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Set in Outfit, its closest free match
The closest free alternative to Brown is Outfit, 79% alike by measurement, free from Google Fonts. Afacad and League Spartan come next.
The six closest.
- 01
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Outfit
79%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- Same x-height
- Sets 6% narrower
- Same weight
- Same stroke contrast
- 02
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Afacad
78%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 11% shorter x-height
- Sets 15% narrower
- Same weight
- Same stroke contrast
- 03
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
League Spartan
76%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 13% shorter x-height
- Sets 12% narrower
- Same weight
- Same stroke contrast
- 04
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Geologica
75%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 5% taller x-height
- Same width
- A touch heavier
- Same stroke contrast
- 05
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Kumbh Sans
73%Same spiritGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 4% taller x-height
- Same width
- A touch lighter
- Same stroke contrast
- 06
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Gantari
72%Same spiritGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- Same x-height
- Same width
- A touch lighter
- Same stroke contrast
Measured, side by side.
Brown against Outfit, from the letters themselves. These numbers are why Outfit comes first, and what the CSS below corrects for.
Brown Outfit
Keep your line breaks.
Swap Brown for Outfit and nothing reflows. This sets Outfit at Brown’s x-height and line length, so headings, buttons and paragraphs break where they did.
font-family: "Outfit", sans-serif;
font-size: 0.989em; /* down to Brown’s x-height */
letter-spacing: 0.032em; /* to Brown’s line length */About Brown
Brown is a paid sans serif designed by Aurèle Sack, published by Lineto in 2011.
See Brown on lineto.com ↗Questions, answered.
What is the best free alternative to Brown?
Outfit. Measured letter by letter, it’s 79% alike: same x-height, sets 6% narrower, same weight, same stroke contrast. Afacad, League Spartan, Geologica, Kumbh Sans and Gantari are also close.
Is there a free version of Brown?
No. Brown is a paid sans serif from Lineto. 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. Brown was measured as lineto.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 Outfit change my layout?
Not if you use the CSS on this page. It sets Outfit 1.1% smaller with a touch more letter-spacing, so text written for Brown keeps its x-height and its line lengths, and lines break in the same places.
Spot Brown 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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