Monospace · OFL 1.1 · No. 0078
Is Geist Mono free for commercial use?
Yes. Geist Mono is licensed under the SIL Open Font License 1.1, so you can use it on commercial websites, in print, logos, apps and products you sell. The one firm limit: you cannot sell the font file by itself.
- 100 Thin
- 200 ExtraLight
- 300 Light
- 400 Regular
- 500 Medium
- 600 SemiBold
- 700 Bold
- 800 ExtraBold
- 900 Black
Specimen served by the Google Fonts CSS API at view time.
What the OFL 1.1 lets you do with Geist Mono
Verdicts are our plain-English reading of the SIL Open Font License 1.1; the right-hand column names the clause each one rests on. This is not legal advice.
| Use | Verdict | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Use it on a website (self-hosted or via the Google Fonts API)Yes. Embedding is explicitly permitted. Self-hosted font files must keep the copyright notice and license; the OFL lets that live in the font file’s own metadata, which Google Fonts files already carry. | yes | Permission & Conditions: “use, study, copy, merge, embed, modify, redistribute”; condition 2 on including the notice and license. |
| Print, packaging, posters, PDFs and other documentsYes. Documents you create with the font are not covered by the OFL’s distribution conditions at all. | yes | Condition 5: “The requirement for fonts to remain under this license does not apply to any document created using the Font Software.” |
| Set a logo or wordmark in itYes. A logo is a document made with the font, so the OFL places no restriction on it. Note that other people can use the same font, and trademark registration is a separate question the font license does not answer. | yes | Condition 5 (documents are outside the license); OFL FAQ on logos and trademarks. |
| Put it on products I sell (T-shirts, mugs, book covers)Yes. Printed or embroidered artwork is a document created with the font, and selling that product is not selling the font. | yes | Condition 5 (documents); condition 1 only forbids selling the font software by itself. |
| Bundle the font file inside an app, game or software I sellYes, with conditions. You may bundle and even sell the font inside software, as long as each copy includes the copyright notice and the OFL text (a license file or the font’s metadata). | with conditions | Condition 2: bundled, redistributed and/or sold with any software, provided that each copy contains the copyright notice and this license. |
| Modify the font (add glyphs, change shapes, subset) and ship itYes, with conditions. Modified versions must stay under the OFL, must not use any Reserved Font Name without written permission, and must not use the authors’ names to promote the modified version. | with conditions | Conditions 3, 4 and 5 (Reserved Font Names, author names, remain under OFL). |
| Sell the font file on its own (or in a font bundle)No. The font, modified or not, may not be sold by itself. You can sell things made with it, or software that includes it, but not the font file as the product. | no | Condition 1: “Neither the Font Software nor any of its individual components, in Original or Modified Versions, may be sold by itself.” |
| Use it in video, broadcast, social posts or adsYes. Rendered text in video, images or ads is output created with the font, which the OFL does not restrict. | yes | Condition 5 (documents created using the Font Software). |
How Geist Mono compares in the library
Geist Mono is No. 78 of 1,950 families in Google Fonts’ own popularity order and No. 5 of 51 monospace families (snapshot 15 Oct 2026). It offers 18 styles and is a variable font with Weight (wght) 100–900. Its 6 subsets give it broader script coverage than 71% of monospace families. It was added to Google Fonts on 2 Oct 2024 and its files were last updated on 8 Jun 2026.
Which fonts pair with Geist Mono?
Computed from metadata, not taste: each body face shares Geist Mono’s scripts, has a usable weight range for text and sits close in line-height. How the score works.
- DM Sans for body text — monospace heading over a sans serif body gives clear contrast; 2 shared subsets (latin, latin-ext); DM Sans is variable (wght 100–1000). Proof this pair
- Outfit for body text — monospace heading over a sans serif body gives clear contrast; 2 shared subsets (latin, latin-ext); Outfit is variable (wght 100–900). Proof this pair
- Plus Jakarta Sans for body text — monospace heading over a sans serif body gives clear contrast; 4 shared subsets (cyrillic-ext, latin, latin-ext, vietnamese); Plus Jakarta Sans is variable (wght 200–800). Proof this pair
How do I add Geist Mono to a website?
Paste the embed into your <head>, then use the family in CSS. The URL requests the full variable weight range (100–900); trim it to the weights you actually use.
<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com">
<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" crossorigin>
<link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Geist+Mono:wght@100..900&display=swap" rel="stylesheet"> font-family: 'Geist Mono', ui-monospace, monospace;
font-weight: 100 900; /* variable range */ To self-host instead (often preferred for privacy, see self-hosting and GDPR), download the files from the specimen page and declare them yourself. The OFL 1.1 allows redistribution with the licence kept alongside:
@font-face {
font-family: 'Geist Mono';
src: url('/fonts/geist-mono-variable.woff2') format('woff2');
font-weight: 100 900;
font-style: normal;
font-display: swap;
} Geist Mono: licence questions
- Can I use Geist Mono in a logo?
- Yes. A logo is a document made with the font, so the OFL places no restriction on it. Note that other people can use the same font, and trademark registration is a separate question the font license does not answer.
- Can I bundle Geist Mono in an app or game I sell?
- Yes, with conditions. You may bundle and even sell the font inside software, as long as each copy includes the copyright notice and the OFL text (a license file or the font’s metadata).
- Can I sell the Geist Mono font file itself?
- No. The font, modified or not, may not be sold by itself. You can sell things made with it, or software that includes it, but not the font file as the product.
- Which scripts does Geist Mono support?
- On Google Fonts, Geist Mono ships 6 subsets: Cyrillic, Cyrillic Extended, Latin, Latin Extended, Symbols2, Vietnamese.
Similar monospace families
Sources
- Geist Mono on Google Fonts (specimen and download)
- METADATA.pb in google/fonts — licence field: OFL
- Licence file in the family folder · SIL Open Font License 1.1 full text · licence FAQ
- Upstream source repository
- Google Fonts family metadata, fetched 15 Oct 2026