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Set in Cousine, its closest free match
The closest free alternative to Operator Mono is Cousine, 77% alike by measurement, free from Google Fonts. Fira Code and Azeret Mono come next.
The six closest.
- 01
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Cousine
77%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 3% shorter x-height
- Sets 4% narrower
- Same weight
- More stroke contrast
- 02
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Fira Code
76%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 4% shorter x-height
- Sets 4% narrower
- Same weight
- Same stroke contrast
- 03
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Azeret Mono
75%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- Same x-height
- Sets 4% wider
- Same weight
- Same stroke contrast
- 04
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Roboto Mono
73%Same spiritGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 3% shorter x-height
- Sets 4% narrower
- Same weight
- Same stroke contrast
- 05
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Ubuntu Mono
73%Same spiritGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 15% shorter x-height
- Sets 20% narrower
- Same weight
- Same stroke contrast
- 06
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Ubuntu Sans Mono
73%Same spiritGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 5% shorter x-height
- Sets 10% narrower
- A touch lighter
- Same stroke contrast
Measured, side by side.
Operator Mono against Cousine, from the letters themselves. These numbers are why Cousine comes first, and what the CSS below corrects for.
Operator Mono Cousine
Keep your line breaks.
Swap Operator Mono for Cousine and nothing reflows. This sets Cousine at Operator Mono’s x-height and line length, so headings, buttons and paragraphs break where they did.
font-family: "Cousine", monospace;
font-size: 1.035em; /* up to Operator Mono’s x-height */
letter-spacing: 0.004em; /* to Operator Mono’s line length */About Operator Mono
Operator Mono is a paid monospace designed by Jonathan Hoefler & Andy Clymer, published by Hoefler&Co. in 2016.
See Operator Mono on typography.com ↗Questions, answered.
What is the best free alternative to Operator Mono?
Cousine. Measured letter by letter, it’s 77% alike: 3% shorter x-height, sets 4% narrower, same weight, more stroke contrast. Fira Code, Azeret Mono, Roboto Mono, Ubuntu Mono and Ubuntu Sans Mono are also close.
Is there a free version of Operator Mono?
No. Operator Mono is a paid monospace from Hoefler&Co.. Every alternative on this page is free for commercial use, under the SIL Open Font License.
How were these alternatives chosen?
By measuring the letters, not by comparing names or tags. Operator Mono was measured as typography.com draws it: its proportions, the width of every letter and figure, its weight, its stroke contrast and the shapes of telling letters like a, g, R and Q. The same measurements were taken of 1,506 free fonts, and these came closest. Each match was then checked by eye.
Will Cousine change my layout?
Not if you use the CSS on this page. It sets Cousine 3.5% larger with a touch more letter-spacing, so text written for Operator Mono keeps its x-height and its line lengths, and lines break in the same places.
Spot Operator Mono in the wild?
Point Fontsight at any text on any website. It names the font, and offers a free look-alike you can try on the page, line breaks intact.
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