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Set in Noto Sans, its closest free match
The closest free alternative to Myriad is Noto Sans, 87% alike by measurement, free from Google Fonts. Roboto Flex and Telex come next.
The six closest.
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The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Noto Sans
87%Near twinGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 11% taller x-height
- Sets 13% wider
- Same weight
- Same stroke contrast
- 02
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Roboto Flex
84%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 6% taller x-height
- Sets 6% wider
- Same weight
- Less stroke contrast
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The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Telex
83%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 6% taller x-height
- Sets 11% wider
- Same weight
- Same stroke contrast
- 04
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Roboto
82%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 9% taller x-height
- Sets 7% wider
- Same weight
- Same stroke contrast
- 05
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Asap Sharp
82%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 8% taller x-height
- Sets 6% wider
- Same weight
- Same stroke contrast
- 06
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Plein
82%Close matchFontshare · ITF Free Font License
- 5% taller x-height
- Sets 5% wider
- Same weight
- Same stroke contrast
Measured, side by side.
Myriad against Noto Sans, from the letters themselves. These numbers are why Noto Sans comes first, and what the CSS below corrects for.
Myriad Noto Sans
Keep your line breaks.
Swap Myriad for Noto Sans and nothing reflows. This sets Noto Sans at Myriad’s x-height and line length, so headings, buttons and paragraphs break where they did.
font-family: "Noto Sans", sans-serif;
font-size: 0.903em; /* down to Myriad’s x-height */
letter-spacing: -0.01em; /* to Myriad’s line length */About Myriad
Myriad is a paid sans serif designed by Carol Twombly & Robert Slimbach, published by Adobe Originals.
See Myriad on fonts.adobe.com ↗Questions, answered.
What is the best free alternative to Myriad?
Noto Sans. Measured letter by letter, it’s 87% alike: 11% taller x-height, sets 13% wider, same weight, same stroke contrast. Roboto Flex, Telex, Roboto, Asap Sharp and Plein are also close.
Is there a free version of Myriad?
No. Myriad is a paid sans serif from Adobe Originals. Every alternative on this page is free for commercial use, under the SIL Open Font License and ITF Free Font License.
How were these alternatives chosen?
By measuring the letters, not by comparing names or tags. Myriad 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 Noto Sans change my layout?
Not if you use the CSS on this page. It sets Noto Sans 9.7% smaller with a touch less letter-spacing, so text written for Myriad keeps its x-height and its line lengths, and lines break in the same places.
Spot Myriad 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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