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The closest free alternative to Control is Roboto Condensed, 77% alike by measurement, free from Google Fonts. Cossette Texte and Reddit Sans Condensed come next.
Control, by Christian Schwartz & Miguel Reyes for Commercial Type. Measured on commercialtype.com, October 23rd, 2026.
The six closest.
- 01
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Roboto Condensed
77%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 5% shorter 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.
Cossette Texte
77%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 8% taller x-height
- Sets 11% wider
- Same weight
- Same stroke contrast
- 03
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Reddit Sans Condensed
73%Same spiritGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 5% shorter 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.
Inter Tight
69%Same spiritGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- Same x-height
- Sets 9% wider
- A touch lighter
- Same stroke contrast
- 05
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Barlow Semi Condensed
65%Same spiritGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 9% shorter x-height
- Same width
- A touch lighter
- Same stroke contrast
- 06
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Spline Sans
65%Same spiritGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- Same x-height
- Sets 14% wider
- Same weight
- Same stroke contrast
Measured, side by side.
Control against Roboto Condensed, from the letters themselves. These numbers are why Roboto Condensed comes first, and what the CSS below corrects for.
Control Roboto Condensed
Keep your line breaks.
Swap Control for Roboto Condensed and nothing reflows. This sets Roboto Condensed at Control’s x-height and line length, so headings, buttons and paragraphs break where they did.
font-family: "Roboto Condensed", sans-serif;
font-size: 1.052em; /* up to Control’s x-height */
letter-spacing: -0.02em; /* to Control’s line length */About Control
Control is a paid sans serif designed by Christian Schwartz & Miguel Reyes, published by Commercial Type.
See Control on commercialtype.com ↗Questions, answered.
What is the best free alternative to Control?
Roboto Condensed. Measured letter by letter, it’s 77% alike: 5% shorter x-height, same width, same weight, same stroke contrast. Cossette Texte, Reddit Sans Condensed, Inter Tight, Barlow Semi Condensed and Spline Sans are also close.
Is there a free version of Control?
No. Control is a paid sans serif from Commercial Type. 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. Control was measured as commercialtype.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 Roboto Condensed change my layout?
Not if you use the CSS on this page. It sets Roboto Condensed 5.2% larger with a touch less letter-spacing, so text written for Control keeps its x-height and its line lengths, and lines break in the same places.
Spot Control 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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