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The closest free alternative to ABC Areal is Inter, 85% alike by measurement, free from Google Fonts. Istok Web and Zalando Sans come next.
ABC Areal, by Fabiola Mejía, Fabian Harb & Johannes Breyer for Dinamo. Measured on abcdinamo.com, October 23rd, 2026.
The six closest.
- 01
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Inter
85%Near twinGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 5% taller x-height
- Sets 7% wider
- Same weight
- Same stroke contrast
- 02
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
- Same width
- Same weight
- Same stroke contrast
- 03
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Zalando Sans
85%Near twinGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- Same x-height
- Sets 4% wider
- Same weight
- Same stroke contrast
- 04
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
SN Pro
84%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 5% shorter x-height
- Same width
- Same weight
- Same stroke contrast
- 05
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Overpass
83%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- Same x-height
- Same width
- Same weight
- Same stroke contrast
- 06
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Liter
83%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- Same x-height
- Same width
- Same weight
- Same stroke contrast
Measured, side by side.
ABC Areal against Inter, from the letters themselves. These numbers are why Inter comes first, and what the CSS below corrects for.
ABC Areal Inter
Keep your line breaks.
Swap ABC Areal for Inter and nothing reflows. This sets Inter at ABC Areal’s x-height and line length, so headings, buttons and paragraphs break where they did.
font-family: "Inter", sans-serif;
font-size: 0.951em; /* down to ABC Areal’s x-height */
letter-spacing: -0.008em; /* to ABC Areal’s line length */About ABC Areal
ABC Areal is a paid sans serif designed by Fabiola Mejía, Fabian Harb & Johannes Breyer, published by Dinamo.
See ABC Areal on abcdinamo.com ↗Questions, answered.
What is the best free alternative to ABC Areal?
Inter. Measured letter by letter, it’s 85% alike: 5% taller x-height, sets 7% wider, same weight, same stroke contrast. Istok Web, Zalando Sans, SN Pro, Overpass and Liter are also close.
Is there a free version of ABC Areal?
No. ABC Areal is a paid sans serif from Dinamo. 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. ABC Areal was measured as abcdinamo.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 Inter change my layout?
Not if you use the CSS on this page. It sets Inter 4.9% smaller with a touch less letter-spacing, so text written for ABC Areal keeps its x-height and its line lengths, and lines break in the same places.
Spot ABC Areal 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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