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Set in Nebula Sans, its closest free match
The closest free alternative to Whitney is Nebula Sans, 85% alike by measurement, free from its open-source project. Author and Maven Pro come next.
The six closest.
- 01
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Nebula Sans
85%Near twinOpen source · 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.
Author
84%Close matchFontshare · ITF Free Font License
- 18% shorter x-height
- Sets 21% narrower
- Same weight
- Same stroke contrast
- 03
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Maven Pro
81%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 7% shorter x-height
- Sets 5% narrower
- Same weight
- Same stroke contrast
- 04
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Encode Sans Expanded
78%Close matchGoogle 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.
Encode Sans Semi Expanded
77%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- Same x-height
- Sets 3% narrower
- Same weight
- Same stroke contrast
- 06
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Lato
75%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 6% shorter x-height
- Sets 11% narrower
- Heavier
- Same stroke contrast
Measured, side by side.
Whitney against Nebula Sans, from the letters themselves. These numbers are why Nebula Sans comes first, and what the CSS below corrects for.
Whitney Nebula Sans
Keep your line breaks.
Swap Whitney for Nebula Sans and nothing reflows. This sets Nebula Sans at Whitney’s x-height and line length, so headings, buttons and paragraphs break where they did.
font-family: "Nebula Sans", sans-serif;
font-size: 1.013em; /* up to Whitney’s x-height */
letter-spacing: -0.007em; /* to Whitney’s line length */About Whitney
Whitney is a paid sans serif designed by Tobias Frere-Jones, published by Hoefler&Co..
See Whitney on typography.com ↗Questions, answered.
What is the best free alternative to Whitney?
Nebula Sans. Measured letter by letter, it’s 85% alike: same x-height, same width, same weight, same stroke contrast. Author, Maven Pro, Encode Sans Expanded, Encode Sans Semi Expanded and Lato are also close.
Is there a free version of Whitney?
No. Whitney is a paid sans serif from Hoefler&Co.. Every alternative on this page is free for commercial use, under the SIL Open Font License and ITF Free Font License.
How were these alternatives chosen?
By measuring the letters, not by comparing names or tags. Whitney was measured as typography.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 Nebula Sans change my layout?
Not if you use the CSS on this page. It sets Nebula Sans 1.3% larger with a touch less letter-spacing, so text written for Whitney keeps its x-height and its line lengths, and lines break in the same places.
Spot Whitney 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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