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Set in IBM Plex Sans, its closest free match
The closest free alternative to Franklin Gothic is IBM Plex Sans, 81% alike by measurement, free from Google Fonts. Roboto and Sofia 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.
IBM Plex Sans
81%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 5% taller x-height
- Sets 6% wider
- Same weight
- Same stroke contrast
- 02
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Roboto
79%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 7% taller x-height
- Sets 5% wider
- Same weight
- Same stroke contrast
- 03
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Sofia Sans
78%Close matchGoogle 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.
Familjen Grotesk
78%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.
Special Gothic
78%Close matchGoogle 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.
Pretendard
77%Close matchOpen source · SIL Open Font License
- 8% taller x-height
- Sets 6% wider
- Same weight
- Same stroke contrast
Measured, side by side.
Franklin Gothic against IBM Plex Sans, from the letters themselves. These numbers are why IBM Plex Sans comes first, and what the CSS below corrects for.
Franklin Gothic IBM Plex Sans
Keep your line breaks.
Swap Franklin Gothic for IBM Plex Sans and nothing reflows. This sets IBM Plex Sans at Franklin Gothic’s x-height and line length, so headings, buttons and paragraphs break where they did.
font-family: "IBM Plex Sans", sans-serif;
font-size: 0.955em; /* down to Franklin Gothic’s x-height */
letter-spacing: -0.006em; /* to Franklin Gothic’s line length */About Franklin Gothic
Franklin Gothic is a paid sans serif, published by URW Type Foundry.
See Franklin Gothic on fonts.adobe.com ↗Questions, answered.
What is the best free alternative to Franklin Gothic?
IBM Plex Sans. Measured letter by letter, it’s 81% alike: 5% taller x-height, sets 6% wider, same weight, same stroke contrast. Roboto, Sofia Sans, Familjen Grotesk, Special Gothic and Pretendard are also close.
Is there a free version of Franklin Gothic?
No. Franklin Gothic is a paid sans serif from URW 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. Franklin Gothic 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 IBM Plex Sans change my layout?
Not if you use the CSS on this page. It sets IBM Plex Sans 4.5% smaller with a touch less letter-spacing, so text written for Franklin Gothic keeps its x-height and its line lengths, and lines break in the same places.
Spot Franklin Gothic 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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