Free alternatives toPP Radio Grotesk

Set in Liter, its closest free match

The closest free alternative to PP Radio Grotesk is Liter, 86% alike by measurement, free from Google Fonts. Pretendard and Inter come next.

  • PaidPangram Pangram
  • Measuredon pangrampangram.com, 23 October 2026

The six closest.

  1. 01

    The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.

    Liter

    86%

    Near twinGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License

    • 3% taller x-height
    • Same width
    • Same weight
    • Same stroke contrast
  2. 02

    The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.

    Pretendard

    86%

    Near twinOpen source · SIL Open Font License

    • 5% taller x-height
    • Sets 5% wider
    • Same weight
    • Same stroke contrast
  3. 03

    The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.

    Inter

    85%

    Near twinGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License

    • 8% taller x-height
    • Sets 12% wider
    • Same weight
    • Same stroke contrast
  4. 04

    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
  5. 05

    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

    • Same x-height
    • Sets 3% wider
    • Same weight
    • Same stroke contrast
  6. 06

    The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.

    Reddit Sans

    84%

    Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License

    • 3% taller x-height
    • Sets 5% wider
    • Same weight
    • Same stroke contrast

Measured, side by side.

PP Radio Grotesk against Liter, from the letters themselves. These numbers are why Liter comes first, and what the CSS below corrects for.

Proportions in em, at the same font size
Ascender0.700.74Cap height0.700.70x-height0.500.52Descender0.210.20
Letter widths, a to z: what decides where lines break
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
Weight−1%
Stroke contrastSame

PP Radio Grotesk Liter

Keep your line breaks.

Swap PP Radio Grotesk for Liter and nothing reflows. This sets Liter at PP Radio Grotesk’s x-height and line length, so headings, buttons and paragraphs break where they did.

PP Radio Grotesk → Liter
font-family: "Liter", sans-serif;
font-size: 0.969em; /* down to PP Radio Grotesk’s x-height */
letter-spacing: 0.007em; /* to PP Radio Grotesk’s line length */

About PP Radio Grotesk

PP Radio Grotesk is a paid sans serif, published by Pangram Pangram.

See PP Radio Grotesk on pangrampangram.com ↗

Questions, answered.

What is the best free alternative to PP Radio Grotesk?

Liter. Measured letter by letter, it’s 86% alike: 3% taller x-height, same width, same weight, same stroke contrast. Pretendard, Inter, Special Gothic, Roboto Flex and Reddit Sans are also close.

Is there a free version of PP Radio Grotesk?

No. PP Radio Grotesk 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. PP Radio Grotesk 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 Liter change my layout?

Not if you use the CSS on this page. It sets Liter 3.1% smaller with a touch more letter-spacing, so text written for PP Radio Grotesk keeps its x-height and its line lengths, and lines break in the same places.

Spot PP Radio Grotesk 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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