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Set in Cabinet Grotesk, its closest free match
The closest free alternative to Neue Freigeist is Cabinet Grotesk, 80% alike by measurement, free from Fontshare. Clash Grotesk and IBM Plex Sans come next.
The six closest.
- 01
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Cabinet Grotesk
80%Close matchFontshare · ITF Free Font License
- 8% shorter x-height
- Sets 8% narrower
- Same weight
- Same stroke contrast
- 02
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Clash Grotesk
79%Close matchFontshare · ITF Free Font License
- 5% shorter x-height
- Sets 8% narrower
- Same weight
- Same stroke contrast
- 03
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
IBM Plex Sans
78%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- Same x-height
- Sets 3% narrower
- A touch heavier
- Same stroke contrast
- 04
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Libre Franklin
78%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- Same x-height
- Same width
- A touch heavier
- Same stroke contrast
- 05
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Schibsted Grotesk
78%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- Same x-height
- Same width
- Same weight
- Same stroke contrast
- 06
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
TikTok Sans
78%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- Same x-height
- Same width
- A touch heavier
- Same stroke contrast
Measured, side by side.
Neue Freigeist against Cabinet Grotesk, from the letters themselves. These numbers are why Cabinet Grotesk comes first, and what the CSS below corrects for.
Neue Freigeist Cabinet Grotesk
Keep your line breaks.
Swap Neue Freigeist for Cabinet Grotesk and nothing reflows. This sets Cabinet Grotesk at Neue Freigeist’s x-height and line length, so headings, buttons and paragraphs break where they did.
font-family: "Cabinet Grotesk", sans-serif;
font-size: 1.085em; /* up to Neue Freigeist’s x-height */About Neue Freigeist
Neue Freigeist is a paid sans serif designed by René Bieder, published by Studio René Bieder in 2020.
See Neue Freigeist on renebieder.com ↗Questions, answered.
What is the best free alternative to Neue Freigeist?
Cabinet Grotesk. Measured letter by letter, it’s 80% alike: 8% shorter x-height, sets 8% narrower, same weight, same stroke contrast. Clash Grotesk, IBM Plex Sans, Libre Franklin, Schibsted Grotesk and TikTok Sans are also close.
Is there a free version of Neue Freigeist?
No. Neue Freigeist is a paid sans serif from Studio René Bieder. 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. Neue Freigeist was measured as renebieder.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 Cabinet Grotesk change my layout?
Not if you use the CSS on this page. It sets Cabinet Grotesk 8.5% larger, so text written for Neue Freigeist keeps its x-height and its line lengths, and lines break in the same places.
Spot Neue Freigeist 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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