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The closest free alternative to DIN 2014 is Barlow, 81% alike by measurement, free from Google Fonts. PT Sans and Roboto Flex come next.
The six closest.
- 01
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Barlow
81%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- Same x-height
- Same width
- A touch lighter
- Same stroke contrast
- 02
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
PT Sans
79%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- Same x-height
- Sets 3% wider
- Same weight
- Same stroke contrast
- 03
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Roboto Flex
78%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 3% 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.
Roboto
77%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 6% taller x-height
- Sets 6% wider
- Same weight
- More stroke contrast
- 05
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Spline Sans
77%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 9% taller x-height
- Sets 7% wider
- Same weight
- Same stroke contrast
- 06
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Gudea
76%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- Same x-height
- Same width
- A touch lighter
- Same stroke contrast
Measured, side by side.
DIN 2014 against Barlow, from the letters themselves. These numbers are why Barlow comes first, and what the CSS below corrects for.
DIN 2014 Barlow
Keep your line breaks.
Swap DIN 2014 for Barlow and nothing reflows. This sets Barlow at DIN 2014’s x-height and line length, so headings, buttons and paragraphs break where they did.
font-family: "Barlow", sans-serif;
font-size: 0.988em; /* down to DIN 2014’s x-height */
letter-spacing: -0.005em; /* to DIN 2014’s line length */About DIN 2014
DIN 2014 is a paid sans serif designed by Vasily Biryukov, published by Paratype.
See DIN 2014 on fonts.adobe.com ↗Questions, answered.
What is the best free alternative to DIN 2014?
Barlow. Measured letter by letter, it’s 81% alike: same x-height, same width, a touch lighter, same stroke contrast. PT Sans, Roboto Flex, Roboto, Spline Sans and Gudea are also close.
Is there a free version of DIN 2014?
No. DIN 2014 is a paid sans serif from Paratype. 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. DIN 2014 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 Barlow change my layout?
Not if you use the CSS on this page. It sets Barlow 1.2% smaller with a touch less letter-spacing, so text written for DIN 2014 keeps its x-height and its line lengths, and lines break in the same places.
Spot DIN 2014 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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