Comparison table
| Katagami Mono | IBM Plex Mono | |
|---|---|---|
| Designer | Kevin Liu | Mike Abbink, Paul van der Laan, Pieter van Rosmalen |
| Foundry or publisher | Self-published by Kevin Liu | IBM, with Bold Monday |
| First released | 2026 | 2017 |
| License | SIL Open Font License 1.1 | SIL Open Font License 1.1 |
| Free for commercial use | Yes | Yes |
| Weights | 100 to 700 | 100 to 700 |
| Italics | Not yet | Yes |
| Variable axes | wght | wght 100 to 700 (variable release, 2026) |
| Scripts | Latin, Greek, Cyrillic and box drawing, 3,283 characters | Latin, Cyrillic |
| Notable features | Code ligatures in dlig that are off by default, disambiguated 0 O 1 l I, box drawing | Dotted zero with a slashed alternate, an italic after the IBM Selectric |
Download and web setup
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Download it from the download page, or link katagami.css and set the family. Font-ify shows any website in Katagami Mono.
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://katagami.kevinliu.studio/fonts/katagami.css">
Questions
Is Katagami Mono free for commercial use?
Katagami Mono is free for commercial use. It is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1, which allows use in commercial and non-commercial products.
Is IBM Plex Mono free for commercial use?
IBM Plex Mono is free for commercial use under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. Check the license at https://www.ibm.com/plex/ before you ship it.
Sources
- https://katagami.kevinliu.studio/katagami-mono
- https://github.com/google/fonts/blob/main/ofl/ibmplexmono/METADATA.pb
- https://github.com/IBM/plex/releases
The sources were checked on 2026-10-16.