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Set in Zalando Sans, its closest free match
The closest free alternative to Aktiv Grotesk is Zalando Sans, 87% alike by measurement, free from Google Fonts. Open Sauce One and Inter come next.
The six closest.
- 01
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Zalando Sans
87%Near twinGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- Same x-height
- Sets 3% wider
- Same weight
- Same stroke contrast
- 02
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Open Sauce One
87%Near twinOpen source · SIL Open Font License
- 7% taller x-height
- Sets 8% wider
- Same weight
- Same stroke contrast
- 03
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Inter
86%Near twinGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 6% taller x-height
- Sets 5% wider
- Same weight
- Same stroke contrast
- 04
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Miranda Sans
86%Near twinGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- Same x-height
- Same width
- Same weight
- Same stroke contrast
- 05
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Roboto Flex
85%Near twinGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- Same x-height
- Sets 3% narrower
- Same weight
- Same stroke contrast
- 06
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Golos Text
85%Near twinGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 3% taller x-height
- Sets 6% wider
- Same weight
- Same stroke contrast
Measured, side by side.
Aktiv Grotesk against Zalando Sans, from the letters themselves. These numbers are why Zalando Sans comes first, and what the CSS below corrects for.
Aktiv Grotesk Zalando Sans
Keep your line breaks.
Swap Aktiv Grotesk for Zalando Sans and nothing reflows. This sets Zalando Sans at Aktiv Grotesk’s x-height and line length, so headings, buttons and paragraphs break where they did.
font-family: "Zalando Sans", sans-serif;
font-size: 1.006em; /* up to Aktiv Grotesk’s x-height */
letter-spacing: -0.014em; /* to Aktiv Grotesk’s line length */About Aktiv Grotesk
Aktiv Grotesk is a paid sans serif designed by Dalton Maag Ltd., published by Dalton Maag.
See Aktiv Grotesk on fonts.adobe.com ↗Questions, answered.
What is the best free alternative to Aktiv Grotesk?
Zalando Sans. Measured letter by letter, it’s 87% alike: same x-height, sets 3% wider, same weight, same stroke contrast. Open Sauce One, Inter, Miranda Sans, Roboto Flex and Golos Text are also close.
Is there a free version of Aktiv Grotesk?
No. Aktiv Grotesk is a paid sans serif from Dalton Maag. 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. Aktiv Grotesk was measured as fonts.adobe.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 Zalando Sans change my layout?
Not if you use the CSS on this page. It sets Zalando Sans 0.6% larger with a touch less letter-spacing, so text written for Aktiv Grotesk keeps its x-height and its line lengths, and lines break in the same places.
Spot Aktiv Grotesk 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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