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Set in Google Sans Flex, its closest free match
The closest free alternative to Saans is Google Sans Flex, 84% alike by measurement, free from Google Fonts. Reddit Sans and Open Runde come next.
The six closest.
- 01
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Google Sans Flex
84%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- Same x-height
- Same width
- A touch heavier
- Same stroke contrast
- 02
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
- Same x-height
- Same width
- A touch heavier
- Same stroke contrast
- 03
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Open Runde
84%Close matchOpen source · SIL Open Font License
- 5% taller x-height
- Sets 8% wider
- Same weight
- Same stroke contrast
- 04
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Open Sauce One
84%Close matchOpen source · SIL Open Font License
- 7% taller x-height
- Sets 11% wider
- Same weight
- Same stroke contrast
- 05
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Plus Jakarta Sans
83%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 3% taller x-height
- Sets 5% wider
- Same weight
- Same stroke contrast
- 06
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Liter
82%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- Same x-height
- Same width
- A touch heavier
- Same stroke contrast
Measured, side by side.
Saans against Google Sans Flex, from the letters themselves. These numbers are why Google Sans Flex comes first, and what the CSS below corrects for.
Saans Google Sans Flex
Keep your line breaks.
Swap Saans for Google Sans Flex and nothing reflows. This sets Google Sans Flex at Saans’s x-height and line length, so headings, buttons and paragraphs break where they did.
font-family: "Google Sans Flex", sans-serif;
font-size: 1.018em; /* up to Saans’s x-height */
letter-spacing: -0.016em; /* to Saans’s line length */About Saans
Saans is a paid sans serif designed by Martin Vácha, published by Displaay in 2023.
See Saans on displaay.net ↗Questions, answered.
What is the best free alternative to Saans?
Google Sans Flex. Measured letter by letter, it’s 84% alike: same x-height, same width, a touch heavier, same stroke contrast. Reddit Sans, Open Runde, Open Sauce One, Plus Jakarta Sans and Liter are also close.
Is there a free version of Saans?
No. Saans is a paid sans serif from Displaay. 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. Saans was measured as displaay.net 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 Google Sans Flex change my layout?
Not if you use the CSS on this page. It sets Google Sans Flex 1.8% larger with a touch less letter-spacing, so text written for Saans keeps its x-height and its line lengths, and lines break in the same places.
Spot Saans 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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