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The closest free alternative to Delegate is Radio Canada Big, 82% alike by measurement, free from Google Fonts. Roboto and Spline Sans come next.
Delegate, by Shiva Nallaperumal 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.
Radio Canada Big
82%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 4% shorter x-height
- Sets 4% narrower
- Same weight
- Same stroke contrast
- 02
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Roboto
80%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 4% shorter x-height
- Sets 5% narrower
- Same weight
- Same stroke contrast
- 03
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Spline Sans
79%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- Same x-height
- Sets 4% narrower
- Same weight
- Same stroke contrast
- 04
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Blinker
77%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 10% shorter x-height
- Sets 12% narrower
- Same weight
- Less stroke contrast
- 05
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Familjen Grotesk
77%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 9% shorter x-height
- Sets 10% narrower
- Same weight
- Same stroke contrast
- 06
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Atkinson Hyperlegible Next
76%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 10% shorter x-height
- Sets 5% narrower
- Same weight
- Same stroke contrast
Measured, side by side.
Delegate against Radio Canada Big, from the letters themselves. These numbers are why Radio Canada Big comes first, and what the CSS below corrects for.
Delegate Radio Canada Big
Keep your line breaks.
Swap Delegate for Radio Canada Big and nothing reflows. This sets Radio Canada Big at Delegate’s x-height and line length, so headings, buttons and paragraphs break where they did.
font-family: "Radio Canada Big", sans-serif;
font-size: 1.038em; /* up to Delegate’s x-height */
letter-spacing: 0.004em; /* to Delegate’s line length */About Delegate
Delegate is a paid sans serif designed by Shiva Nallaperumal, published by Commercial Type.
See Delegate on commercialtype.com ↗Questions, answered.
What is the best free alternative to Delegate?
Radio Canada Big. Measured letter by letter, it’s 82% alike: 4% shorter x-height, sets 4% narrower, same weight, same stroke contrast. Roboto, Spline Sans, Blinker, Familjen Grotesk and Atkinson Hyperlegible Next are also close.
Is there a free version of Delegate?
No. Delegate 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. Delegate 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 Radio Canada Big change my layout?
Not if you use the CSS on this page. It sets Radio Canada Big 3.8% larger with a touch more letter-spacing, so text written for Delegate keeps its x-height and its line lengths, and lines break in the same places.
Spot Delegate 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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