# Monofett font

> A fixed-width display face that knocks each letter out of a solid rounded block, like a strip of decals.

Monofett is a monospaced display typeface by Vernon Adams in which every character is cut out of a solid block with rounded corners. Monofett has one Regular style with 434 glyphs for Latin and Latin Extended text, and began as mountain bike branding. Monofett is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 and suits logos and short titles.

## Facts

- Classification: [Display](https://trendhub.net/fonts/category/display)
- Designed by: Vernon Adams
- License: SIL Open Font License 1.1 (https://openfontlicense.org/open-font-license-official-text/)
- Styles: 1 (Regular 400)
- Variable font: No
- Glyphs: 434
- Character sets: latin, latin-ext
- Last updated: 2025-09-08
- Official source: https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Monofett
- Page: https://trendhub.net/fonts/monofett
- Tagged for: Headlines, Posters, Logos, Branding, Tech

## About Monofett

Monofett is a display typeface built from tiles: each letter is a thin, squared outline reversed out of a dark block with rounded corners. All blocks share one width, so the face is monospaced, and neighbouring blocks touch to form a continuous band with scalloped edges. The lowercase row repeats the capital shapes except for a and e, which have their own small-letter forms. Vernon Adams started the design as custom branding for mountain bikes and describes the font as bold, decal-like and technical in feel. The family is a single Regular style and is not variable. Its 434 glyphs span the Latin and Latin Extended subsets; the project notes say language support was widened in an update. Google Fonts files it under monospace, but the reversed blocks make it a headline design, not a code font.

## License

SIL Open Font License 1.1. Copyright 2010 The Monofett Project Authors (https://github.com/googlefonts/monofett), with Reserved Font Name Monofett.

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

- **Stickers, decals and merchandise**: The design started as bike branding; a word forms a self-contained strip that can be cut out or printed as a badge.
- **Game and tech titles**: Squared letters inside tiles resemble keys or panel labels, which fits interface-themed artwork.
- **Logos and event names**: Because the background block is part of each glyph, a short name becomes a solid shape without drawing a container.
- **Poster headings**: Equal-width tiles stack into even rows, so several short lines align as a grid.

## Things to know

- **The block is part of the letter**: Colouring the text colours the tiles; the letters themselves show the background through.
- **Mostly one case**: Only a and e differ between upper and lower case. Other lowercase letters reuse the capital forms.
- **Monospaced, but not for code**: Every glyph has the same advance width, yet the reversed tiles are unsuitable for reading source code or long text.
- **One style**: Monofett has Regular 400 only, with no italic.

## FAQs

### Is Monofett free for commercial use?

Yes. Monofett is published under the SIL Open Font License 1.1, which allows personal and commercial use, modification and redistribution. The font cannot be sold on its own, and modified versions stay under the same license and may not use the Reserved Font Name "Monofett" without permission.

### Who designed Monofett?

Monofett was designed by Vernon Adams. The copyright notice names The Monofett Project Authors.

### Is Monofett a monospaced font?

Yes. Every character in Monofett occupies a block of the same width. It is a display design, though, and is not meant for code or tables of text.

### How many weights does Monofett have?

Monofett has one weight, Regular 400, and no italic. Monofett is not a variable font.

### Which languages does Monofett support?

Monofett includes the letters needed for English and other Latin-script languages such as French, German, Spanish, Polish, Czech, Romanian and Turkish.

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