Victor Mono - Free Font Download

About Victor Mono

Source: Google Fonts ↗
Classification: mono
Weights: Variable (100-900)
Features: Variable, Italics

SIL Open Font License 1.1

Free to use, modify, and distribute. Can be used commercially without attribution.

Victor Mono is a free programming font with semi-connected cursive italics and programming ligatures, designed by Rune Bjørnerås. It provides a free alternative to premium fonts like Operator Mono and Dank Mono for developers who want personality in their code.

History and Design

Rune Bjørnerås created Victor Mono to fill the gap for a free coding font with distinctive cursive italics. The design combines clean, geometric regular forms with flowing, semi-connected italic letterforms that add character to code comments and keywords without sacrificing readability.

Why Victor Mono is Special

Victor Mono delivers premium aesthetics at no cost:

Cursive italics: Flowing letterforms that stand out in code
Programming ligatures: Clean rendering of common operators
Variable font: Continuous weight adjustment
True alternative: Matches Operator Mono's appeal for free
Active development: Regular updates and improvements

Technical Features

Weight range: 100-700 (Variable font support)
Cursive italics: Each weight has flowing italic variant
Ligatures: Full set of programming ligatures
Character variants: Multiple stylistic options available
Good language support: Latin, Cyrillic, Vietnamese

Best Use Cases

Victor Mono excels in:

Syntax-highlighted code: Italics make comments and keywords pop
Live streaming: Distinctive look that stands out
Personal projects: When you want personality in your tools
Demonstrations: Code that looks interesting on screen

Usage Tips

Enable both ligatures and italics in your editor to get the full Victor Mono experience. Configure your theme to use italics for comments, keywords, and other semantic elements. Weight 400 for regular code, 500-600 for presentations. The cursive italics pair well with any sans-serif for UI text.

Alternative For (2)

Victor Mono is a free alternative to the following premium fonts:

#1 Operator Mono 88%

[Hoefler&Co] · mono

Free alternative with similar cursive italic style

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#2 Dank Mono 90%

[Phil Plückthun] · mono

Excellent free alternative with similar cursive italics and ligatures

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How to Use Victor Mono

Copy these code snippets to quickly add Victor Mono to your project.

CSS Import

@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Victor+Mono:wght@100..900&display=swap');

HTML Link Tags

<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=Victor+Mono:wght@100..900&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">

Tailwind CSS

// tailwind.config.js
module.exports = {
  theme: {
    extend: {
      fontFamily: {
        'victor-mono': ['"Victor Mono"', 'sans-serif'],
      },
    },
  },
}

// Usage in HTML:
// <p class="font-victor-mono">Your text here</p>

React / Next.js

// Using next/font (Next.js 13+)
import { Victor_Mono } from 'next/font/google';

const victor_mono = Victor_Mono({
  subsets: ['latin'],
  weight: ['100', '200', '300', '400', '500', '600', '700', '800', '900'],
});

export default function Component() {
  return (
    <p className={victor_mono.className}>
      Your text here
    </p>
  );
}

// Or using inline styles with Google Fonts link:
// <p style={{ fontFamily: '"Victor Mono"' }}>Your text</p>