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Set in Inter, its closest free match
The closest free alternative to Söhne is Inter, 86% alike by measurement, free from Google Fonts. Liter and Roboto Flex come next.
The six closest.
- 01
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Inter
86%Near twinGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 4% taller x-height
- Sets 8% wider
- Same weight
- Less stroke contrast
- 02
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Liter
86%Near twinGoogle 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.
Roboto Flex
85%Near twinGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- Same x-height
- Same width
- Same weight
- Less stroke contrast
- 04
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Istok Web
85%Near twinGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- Same x-height
- Sets 3% wider
- Same weight
- Same stroke contrast
- 05
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
- 4% shorter x-height
- Sets 4% narrower
- Same weight
- Same stroke contrast
- 06
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Atkinson Hyperlegible
84%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 5% shorter x-height
- Same width
- Same weight
- Same stroke contrast
Measured, side by side.
Söhne against Inter, from the letters themselves. These numbers are why Inter comes first, and what the CSS below corrects for.
Söhne Inter
Keep your line breaks.
Swap Söhne for Inter and nothing reflows. This sets Inter at Söhne’s x-height and line length, so headings, buttons and paragraphs break where they did.
font-family: "Inter", sans-serif;
font-size: 0.958em; /* down to Söhne’s x-height */
letter-spacing: -0.017em; /* to Söhne’s line length */About Söhne
Söhne is a paid sans serif designed by Kris Sowersby, published by Klim Type Foundry in 2019.
See Söhne on klim.co.nz ↗Questions, answered.
What is the best free alternative to Söhne?
Inter. Measured letter by letter, it’s 86% alike: 4% taller x-height, sets 8% wider, same weight, less stroke contrast. Liter, Roboto Flex, Istok Web, Special Gothic and Atkinson Hyperlegible are also close.
Is there a free version of Söhne?
No. Söhne is a paid sans serif from Klim Type Foundry. 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. Söhne was measured as klim.co.nz 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 Inter change my layout?
Not if you use the CSS on this page. It sets Inter 4.2% smaller with a touch less letter-spacing, so text written for Söhne keeps its x-height and its line lengths, and lines break in the same places.
Spot Söhne 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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