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githubnext/monaspace

An innovative superfamily of fonts for code observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/githubnext/monaspace · homepage · Shell · OFL-1.1 (other) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

64/100

  • Activity 74
  • Release rhythm 45
  • Longevity 76
How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: 194
  • age_days: 1073
  • days_rel: 159
  • days_push: 159
  • n_releases_24m: 4

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

19586 stars · 329 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

Monaspace is a monospaced font superfamily from GitHub Next consisting of five metrics-compatible variable typefaces (Neon, Argon, Xenon, Radon, Krypton) designed for displaying code. It pioneered the 'texture healing' technique and ships in static, variable, Nerd Font-patched, and frozen formats.

Use cases

  • find a better monospace font for my code editor
  • mix and match monospaced fonts in one editor
  • get a coding font with Nerd Font icons patched in
  • use stylistic font features in IDEs like Xcode or IntelliJ
  • make docstrings look handwritten and code look different in my editor

When to choose

  • you want a modern, expressive monospaced font with variable axes for coding
  • you need metrics-compatible monospace fonts you can mix within a single file
  • you want Nerd Font icon support or frozen stylistic sets for restrictive IDEs

When to avoid

  • your editor or terminal does not support variable fonts or OpenType features like calt
  • you need a general-purpose UI or print typeface rather than a code font

Facets

application · maturity active

developer-tools developer-tools text-editors cross-platform windows fonts monospace typography variable-fonts nerd-fonts coding-fonts macos linux

2 sources

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
githubnext/monaspacemain64

For agents

markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="githubnext/monaspace")

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