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The closest free alternative to PP Altera is Redaction, 78% alike by measurement, free from its open-source project. Gambetta and Zodiak come next.
PP Altera, by Caio Kondo for Pangram Pangram. Measured on pangrampangram.com, October 23rd, 2026.
The six closest.
- 01
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Redaction
78%Close matchOpen source · SIL Open Font License
- 6% shorter x-height
- Sets 7% narrower
- A touch heavier
- More stroke contrast
- 02
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Gambetta
76%Close matchFontshare · ITF Free Font License
- 10% shorter x-height
- Sets 7% narrower
- Same weight
- Same stroke contrast
- 03
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Zodiak
76%Close matchFontshare · ITF Free Font License
- Same x-height
- Sets 5% wider
- Same weight
- More stroke contrast
- 04
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
DejaVu Serif
75%Close matchOpen source · SIL Open Font License
- 4% taller x-height
- Sets 10% wider
- A touch heavier
- Same stroke contrast
- 05
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Gelasio
73%Same spiritGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 3% shorter x-height
- Sets 6% narrower
- A touch heavier
- Same stroke contrast
- 06
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Besley
73%Same spiritGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 4% taller x-height
- Sets 6% wider
- A touch heavier
- Same stroke contrast
Measured, side by side.
PP Altera against Redaction, from the letters themselves. These numbers are why Redaction comes first, and what the CSS below corrects for.
PP Altera Redaction
Keep your line breaks.
Swap PP Altera for Redaction and nothing reflows. This sets Redaction at PP Altera’s x-height and line length, so headings, buttons and paragraphs break where they did.
font-family: "Redaction", serif;
font-size: 1.064em; /* up to PP Altera’s x-height */
letter-spacing: 0.003em; /* to PP Altera’s line length */About PP Altera
PP Altera is a paid serif designed by Caio Kondo, published by Pangram Pangram.
See PP Altera on pangrampangram.com ↗Questions, answered.
What is the best free alternative to PP Altera?
Redaction. Measured letter by letter, it’s 78% alike: 6% shorter x-height, sets 7% narrower, a touch heavier, more stroke contrast. Gambetta, Zodiak, DejaVu Serif, Gelasio and Besley are also close.
Is there a free version of PP Altera?
No. PP Altera is a paid serif from Pangram Pangram. 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. PP Altera was measured as pangrampangram.com, October 23rd 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 Redaction change my layout?
Not if you use the CSS on this page. It sets Redaction 6.4% larger with a touch more letter-spacing, so text written for PP Altera keeps its x-height and its line lengths, and lines break in the same places.
Spot PP Altera 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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