10px / 0.625rem
blow dry southport + westport
staging · header only
mono for the wordmark
Live lock is DM Mono at 0.68rem / 0.18em tracking. This page is still looking — the four at the top are the short list. Pick another face (or a size) and we’ll switch it.
what’s on the site right now
blow dry southport + westport
same face, different size
DM Mono, same tracking as the header. The live one is 0.68rem (~11px). Tiny type in a mono can look like a receipt; a step up might just be the fix.
11px / 0.68rem
blow dry southport + westport
12px / 0.75rem
blow dry southport + westport
13px / 0.8125rem
blow dry southport + westport
14px / 0.875rem
blow dry southport + westport
16px / 1rem
blow dry southport + westport
other monos at live size
Short list first: DM (live), Fragment, JetBrains, Azeret. Cream card = on canvas. Dark card = over the hero / scrolled header. The left type tab on any staging page swaps header / body / mono live.
DM Mono
blow dry southport + westport
blow dry southport + westport
Geometric, fashion-adjacent. The one on the site right now.
DM Mono on dark
blow dry southport + westport
blow dry southport + westport
Fragment Mono
blow dry southport + westport
blow dry southport + westport
A little sharp. Nice contrast against Newsreader body.
Fragment Mono on dark
blow dry southport + westport
blow dry southport + westport
JetBrains Mono
blow dry southport + westport
blow dry southport + westport
What the look-lab contract uses for Fight Story. Ligatures; feels like an IDE if you stare.
JetBrains Mono on dark
blow dry southport + westport
blow dry southport + westport
Azeret Mono
blow dry southport + westport
blow dry southport + westport
Slightly squarer. Good if we want the header to feel like a ticket stub.
Azeret Mono on dark
blow dry southport + westport
blow dry southport + westport
Roboto Mono
blow dry southport + westport
blow dry southport + westport
What we had before this pass. Neutral engineer.
Roboto Mono on dark
blow dry southport + westport
blow dry southport + westport
IBM Plex Mono
blow dry southport + westport
blow dry southport + westport
Same job as Roboto, a bit more ink in the glyphs. Reads as designed, not default.
IBM Plex Mono on dark
blow dry southport + westport
blow dry southport + westport
Space Mono
blow dry southport + westport
blow dry southport + westport
Wonky in a good way. More personality; can feel costume if everything else is already loud.
Space Mono on dark
blow dry southport + westport
blow dry southport + westport
Spline Sans Mono
blow dry southport + westport
blow dry southport + westport
Soft terminals. Less “code,” more product UI.
Spline Sans Mono on dark
blow dry southport + westport
blow dry southport + westport
Courier Prime
blow dry southport + westport
blow dry southport + westport
Typewriter. Editorial, a little salon-menu. Heavier than the others at this size.
Courier Prime on dark
blow dry southport + westport
blow dry southport + westport
Source Code Pro
blow dry southport + westport
blow dry southport + westport
Wide, open counters. Very readable; not very chic.
Source Code Pro on dark
blow dry southport + westport
blow dry southport + westport
