Free alternatives toABC Oracle

The closest free alternative to ABC Oracle is Zalando Sans, 86% alike by measurement, free from Google Fonts. SN Pro and TASA Orbiter come next.

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ABC Oracle, by Johannes Breyer for Dinamo. Measured on abcdinamo.com, October 23rd, 2026.

The six closest.

  1. 01

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

    Zalando Sans

    86%

    Near twinGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License

    • Same x-height
    • Same width
    • A touch lighter
    • Same stroke contrast
  2. 02

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

    SN Pro

    85%

    Near twinGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License

    • Same x-height
    • Sets 4% narrower
    • A touch lighter
    • Same stroke contrast
  3. 03

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

    TASA Orbiter

    84%

    Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License

    • Same x-height
    • Same width
    • A touch lighter
    • Same stroke contrast
  4. 04

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

    Miranda Sans

    84%

    Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License

    • 3% taller x-height
    • Same width
    • A touch lighter
    • Same stroke contrast
  5. 05

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

    Adwaita Sans

    82%

    Close matchOpen source · SIL Open Font License

    • Same x-height
    • Same width
    • A touch lighter
    • Less stroke contrast
  6. 06

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

    Be Vietnam Pro

    81%

    Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License

    • 5% taller x-height
    • Sets 6% wider
    • Same weight
    • Same stroke contrast

Measured, side by side.

ABC Oracle against Zalando Sans, from the letters themselves. These numbers are why Zalando Sans comes first, and what the CSS below corrects for.

Proportions in em, at the same font size
Ascender0.700.71Cap height0.700.71x-height0.510.51Descender0.210.20
Letter widths, a to z: what decides where lines break
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
Weight−10%
Stroke contrast−8%

ABC Oracle Zalando Sans

Keep your line breaks.

Swap ABC Oracle for Zalando Sans and nothing reflows. This sets Zalando Sans at ABC Oracle’s x-height and line length, so headings, buttons and paragraphs break where they did.

ABC Oracle → Zalando Sans
font-family: "Zalando Sans", sans-serif;
font-size: 0.986em; /* down to ABC Oracle’s x-height */
letter-spacing: 0.004em; /* to ABC Oracle’s line length */

About ABC Oracle

ABC Oracle is a paid sans serif designed by Johannes Breyer, published by Dinamo.

See ABC Oracle on abcdinamo.com ↗

Questions, answered.

What is the best free alternative to ABC Oracle?

Zalando Sans. Measured letter by letter, it’s 86% alike: same x-height, same width, a touch lighter, same stroke contrast. SN Pro, TASA Orbiter, Miranda Sans, Adwaita Sans and Be Vietnam Pro are also close.

Is there a free version of ABC Oracle?

No. ABC Oracle 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 Oracle 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 Zalando Sans change my layout?

Not if you use the CSS on this page. It sets Zalando Sans 1.4% smaller with a touch more letter-spacing, so text written for ABC Oracle keeps its x-height and its line lengths, and lines break in the same places.

Spot ABC Oracle in the wild?

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