Free alternatives toPP Neue York

The closest free alternative to PP Neue York is Libre Franklin, 86% alike by measurement, free from Google Fonts. Public Sans and Zalando Sans come next.

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PP Neue York, by Andrea Biggio 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.

    Libre Franklin

    86%

    Near twinGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License

    • 4% taller x-height
    • Same width
    • Same weight
    • Less stroke contrast
  2. 02

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

    Public Sans

    85%

    Near twinGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License

    • Same x-height
    • Same width
    • Same weight
    • Less stroke contrast
  3. 03

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

    Zalando Sans

    84%

    Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License

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

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

    Miranda Sans

    81%

    Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License

    • Same x-height
    • Same width
    • Same weight
    • Less stroke contrast
  5. 05

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

    TASA Orbiter

    80%

    Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License

    • Same x-height
    • Same width
    • Same weight
    • Less stroke contrast
  6. 06

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

    Atkinson Hyperlegible

    79%

    Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License

    • 3% shorter x-height
    • Sets 4% narrower
    • Same weight
    • Less stroke contrast

Measured, side by side.

PP Neue York against Libre Franklin, from the letters themselves. These numbers are why Libre Franklin comes first, and what the CSS below corrects for.

Proportions in em, at the same font size
Ascender0.710.74Cap height0.710.74x-height0.510.53Descender0.200.17
Letter widths, a to z: what decides where lines break
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
Weight−5%
Stroke contrast−15%

PP Neue York Libre Franklin

Keep your line breaks.

Swap PP Neue York for Libre Franklin and nothing reflows. This sets Libre Franklin at PP Neue York’s x-height and line length, so headings, buttons and paragraphs break where they did.

PP Neue York → Libre Franklin
font-family: "Libre Franklin", sans-serif;
font-size: 0.966em; /* down to PP Neue York’s x-height */
letter-spacing: 0.011em; /* to PP Neue York’s line length */

About PP Neue York

PP Neue York is a paid sans serif designed by Andrea Biggio, published by Pangram Pangram.

See PP Neue York on pangrampangram.com ↗

Questions, answered.

What is the best free alternative to PP Neue York?

Libre Franklin. Measured letter by letter, it’s 86% alike: 4% taller x-height, same width, same weight, less stroke contrast. Public Sans, Zalando Sans, Miranda Sans, TASA Orbiter and Atkinson Hyperlegible are also close.

Is there a free version of PP Neue York?

No. PP Neue York is a paid sans serif from Pangram Pangram. 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. PP Neue York 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 Libre Franklin change my layout?

Not if you use the CSS on this page. It sets Libre Franklin 3.4% smaller with a touch more letter-spacing, so text written for PP Neue York keeps its x-height and its line lengths, and lines break in the same places.

Spot PP Neue York 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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