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Set in Space Grotesk, its closest free match
The closest free alternative to Neue Machina is Space Grotesk, 67% alike by measurement, free from Google Fonts. Gantari and Zalando Sans SemiExpanded come next.
The six closest.
- 01
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Space Grotesk
67%Same spiritGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- Same x-height
- Sets 6% narrower
- Same weight
- Same stroke contrast
- 02
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Gantari
65%Same spiritGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 6% shorter x-height
- Sets 12% narrower
- Same weight
- Same stroke contrast
- 03
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Zalando Sans SemiExpanded
65%Same spiritGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 3% taller x-height
- Sets 4% narrower
- Same weight
- More stroke contrast
- 04
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Host Grotesk
63%Same spiritGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- Same x-height
- Sets 10% narrower
- Same weight
- Same stroke contrast
- 05
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Valley Sans
62%Same spiritGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 4% taller x-height
- Sets 7% narrower
- Same weight
- More stroke contrast
- 06
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Adwaita Sans
61%Same spiritOpen source · SIL Open Font License
- 4% taller x-height
- Sets 10% narrower
- Same weight
- Same stroke contrast
Measured, side by side.
Neue Machina against Space Grotesk, from the letters themselves. These numbers are why Space Grotesk comes first, and what the CSS below corrects for.
Neue Machina Space Grotesk
Keep your line breaks.
Swap Neue Machina for Space Grotesk and nothing reflows. This sets Space Grotesk at Neue Machina’s x-height and line length, so headings, buttons and paragraphs break where they did.
font-family: "Space Grotesk", sans-serif;
font-size: 1.018em; /* up to Neue Machina’s x-height */
letter-spacing: 0.023em; /* to Neue Machina’s line length */About Neue Machina
Neue Machina is a paid sans serif, published by Pangram Pangram.
See Neue Machina on pangrampangram.com ↗Questions, answered.
What is the best free alternative to Neue Machina?
Space Grotesk. Measured letter by letter, it’s 67% alike: same x-height, sets 6% narrower, same weight, same stroke contrast. Gantari, Zalando Sans SemiExpanded, Host Grotesk, Valley Sans and Adwaita Sans are also close.
Is there a free version of Neue Machina?
No. Neue Machina is a paid sans serif from Pangram Pangram. 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. Neue Machina was measured as pangrampangram.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 Space Grotesk change my layout?
Not if you use the CSS on this page. It sets Space Grotesk 1.8% larger with a touch more letter-spacing, so text written for Neue Machina keeps its x-height and its line lengths, and lines break in the same places.
Spot Neue Machina 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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