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Set in Alata, its closest free match
The closest free alternative to Futura is Alata, 70% alike by measurement, free from Google Fonts. League Spartan and Afacad Flux come next.
The six closest.
- 01
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Alata
70%Same spiritGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 3% shorter 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.
League Spartan
67%Same spiritGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 14% shorter x-height
- Sets 10% narrower
- A touch lighter
- Same stroke contrast
- 03
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Afacad Flux
67%Same spiritGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 12% shorter x-height
- Sets 13% narrower
- A touch lighter
- Same stroke contrast
- 04
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Jost
63%Same spiritGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 3% shorter x-height
- Sets 7% narrower
- Lighter
- Less stroke contrast
- 05
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Teachers
58%Same spiritGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 7% shorter x-height
- Sets 6% narrower
- Lighter
- Less stroke contrast
- 06
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Outfit
57%Same spiritGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- Same x-height
- Sets 3% narrower
- A touch lighter
- Same stroke contrast
Measured, side by side.
Futura against Alata, from the letters themselves. These numbers are why Alata comes first, and what the CSS below corrects for.
Futura Alata
Keep your line breaks.
Swap Futura for Alata and nothing reflows. This sets Alata at Futura’s x-height and line length, so headings, buttons and paragraphs break where they did.
font-family: "Alata", sans-serif;
font-size: 1.036em; /* up to Futura’s x-height */
letter-spacing: -0.012em; /* to Futura’s line length */About Futura
A geometric sans built from near-perfect circles, triangles and squares. Futura set the look of the Bauhaus years, and it’s the face on the plaque Apollo 11 left on the Moon.
Questions, answered.
What is the best free alternative to Futura?
Alata. Measured letter by letter, it’s 70% alike: 3% shorter x-height, same width, same weight, same stroke contrast. League Spartan, Afacad Flux, Jost, Teachers and Outfit are also close.
Is there a free version of Futura?
No. Futura is a paid sans serif from Bauer 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. Futura was measured from a licensed copy: 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 Alata change my layout?
Not if you use the CSS on this page. It sets Alata 3.6% larger with a touch less letter-spacing, so text written for Futura keeps its x-height and its line lengths, and lines break in the same places.
Spot Futura 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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