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Set in Special Gothic, its closest free match
The closest free alternative to Neue Montreal is Special Gothic, 85% alike by measurement, free from Google Fonts. Liter and Open Sauce One come next.
The six closest.
- 01
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Special Gothic
85%Near twinGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- Same x-height
- Same width
- Same weight
- Same stroke contrast
- 02
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Liter
84%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- Same x-height
- Same width
- Same weight
- Same stroke contrast
- 03
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Open Sauce One
83%Close matchOpen source · SIL Open Font License
- 8% taller x-height
- Sets 15% wider
- Same weight
- Same stroke contrast
- 04
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Zalando Sans
82%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- Same x-height
- Sets 9% wider
- Same weight
- Same stroke contrast
- 05
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Pretendard
82%Close matchOpen source · SIL Open Font License
- 4% 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.
Inter
81%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 7% taller x-height
- Sets 12% wider
- Same weight
- Same stroke contrast
Measured, side by side.
Neue Montreal against Special Gothic, from the letters themselves. These numbers are why Special Gothic comes first, and what the CSS below corrects for.
Neue Montreal Special Gothic
Keep your line breaks.
Swap Neue Montreal for Special Gothic and nothing reflows. This sets Special Gothic at Neue Montreal’s x-height and line length, so headings, buttons and paragraphs break where they did.
font-family: "Special Gothic", sans-serif;
font-size: 1.012em; /* up to Neue Montreal’s x-height */
letter-spacing: -0.001em; /* to Neue Montreal’s line length */About Neue Montreal
Neue Montreal is a paid sans serif designed by Mat Desjardins, published by Pangram Pangram.
See Neue Montreal on pangrampangram.com ↗Questions, answered.
What is the best free alternative to Neue Montreal?
Special Gothic. Measured letter by letter, it’s 85% alike: same x-height, same width, same weight, same stroke contrast. Liter, Open Sauce One, Zalando Sans, Pretendard and Inter are also close.
Is there a free version of Neue Montreal?
No. Neue Montreal 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 Montreal 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 Special Gothic change my layout?
Not if you use the CSS on this page. It sets Special Gothic 1.2% larger with a touch less letter-spacing, so text written for Neue Montreal keeps its x-height and its line lengths, and lines break in the same places.
Spot Neue Montreal 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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