Fonts like Kode Mono
12 open fonts whose letters are closest to Kode Mono, ranked by a glyph comparison. All free for commercial use.
Quick answer
The closest open font to Kode Mono is Unifont (similarity 56), then Monaspace Krypton and IBM Plex Mono. Unifont is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 and is free for commercial use.
Side-by-side comparison
Top lookalikes compared at the same size Sphinx of black quartz, judge my vow
Sphinx of black quartz, judge my vow
Sphinx of black quartz, judge my vow
Sphinx of black quartz, judge my vow
Top lookalikes: licence permissions
Commercial rights side by sideUnifontOFL-1.1
Commercial workAllowed
Logo or wordmarkAllowed
WebsiteAllowed, with conditions
App or gameAllowed, with conditions
Modify the fontAllowed, with conditions
Share the font fileAllowed, with conditions
Sell the font fileNot allowed
No credit needed in your workAllowed
Monaspace KryptonOFL-1.1
Commercial workAllowed
Logo or wordmarkAllowed
WebsiteAllowed, with conditions
App or gameAllowed, with conditions
Modify the fontAllowed, with conditions
Share the font fileAllowed, with conditions
Sell the font fileNot allowed
No credit needed in your workAllowed
IBM Plex MonoOFL-1.1
Commercial workAllowed
Logo or wordmarkAllowed
WebsiteAllowed, with conditions
App or gameAllowed, with conditions
Modify the fontAllowed, with conditions
Share the font fileAllowed, with conditions
Sell the font fileNot allowed
No credit needed in your workAllowed
All 12 open lookalikes, ranked
Comparison based on letter shape and edge texture⚠️ No open font is very close; these share some traits.
#1
Unifont OFL-1.1
Similarity 56 — 100 = identical letters, 0 = an average pair
Sphinx of black quartz, judge my vow
#2
Monaspace Krypton OFL-1.1
Similarity 49 — 100 = identical letters, 0 = an average pair
Sphinx of black quartz, judge my vow
#3
IBM Plex Mono OFL-1.1
Similarity 48 — 100 = identical letters, 0 = an average pair
Sphinx of black quartz, judge my vow
#4
iA Writer Mono OFL-1.1
Similarity 47 — 100 = identical letters, 0 = an average pair
Sphinx of black quartz, judge my vow
#5
Cousine OFL-1.1
Similarity 46 — 100 = identical letters, 0 = an average pair
Sphinx of black quartz, judge my vow
#6
Commit Mono OFL-1.1
Similarity 46 — 100 = identical letters, 0 = an average pair
Sphinx of black quartz, judge my vow
#7
Chivo Mono OFL-1.1
Similarity 46 — 100 = identical letters, 0 = an average pair
Sphinx of black quartz, judge my vow
#8
DejaVu Mono OFL-1.1
Similarity 46 — 100 = identical letters, 0 = an average pair
Sphinx of black quartz, judge my vow
#9
Geist Mono OFL-1.1
Similarity 45 — 100 = identical letters, 0 = an average pair
Sphinx of black quartz, judge my vow
#10
Cascadia Code OFL-1.1
Similarity 45 — 100 = identical letters, 0 = an average pair
Sphinx of black quartz, judge my vow
#11
Jersey 25 OFL-1.1
Similarity 44 — 100 = identical letters, 0 = an average pair
Sphinx of black quartz, judge my vow
#12
Space Mono OFL-1.1
Similarity 44 — 100 = identical letters, 0 = an average pair
Sphinx of black quartz, judge my vow
How the similarity score works
Each score is calculated by comparing 62 letters and digits (A-Z a-z 0-9) rendered at a 160px cap height on a 32×32 grid with 3px gaussian blur, combined with edge-orientation texture (weighted at 15%).
Scores are normalized on a standardized scale: 100 represents identical letterforms, and 0 represents an average pair among the 1571 fonts compared.