# githubnext/monaspace

An innovative superfamily of fonts for code

Repository: https://github.com/githubnext/monaspace
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/monaspace
Homepage: https://monaspace.githubnext.com
Language: Shell
License: OFL-1.1
License Family: other
Topics: font, fonts, monospace, monospaced, typography
Last push: 2026-03-27T23:10:14+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 64/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 74, release rhythm 45, longevity 76
- inputs: {"age_days": 1073, "days_push": 159, "days_rel": 159, "gap_med": 194, "n_releases_24m": 4}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 19586, forks 329 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:28.916560+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, text-editors
- platform: cross-platform, windows
- tags: fonts, monospace, typography, variable-fonts, nerd-fonts, coding-fonts, macos, linux

## Member repositories
- githubnext/monaspace (main) score 64

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:28.916560+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 2026-08-29T16:59:54.697516+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/githubnext/monaspace (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:28.916560+00:00, sha 7feecf2665eb)
  - homepage: https://monaspace.githubnext.com (fetched 2026-08-29T07:58:18.407200+00:00, sha e1bbe59084bb)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.