Comparison table
| Katagami Mono | JetBrains Mono | |
|---|---|---|
| Designer | Kevin Liu | Philipp Nurullin, Konstantin Bulenkov |
| Foundry or publisher | Self-published by Kevin Liu | JetBrains |
| First released | 2026 | 2020 |
| 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 800 |
| Italics | Not yet | Yes |
| Variable axes | wght | wght 100 to 800 |
| Scripts | Latin, Greek, Cyrillic and box drawing, 3,283 characters | Latin (including Vietnamese), Cyrillic, Greek |
| Notable features | Code ligatures in dlig that are off by default, disambiguated 0 O 1 l I, box drawing | Programming ligatures on by default (a no-ligature build exists), cv01 to cv20, taller lowercase |
Differences in Katagami Mono
- Katagami Mono's cell is 0.625 em wide.
- Katagami Mono pairs with four proportional members drawn on the same skeleton.
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 JetBrains Mono free for commercial use?
JetBrains Mono is free for commercial use under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. Check the license at https://www.jetbrains.com/lp/mono/ before you ship it.
Sources
- https://katagami.kevinliu.studio/katagami-mono
- https://www.jetbrains.com/lp/mono/
- https://github.com/JetBrains/JetBrainsMono/wiki/OpenType-features
The sources were checked on 2026-10-16.