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The closest free alternative to Marr Sans is Scoutie Sans, 78% alike by measurement, free from Google Fonts. IBM Plex Sans and DM Sans come next.
Marr Sans, by Paul Barnes, Dave Foster & Hrvoje Živčić 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.
Scoutie Sans
78%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- Same x-height
- Same width
- Same weight
- Same stroke contrast
- 02
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
IBM Plex Sans
77%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- Same x-height
- Same width
- Same weight
- Same stroke contrast
- 03
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
DM Sans
76%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 3% shorter x-height
- Sets 4% wider
- Same weight
- Same stroke contrast
- 04
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Comme
76%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- Same x-height
- Sets 4% wider
- Same weight
- Same stroke contrast
- 05
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Libre Franklin
75%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- Same x-height
- Sets 3% wider
- Same weight
- Same stroke contrast
- 06
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Telex
75%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- Same x-height
- Sets 3% wider
- Same weight
- Same stroke contrast
Measured, side by side.
Marr Sans against Scoutie Sans, from the letters themselves. These numbers are why Scoutie Sans comes first, and what the CSS below corrects for.
Marr Sans Scoutie Sans
Keep your line breaks.
Swap Marr Sans for Scoutie Sans and nothing reflows. This sets Scoutie Sans at Marr Sans’s x-height and line length, so headings, buttons and paragraphs break where they did.
font-family: "Scoutie Sans", sans-serif;
font-size: 1.006em; /* up to Marr Sans’s x-height */
letter-spacing: -0.01em; /* to Marr Sans’s line length */About Marr Sans
Marr Sans is a paid sans serif designed by Paul Barnes, Dave Foster & Hrvoje Živčić, published by Commercial Type.
See Marr Sans on commercialtype.com ↗Questions, answered.
What is the best free alternative to Marr Sans?
Scoutie Sans. Measured letter by letter, it’s 78% alike: same x-height, same width, same weight, same stroke contrast. IBM Plex Sans, DM Sans, Comme, Libre Franklin and Telex are also close.
Is there a free version of Marr Sans?
No. Marr Sans 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. Marr Sans 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 Scoutie Sans change my layout?
Not if you use the CSS on this page. It sets Scoutie Sans 0.6% larger with a touch less letter-spacing, so text written for Marr Sans keeps its x-height and its line lengths, and lines break in the same places.
Spot Marr Sans 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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