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Set in Lilex, its closest free match
The closest free alternative to Native is Lilex, 85% alike by measurement, free from Google Fonts. Fira Code and Noto Mono come next.
The six closest.
- 01
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Lilex
85%Near twinGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 3% taller x-height
- Sets 3% wider
- Same weight
- Same stroke contrast
- 02
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Fira Code
83%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 5% taller x-height
- Sets 3% wider
- Same weight
- Same stroke contrast
- 03
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Noto Mono
79%Close matchOpen source · SIL Open Font License
- 7% taller x-height
- Sets 3% wider
- Same weight
- Same stroke contrast
- 04
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Commit Mono
78%Close matchOpen source · SIL Open Font License
- 8% taller x-height
- Sets 3% wider
- Same weight
- Same stroke contrast
- 05
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Roboto Mono
76%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 6% taller x-height
- Sets 3% wider
- Same weight
- Same stroke contrast
- 06
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Fragment Mono
76%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 5% taller x-height
- Sets 7% wider
- Same weight
- Same stroke contrast
Measured, side by side.
Native against Lilex, from the letters themselves. These numbers are why Lilex comes first, and what the CSS below corrects for.
Native Lilex
Keep your line breaks.
Swap Native for Lilex and nothing reflows. This sets Lilex at Native’s x-height and line length, so headings, buttons and paragraphs break where they did.
font-family: "Lilex", monospace;
font-size: 0.969em; /* down to Native’s x-height */
letter-spacing: -0.001em; /* to Native’s line length */Questions, answered.
What is the best free alternative to Native?
Lilex. Measured letter by letter, it’s 85% alike: 3% taller x-height, sets 3% wider, same weight, same stroke contrast. Fira Code, Noto Mono, Commit Mono, Roboto Mono and Fragment Mono are also close.
Is there a free version of Native?
No. Native is a paid monospace from Fort 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. Native was measured as fortfoundry.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 Lilex change my layout?
Not if you use the CSS on this page. It sets Lilex 3.1% smaller with a touch less letter-spacing, so text written for Native keeps its x-height and its line lengths, and lines break in the same places.
Spot Native 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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