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The closest free alternative to GT Era is TASA Orbiter, 88% alike by measurement, free from Google Fonts. Zalando Sans and Valley Sans come next.
GT Era, by Thierry Blancpain for Grilli Type, 2025. Measured on grillitype.com, October 23rd, 2026.
The six closest.
- 01
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
TASA Orbiter
88%Near twinGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 3% 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.
Zalando Sans
85%Near twinGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- Same x-height
- Sets 3% narrower
- Same weight
- Same stroke contrast
- 03
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Valley Sans
85%Near twinGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- Same 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.
Monda
84%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- Same x-height
- Same width
- A touch heavier
- Same stroke contrast
- 05
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
TikTok Sans
84%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.
SN Pro
84%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 5% shorter x-height
- Sets 8% narrower
- Same weight
- Same stroke contrast
Measured, side by side.
GT Era against TASA Orbiter, from the letters themselves. These numbers are why TASA Orbiter comes first, and what the CSS below corrects for.
GT Era TASA Orbiter
Keep your line breaks.
Swap GT Era for TASA Orbiter and nothing reflows. This sets TASA Orbiter at GT Era’s x-height and line length, so headings, buttons and paragraphs break where they did.
font-family: "TASA Orbiter", sans-serif;
font-size: 1.036em; /* up to GT Era’s x-height */About GT Era
GT Era is a paid sans serif designed by Thierry Blancpain, published by Grilli Type in 2025.
See GT Era on grillitype.com ↗Questions, answered.
What is the best free alternative to GT Era?
TASA Orbiter. Measured letter by letter, it’s 88% alike: 3% shorter x-height, sets 4% narrower, same weight, same stroke contrast. Zalando Sans, Valley Sans, Monda, TikTok Sans and SN Pro are also close.
Is there a free version of GT Era?
No. GT Era is a paid sans serif from Grilli 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. GT Era was measured as grillitype.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 TASA Orbiter change my layout?
Not if you use the CSS on this page. It sets TASA Orbiter 3.6% larger, so text written for GT Era keeps its x-height and its line lengths, and lines break in the same places.
Spot GT Era 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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