Author's note

Luxi Mono by Bigelow & Holmes is a free monospaced slab serif with upright proportions, sturdy serifs, and clear typewriter-like construction. The even strokes look practical and firmly mechanical.

Publishing is a particularly good setting for this design, especially in technical manuals, code examples, and editorial sidebars, where its fixed-width pattern gives dense information an orderly texture. The same utilitarian lettering can suit software branding and retro computing graphics, appealing strongly to designers and readers who associate monospaced type with terminals, documentation, and early digital culture.

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
Copyright (c) 2001 by Bigelow & Holmes Inc. Instructions copyright (c) 2001 by URW++.
Font family
Luxi Mono
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
Luxi Mono Regular: B&H
Full font name
Luxi Mono Regular
Name table version
1.2 : October 12, 2001
Postscript font name
LuxiMono
Trademark notice
Luxi is a registered trademark of Bigelow & Holmes Inc.
Manufacturer name
Bigelow & Holmes Inc.
Designer

Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only

Font details

Created2001-10-12
Revision1
Glyph count395
Units per Em2048
Embedding rightsEmbedding for permanent installation
Family classSlab serifs
WeightMedium (normal)
WidthMedium (normal)
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureRegular
PitchMonospaced
Complete pack contains 4 font weights listed below:
luximr.ttf
luximb.ttf
luximbi.ttf
luximri.ttf