authors.

### How many weights does JetBrains Mono have?

JetBrains Mono has eight weights, from Thin 100 to ExtraBold 800, each with an italic, which makes 16 styles.

### Is JetBrains Mono a variable font?

Yes. JetBrains Mono is a variable font with a weight axis from 100 to 800, in separate upright and italic files.

### Which languages does JetBrains Mono support?

JetBrains Mono includes the letters needed for English and other Latin-script languages such as German, Polish, Turkish and Vietnamese, as well as Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian and Greek.

### Can I use JetBrains Mono in my editor or terminal?

Yes. JetBrains Mono is a regular TrueType font: install the downloaded files on your system and choose the family in the editor or terminal settings.

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Source: https://trendhub.net/fonts/jetbrains-mono (trendhub)