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The closest free alternative to ABC Gramercy is Newsreader, 81% alike by measurement, free from Google Fonts. Crimson Text and Spectral come next.
ABC Gramercy, by Robert Janes, 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.
Newsreader
81%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 5% shorter x-height
- Sets 3% narrower
- Same weight
- Same stroke contrast
- 02
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Crimson Text
81%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 8% shorter x-height
- Sets 11% narrower
- Same weight
- Same stroke contrast
- 03
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Spectral
81%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 3% shorter x-height
- Same width
- Same weight
- Same stroke contrast
- 04
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Average
79%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- Same x-height
- Sets 4% narrower
- Same weight
- Less stroke contrast
- 05
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Castoro
78%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 3% taller x-height
- Same width
- Same weight
- More stroke contrast
- 06
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Vollkorn
77%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- Same x-height
- Same width
- Same weight
- Same stroke contrast
Measured, side by side.
ABC Gramercy against Newsreader, from the letters themselves. These numbers are why Newsreader comes first, and what the CSS below corrects for.
ABC Gramercy Newsreader
Keep your line breaks.
Swap ABC Gramercy for Newsreader and nothing reflows. This sets Newsreader at ABC Gramercy’s x-height and line length, so headings, buttons and paragraphs break where they did.
font-family: "Newsreader", serif;
font-size: 1.049em; /* up to ABC Gramercy’s x-height */
letter-spacing: -0.007em; /* to ABC Gramercy’s line length */About ABC Gramercy
ABC Gramercy is a paid serif designed by Robert Janes, Fabian Harb & Johannes Breyer, published by Dinamo.
See ABC Gramercy on abcdinamo.com ↗Questions, answered.
What is the best free alternative to ABC Gramercy?
Newsreader. Measured letter by letter, it’s 81% alike: 5% shorter x-height, sets 3% narrower, same weight, same stroke contrast. Crimson Text, Spectral, Average, Castoro and Vollkorn are also close.
Is there a free version of ABC Gramercy?
No. ABC Gramercy is a paid 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 Gramercy 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 Newsreader change my layout?
Not if you use the CSS on this page. It sets Newsreader 4.9% larger with a touch less letter-spacing, so text written for ABC Gramercy keeps its x-height and its line lengths, and lines break in the same places.
Spot ABC Gramercy 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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