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Set in Liter, its closest free match
The closest free alternative to Die Grotesk is Liter, 88% alike by measurement, free from Google Fonts. Special Gothic and Inter come next.
The six closest.
- 01
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Liter
88%Near twinGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- Same 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.
Special Gothic
87%Near twinGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 3% shorter x-height
- Same width
- 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
- 5% taller x-height
- Sets 11% wider
- Same weight
- Same stroke contrast
- 04
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Roboto Flex
84%Close matchGoogle 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.
Zalando Sans
84%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- Same x-height
- Sets 8% wider
- Same weight
- Same stroke contrast
- 06
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Miranda Sans
84%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- Same x-height
- Sets 8% wider
- Same weight
- Same stroke contrast
Measured, side by side.
Die Grotesk against Liter, from the letters themselves. These numbers are why Liter comes first, and what the CSS below corrects for.
Die Grotesk Liter
Keep your line breaks.
Swap Die Grotesk for Liter and nothing reflows. This sets Liter at Die Grotesk’s x-height and line length, so headings, buttons and paragraphs break where they did.
font-family: "Liter", sans-serif;
letter-spacing: -0.005em; /* to Die Grotesk’s line length */About Die Grotesk
Die Grotesk is a paid sans serif designed by Kris Sowersby, published by Klim Type Foundry in 2025.
See Die Grotesk on klim.co.nz ↗Questions, answered.
What is the best free alternative to Die Grotesk?
Liter. Measured letter by letter, it’s 88% alike: same x-height, same width, same weight, same stroke contrast. Special Gothic, Inter, Roboto Flex, Zalando Sans and Miranda Sans are also close.
Is there a free version of Die Grotesk?
No. Die Grotesk is a paid sans serif from Klim Type Foundry. 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. Die Grotesk was measured as klim.co.nz 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 Liter change my layout?
Not if you use the CSS on this page. It sets Liter at the same size with a touch less letter-spacing, so text written for Die Grotesk keeps its x-height and its line lengths, and lines break in the same places.
Spot Die 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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