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The closest free alternative to ABC Marfa is Akt, 82% alike by measurement, free from Google Fonts. Gantari and Momo Trust Sans come next.
ABC Marfa, by Fabian Harb & Seb McLauchlan 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.
Akt
82%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- Same x-height
- Sets 5% narrower
- Same weight
- Same stroke contrast
- 02
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Gantari
78%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 6% shorter x-height
- Sets 3% narrower
- A touch lighter
- Same stroke contrast
- 03
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Momo Trust Sans
78%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 6% taller x-height
- Same width
- A touch lighter
- Same stroke contrast
- 04
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Zalando Sans
77%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 3% taller x-height
- Same width
- A touch lighter
- Same stroke contrast
- 05
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
REM
77%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- Same 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.
Geologica
76%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- Same x-height
- Same width
- Same weight
- Same stroke contrast
Measured, side by side.
ABC Marfa against Akt, from the letters themselves. These numbers are why Akt comes first, and what the CSS below corrects for.
ABC Marfa Akt
Keep your line breaks.
Swap ABC Marfa for Akt and nothing reflows. This sets Akt at ABC Marfa’s x-height and line length, so headings, buttons and paragraphs break where they did.
font-family: "Akt", sans-serif;
letter-spacing: 0.023em; /* to ABC Marfa’s line length */About ABC Marfa
ABC Marfa is a paid sans serif designed by Fabian Harb & Seb McLauchlan, published by Dinamo.
See ABC Marfa on abcdinamo.com ↗Questions, answered.
What is the best free alternative to ABC Marfa?
Akt. Measured letter by letter, it’s 82% alike: same x-height, sets 5% narrower, same weight, same stroke contrast. Gantari, Momo Trust Sans, Zalando Sans, REM and Geologica are also close.
Is there a free version of ABC Marfa?
No. ABC Marfa is a paid sans 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 Marfa 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 Akt change my layout?
Not if you use the CSS on this page. It sets Akt at the same size with a touch more letter-spacing, so text written for ABC Marfa keeps its x-height and its line lengths, and lines break in the same places.
Spot ABC Marfa 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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