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The closest free alternative to Gill Sans Nova is Amulya, 71% alike by measurement, free from Fontshare. Average Sans and Commissioner come next.
The six closest.
- 01
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Amulya
71%Same spiritFontshare · ITF Free Font License
- 12% taller x-height
- Sets 18% wider
- Same weight
- Same stroke contrast
- 02
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Average Sans
70%Same spiritGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- Same x-height
- Same width
- A touch heavier
- Same stroke contrast
- 03
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Commissioner
67%Same spiritGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 11% taller x-height
- Sets 11% wider
- A touch heavier
- Same stroke contrast
- 04
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Kumbh Sans
66%Same spiritGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 9% taller x-height
- Sets 16% wider
- Same weight
- Same stroke contrast
- 05
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Belleza
66%Same spiritGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- Same x-height
- Same width
- A touch heavier
- More stroke contrast
- 06
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Faculty Glyphic
64%Same spiritGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 22% taller x-height
- Sets 17% wider
- A touch heavier
- Same stroke contrast
Measured, side by side.
Gill Sans Nova against Amulya, from the letters themselves. These numbers are why Amulya comes first, and what the CSS below corrects for.
Gill Sans Nova Amulya
Keep your line breaks.
Swap Gill Sans Nova for Amulya and nothing reflows. This sets Amulya at Gill Sans Nova’s x-height and line length, so headings, buttons and paragraphs break where they did.
font-family: "Amulya", sans-serif;
font-size: 0.893em; /* down to Gill Sans Nova’s x-height */
letter-spacing: -0.025em; /* to Gill Sans Nova’s line length */About Gill Sans Nova
Gill Sans Nova is a paid sans serif designed by Eric Gill & George Ryan, published by Monotype.
See Gill Sans Nova on fonts.adobe.com ↗Questions, answered.
What is the best free alternative to Gill Sans Nova?
Amulya. Measured letter by letter, it’s 71% alike: 12% taller x-height, sets 18% wider, same weight, same stroke contrast. Average Sans, Commissioner, Kumbh Sans, Belleza and Faculty Glyphic are also close.
Is there a free version of Gill Sans Nova?
No. Gill Sans Nova is a paid sans serif from Monotype. Every alternative on this page is free for commercial use, under the ITF Free Font License and SIL Open Font License.
How were these alternatives chosen?
By measuring the letters, not by comparing names or tags. Gill Sans Nova 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 Amulya change my layout?
Not if you use the CSS on this page. It sets Amulya 10.7% smaller with a touch less letter-spacing, so text written for Gill Sans Nova keeps its x-height and its line lengths, and lines break in the same places.
Spot Gill Sans Nova 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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