Free alternatives toPP Fraktion

The closest free alternative to PP Fraktion is IBM Plex Sans, 81% alike by measurement, free from Google Fonts. Roboto Flex and Supreme come next.

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PP Fraktion, by Juri Zaech for Pangram Pangram. Measured on pangrampangram.com, October 23rd, 2026.

The six closest.

  1. 01

    The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.

    IBM Plex Sans

    81%

    Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License

    • 6% taller x-height
    • Same width
    • A touch lighter
    • Same stroke contrast
  2. 02

    The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.

    Roboto Flex

    81%

    Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License

    • 5% taller x-height
    • Same width
    • Same weight
    • Same stroke contrast
  3. 03

    The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.

    Supreme

    79%

    Close matchFontshare · ITF Free Font License

    • Same x-height
    • Same width
    • Same weight
    • Same stroke contrast
  4. 04

    The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.

    Sofia Sans

    78%

    Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License

    • Same x-height
    • Sets 3% narrower
    • Same weight
    • Same stroke contrast
  5. 05

    The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.

    Clear Sans

    78%

    Close matchOpen source · Apache License

    • 5% taller x-height
    • Same width
    • Same weight
    • Same stroke contrast
  6. 06

    The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.

    Rubik

    77%

    Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License

    • 6% taller x-height
    • Sets 6% wider
    • Same weight
    • Same stroke contrast

Measured, side by side.

PP Fraktion against IBM Plex Sans, from the letters themselves. These numbers are why IBM Plex Sans comes first, and what the CSS below corrects for.

Proportions in em, at the same font size
Ascender0.720.74Cap height0.680.70x-height0.490.52Descender0.190.21
Letter widths, a to z: what decides where lines break
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
Weight−7%
Stroke contrast−2%

PP Fraktion IBM Plex Sans

Keep your line breaks.

Swap PP Fraktion for IBM Plex Sans and nothing reflows. This sets IBM Plex Sans at PP Fraktion’s x-height and line length, so headings, buttons and paragraphs break where they did.

PP Fraktion → IBM Plex Sans
font-family: "IBM Plex Sans", sans-serif;
font-size: 0.947em; /* down to PP Fraktion’s x-height */
letter-spacing: 0.02em; /* to PP Fraktion’s line length */

About PP Fraktion

PP Fraktion is a paid sans serif designed by Juri Zaech, published by Pangram Pangram.

See PP Fraktion on pangrampangram.com ↗

Questions, answered.

What is the best free alternative to PP Fraktion?

IBM Plex Sans. Measured letter by letter, it’s 81% alike: 6% taller x-height, same width, a touch lighter, same stroke contrast. Roboto Flex, Supreme, Sofia Sans, Clear Sans and Rubik are also close.

Is there a free version of PP Fraktion?

No. PP Fraktion is a paid sans serif from Pangram Pangram. Every alternative on this page is free for commercial use, under the SIL Open Font License, ITF Free Font License and Apache License.

How were these alternatives chosen?

By measuring the letters, not by comparing names or tags. PP Fraktion 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 IBM Plex Sans change my layout?

Not if you use the CSS on this page. It sets IBM Plex Sans 5.3% smaller with a touch more letter-spacing, so text written for PP Fraktion keeps its x-height and its line lengths, and lines break in the same places.

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