# github/mona-sans

Mona Sans, a variable font from GitHub

Repository: https://github.com/github/mona-sans
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/mona-sans
Homepage: http://github.com/mona-sans
Language: Shell
License: OFL-1.1
License Family: other
Topics: font, variable-fonts
Last push: 2026-05-19T18:12:43+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 87/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 83, release rhythm 84, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1479, "days_push": 106, "days_rel": 106, "gap_med": 6.5, "n_releases_24m": 7}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4143, forks 117 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:36.323592+00:00)

## What it is
Mona Sans is an open-source variable typeface from GitHub, designed with Degarism and inspired by industrial-era grotesques. It packages weight, width, slant, and optical size axes into single font files for use across product, web, and print.

## Use cases
- use a versatile sans-serif font for a website
- self-host a variable font with @font-face
- get granular control of font weight and width in CSS
- find an open-source typeface licensed under OFL for an app
- pair a grotesque font for product, web, and print design
- preload a woff2 font to reduce layout shift

## When to choose
- you need a free, permissively licensed (OFL) variable font for web or product UI
- you want one font file covering many weights, widths, and optical sizes
- you want a typeface that pairs with Hubot Sans for headers and pull-quotes

## When to avoid
- you need a monospaced coding font
- you need a serif or display-only typeface
- your environment lacks variable font support and you need many static weights

## Facets
- artifact type: dataset
- maturity: stable
- function: ui-components
- domain: web-design, web-development, cross-platform
- platform: cross-platform, browser
- tags: font, variable-font, typography, open-source-font, ofl-license, sans-serif, web-server

## Member repositories
- github/mona-sans (main) score 87

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:36.323592+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:22:57.741511+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/github/mona-sans (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:36.323592+00:00, sha c0dfa256596e)
  - homepage: http://github.com/mona-sans (fetched 2026-08-29T09:13:53.164005+00:00, sha e199d52d1eb2)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.