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Set in Zalando Sans, its closest free match
The closest free alternative to Founders Grotesk is Zalando Sans, 79% alike by measurement, free from Google Fonts. Momo Trust Sans and Adwaita Sans come next.
The six closest.
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The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Zalando Sans
79%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 18% taller x-height
- Sets 19% wider
- Same weight
- Same stroke contrast
- 02
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Momo Trust Sans
77%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 21% taller x-height
- Sets 22% wider
- Same weight
- Less stroke contrast
- 03
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Adwaita Sans
77%Close matchOpen source · SIL Open Font License
- 18% taller x-height
- Sets 21% wider
- Same weight
- Less stroke contrast
- 04
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Nunito
76%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 13% taller x-height
- Sets 15% wider
- A touch lighter
- Same stroke contrast
- 05
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Libre Franklin
76%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 21% taller x-height
- Sets 18% wider
- Same weight
- Same stroke contrast
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The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Albert Sans
76%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 14% taller x-height
- Sets 18% wider
- A touch lighter
- Same stroke contrast
Measured, side by side.
Founders Grotesk against Zalando Sans, from the letters themselves. These numbers are why Zalando Sans comes first, and what the CSS below corrects for.
Founders Grotesk Zalando Sans
Keep your line breaks.
Swap Founders Grotesk for Zalando Sans and nothing reflows. This sets Zalando Sans at Founders Grotesk’s x-height and line length, so headings, buttons and paragraphs break where they did.
font-family: "Zalando Sans", sans-serif;
font-size: 0.85em; /* down to Founders Grotesk’s x-height */
letter-spacing: -0.004em; /* to Founders Grotesk’s line length */About Founders Grotesk
Founders Grotesk is a paid sans serif designed by Kris Sowersby, published by Klim Type Foundry in 2010.
See Founders Grotesk on klim.co.nz ↗Questions, answered.
What is the best free alternative to Founders Grotesk?
Zalando Sans. Measured letter by letter, it’s 79% alike: 18% taller x-height, sets 19% wider, same weight, same stroke contrast. Momo Trust Sans, Adwaita Sans, Nunito, Libre Franklin and Albert Sans are also close.
Is there a free version of Founders Grotesk?
No. Founders 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. Founders 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 Zalando Sans change my layout?
Not if you use the CSS on this page. It sets Zalando Sans 15% smaller with a touch less letter-spacing, so text written for Founders Grotesk keeps its x-height and its line lengths, and lines break in the same places.
Spot Founders 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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