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Set in Libertinus Serif, its closest free match
The closest free alternative to Minion is Libertinus Serif, 86% alike by measurement, free from Google Fonts. Average and Castoro come next.
The six closest.
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The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Libertinus Serif
86%Near twinGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- Same x-height
- Sets 3% wider
- Same weight
- Less stroke contrast
- 02
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Average
84%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 4% taller x-height
- Sets 5% wider
- Same weight
- Less stroke contrast
- 03
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Castoro
83%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 9% taller x-height
- Sets 11% wider
- Same weight
- Less stroke contrast
- 04
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Crimson Text
80%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 3% shorter x-height
- Same width
- Same weight
- Less stroke contrast
- 05
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
STIX Two Text
79%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 8% taller x-height
- Sets 6% wider
- Same weight
- Less stroke contrast
- 06
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Buenard
77%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 3% shorter x-height
- Sets 3% wider
- Same weight
- Less stroke contrast
Measured, side by side.
Minion against Libertinus Serif, from the letters themselves. These numbers are why Libertinus Serif comes first, and what the CSS below corrects for.
Minion Libertinus Serif
Keep your line breaks.
Swap Minion for Libertinus Serif and nothing reflows. This sets Libertinus Serif at Minion’s x-height and line length, so headings, buttons and paragraphs break where they did.
font-family: "Libertinus Serif", serif;
font-size: 1.014em; /* up to Minion’s x-height */
letter-spacing: -0.018em; /* to Minion’s line length */About Minion
Minion is a paid serif designed by Robert Slimbach, published by Adobe Originals.
See Minion on fonts.adobe.com ↗Questions, answered.
What is the best free alternative to Minion?
Libertinus Serif. Measured letter by letter, it’s 86% alike: same x-height, sets 3% wider, same weight, less stroke contrast. Average, Castoro, Crimson Text, STIX Two Text and Buenard are also close.
Is there a free version of Minion?
No. Minion is a paid serif from Adobe Originals. 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. Minion 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 Libertinus Serif change my layout?
Not if you use the CSS on this page. It sets Libertinus Serif 1.4% larger with a touch less letter-spacing, so text written for Minion keeps its x-height and its line lengths, and lines break in the same places.
Spot Minion 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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