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Set in Adwaita Sans, its closest free match
The closest free alternative to FK Grotesk Neue is Adwaita Sans, 90% alike by measurement, free from its open-source project. Zalando Sans and TASA Orbiter come next.
The six closest.
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The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Adwaita Sans
90%Near twinOpen source · 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.
Zalando Sans
88%Near twinGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- Same 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.
TASA Orbiter
86%Near twinGoogle 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.
Instrument Sans
85%Near twinGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- Same x-height
- Sets 4% narrower
- Same weight
- Same stroke contrast
- 05
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Albert Sans
85%Near twinGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- Same x-height
- Same width
- Same weight
- Same stroke contrast
- 06
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Gantari
83%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 8% shorter x-height
- Same width
- Same weight
- Same stroke contrast
Measured, side by side.
FK Grotesk Neue against Adwaita Sans, from the letters themselves. These numbers are why Adwaita Sans comes first, and what the CSS below corrects for.
FK Grotesk Neue Adwaita Sans
Keep your line breaks.
Swap FK Grotesk Neue for Adwaita Sans and nothing reflows. This sets Adwaita Sans at FK Grotesk Neue’s x-height and line length, so headings, buttons and paragraphs break where they did.
font-family: "Adwaita Sans", sans-serif;
font-size: 0.988em; /* down to FK Grotesk Neue’s x-height */
letter-spacing: 0.004em; /* to FK Grotesk Neue’s line length */About FK Grotesk Neue
FK Grotesk Neue is a paid sans serif designed by Florian Karsten, published by Florian Karsten Typefaces.
See FK Grotesk Neue on fonts.floriankarsten.com ↗Questions, answered.
What is the best free alternative to FK Grotesk Neue?
Adwaita Sans. Measured letter by letter, it’s 90% alike: same x-height, same width, same weight, same stroke contrast. Zalando Sans, TASA Orbiter, Instrument Sans, Albert Sans and Gantari are also close.
Is there a free version of FK Grotesk Neue?
No. FK Grotesk Neue is a paid sans serif from Florian Karsten Typefaces. 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. FK Grotesk Neue was measured as fonts.floriankarsten.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 Adwaita Sans change my layout?
Not if you use the CSS on this page. It sets Adwaita Sans 1.2% smaller with a touch more letter-spacing, so text written for FK Grotesk Neue keeps its x-height and its line lengths, and lines break in the same places.
Spot FK Grotesk Neue 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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