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Set in Sofia Sans, its closest free match
The closest free alternative to GT Zirkon is Sofia Sans, 80% alike by measurement, free from Google Fonts. IBM Plex Sans and Roboto Flex come next.
The six closest.
- 01
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Sofia Sans
80%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 3% shorter x-height
- Sets 5% narrower
- A touch lighter
- Same stroke contrast
- 02
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
IBM Plex Sans
79%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 3% taller x-height
- Same width
- Lighter
- Same stroke contrast
- 03
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Roboto Flex
77%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 3% taller x-height
- Same width
- A touch lighter
- Less stroke contrast
- 04
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Signika Negative
76%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- Same x-height
- Sets 6% narrower
- Same weight
- Same stroke contrast
- 05
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Rubik
75%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 4% taller x-height
- Sets 4% wider
- A touch lighter
- Same stroke contrast
- 06
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Exo 2
75%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 3% shorter x-height
- Same width
- A touch lighter
- Same stroke contrast
Measured, side by side.
GT Zirkon against Sofia Sans, from the letters themselves. These numbers are why Sofia Sans comes first, and what the CSS below corrects for.
GT Zirkon Sofia Sans
Keep your line breaks.
Swap GT Zirkon for Sofia Sans and nothing reflows. This sets Sofia Sans at GT Zirkon’s x-height and line length, so headings, buttons and paragraphs break where they did.
font-family: "Sofia Sans", sans-serif;
font-size: 1.027em; /* up to GT Zirkon’s x-height */
letter-spacing: 0.009em; /* to GT Zirkon’s line length */About GT Zirkon
GT Zirkon is a paid sans serif, published by Grilli Type.
See GT Zirkon on grillitype.com ↗Questions, answered.
What is the best free alternative to GT Zirkon?
Sofia Sans. Measured letter by letter, it’s 80% alike: 3% shorter x-height, sets 5% narrower, a touch lighter, same stroke contrast. IBM Plex Sans, Roboto Flex, Signika Negative, Rubik and Exo 2 are also close.
Is there a free version of GT Zirkon?
No. GT Zirkon is a paid sans serif from Grilli Type. 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. GT Zirkon was measured as grillitype.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 Sofia Sans change my layout?
Not if you use the CSS on this page. It sets Sofia Sans 2.7% larger with a touch more letter-spacing, so text written for GT Zirkon keeps its x-height and its line lengths, and lines break in the same places.
Spot GT Zirkon 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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