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Work · March 10, 2020

MonoLisa

Originally we (Andrey, Marcus, Juho) built MonoLisa in 2020 as we realised there's room for a better monospaced typeface for developers. The key insight was to make the glyphs slightly wider to make more room for design to make letters like m feel less cramped. Since then we've released a variable v2 (2022) and now we're happy to expand the typeface with a new family called MonoLisa Text. The reasoning was to cover *other* use cases beyond coding with this proportional font. We hope you give Monolisa a go as there's a free trial to try. We also welcome feedback!

MonoLisa launched on March 10, 2020 with 197 votes, #100 of 4,417 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 6 years on.

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In plain words

Monolisa v3 is a typeface family designed for developers and creative professionals. The monospaced version features slightly wider glyphs that reduce visual cramping in letters like 'm', while the new proportional MonoLisa Text variant extends functionality beyond coding applications. The typeface is available as a variable font and offers a free trial for evaluation.

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From the sources

MonoLisa is a monospaced typeface specifically designed for coders. It features distinct shapes of glyphs and carefully balanced white space of each character to minimize ambiguity and mistakes. The font includes over hundred coding ligatures and support for powerline terminals out of the box.

A font family designed for software developers. Font follows function.

A typeface built for you, the developers and creatives, Monolisa improves code legibility and provides a clear sans serif for all design tasks. Both MonoLisa Code and MonoLisa Text share the same design principles and characteristics that make MonoLisa exceptional: distinctive letterforms, carefully balanced spacing, and extensive language support. Whether you’re writing code or designing interfaces, MonoLisa brings clarity and style to your work. AI assistants produce both code and prose. MonoLisa Text renders long-form explanations with optimal readability, while MonoLisa Code keeps your code crystal clear. The perfect pairing for the AI era. Markdown Source Rendered Output Replay Code…from monolisa.dev

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