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Set in TASA Orbiter, its closest free match
The closest free alternative to Atlas Grotesk is TASA Orbiter, 84% alike by measurement, free from Google Fonts. Nunito and Zalando Sans come next.
The six closest.
- 01
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
TASA Orbiter
84%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 5% shorter x-height
- Same width
- Same weight
- Same stroke contrast
- 02
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Nunito
83%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 6% shorter x-height
- Sets 5% narrower
- A touch lighter
- Same stroke contrast
- 03
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Zalando Sans
83%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- Same x-height
- Same width
- Same weight
- Same stroke contrast
- 04
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Momo Trust Sans
83%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- Same x-height
- Same width
- Same weight
- Less stroke contrast
- 05
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
SN Pro
82%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 6% shorter x-height
- Sets 6% narrower
- Same weight
- Same stroke contrast
- 06
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Instrument Sans
81%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 3% shorter x-height
- Sets 4% narrower
- A touch lighter
- Less stroke contrast
Measured, side by side.
Atlas Grotesk against TASA Orbiter, from the letters themselves. These numbers are why TASA Orbiter comes first, and what the CSS below corrects for.
Atlas Grotesk TASA Orbiter
Keep your line breaks.
Swap Atlas Grotesk for TASA Orbiter and nothing reflows. This sets TASA Orbiter at Atlas Grotesk’s x-height and line length, so headings, buttons and paragraphs break where they did.
font-family: "TASA Orbiter", sans-serif;
font-size: 1.054em; /* up to Atlas Grotesk’s x-height */
letter-spacing: -0.015em; /* to Atlas Grotesk’s line length */About Atlas Grotesk
Atlas Grotesk is a paid sans serif designed by Kai Bernau, Susana Carvalho & Christian Schwartz, published by Commercial Type in 2012.
See Atlas Grotesk on commercialtype.com ↗Questions, answered.
What is the best free alternative to Atlas Grotesk?
TASA Orbiter. Measured letter by letter, it’s 84% alike: 5% shorter x-height, same width, same weight, same stroke contrast. Nunito, Zalando Sans, Momo Trust Sans, SN Pro and Instrument Sans are also close.
Is there a free version of Atlas Grotesk?
No. Atlas Grotesk is a paid sans serif from Commercial Type. 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. Atlas Grotesk was measured as commercialtype.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 TASA Orbiter change my layout?
Not if you use the CSS on this page. It sets TASA Orbiter 5.4% larger with a touch less letter-spacing, so text written for Atlas Grotesk keeps its x-height and its line lengths, and lines break in the same places.
Spot Atlas 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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