Nova Mono
Nova Mono is a monospace font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 6% narrower than the typical monospace font. Last updated 10 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Nova Mono
Most PDFs embed only the letters they already use. Type a new letter and many editors either refuse or swap in a different font. MythosPDF recognises Nova Mono from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Nova Mono itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 561.5 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 561.5 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 561.5 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 561.5 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| Spacing | monospaced |
| Width of i compared with m | 100% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Monospace |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Nova Mono
Measured on every printable character both fonts contain. A smaller difference means the same words take the same space, so lines break in the same places.
- Mononoki Regularidentical letter widths (0 units)
- Reddit Mono Regularnearly identical widths (1 units)
- Ubuntu Sans Mono Regularnearly identical widths (1.5 units)
- Syne Mono Regularvery close widths (11.5 units)
- Anonymous Pro Regularsimilar widths (15.6 units)
- Comic Mono Regularsimilar widths (16.6 units)
- Sometype Mono Regularsimilar widths (18.5 units)
- Share Tech Mono Regularsimilar widths (21.5 units)
Compare Nova Mono
Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Nova Mono?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Nova Mono itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Nova Mono free to use?
Nova Mono is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1, an open licence that allows free use in documents, including commercial ones. Check the licence text for your exact use.
+Which font is closest to Nova Mono?
By measured letter widths, Mononoki is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 0 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Nova Mono support?
It includes these character sets: Greek, Latin, Central European.
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