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The closest free alternative to Post is Petrona, 80% alike by measurement, free from Google Fonts. Brygada 1918 and Libre Baskerville come next.
Post, by Viktor Mizera for Displaay, 2026. Measured on displaay.net, October 23rd, 2026.
The six closest.
- 01
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Petrona
80%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 9% shorter x-height
- Sets 9% narrower
- Same weight
- Same stroke contrast
- 02
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Brygada 1918
79%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 5% shorter 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.
Libre Baskerville
78%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 9% taller x-height
- Sets 8% wider
- Same weight
- More stroke contrast
- 04
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Fraunces
77%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 3% shorter x-height
- Same width
- A touch heavier
- More stroke contrast
- 05
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Vollkorn
77%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 5% shorter x-height
- Sets 9% narrower
- A touch heavier
- Less stroke contrast
- 06
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Andada Pro
77%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- Same x-height
- Sets 4% narrower
- Same weight
- Less stroke contrast
Measured, side by side.
Post against Petrona, from the letters themselves. These numbers are why Petrona comes first, and what the CSS below corrects for.
Post Petrona
Keep your line breaks.
Swap Post for Petrona and nothing reflows. This sets Petrona at Post’s x-height and line length, so headings, buttons and paragraphs break where they did.
font-family: "Petrona", serif;
font-size: 1.095em; /* up to Post’s x-height */
letter-spacing: 0.003em; /* to Post’s line length */About Post
Post is a paid serif designed by Viktor Mizera, published by Displaay in 2026.
See Post on displaay.net ↗Questions, answered.
What is the best free alternative to Post?
Petrona. Measured letter by letter, it’s 80% alike: 9% shorter x-height, sets 9% narrower, same weight, same stroke contrast. Brygada 1918, Libre Baskerville, Fraunces, Vollkorn and Andada Pro are also close.
Is there a free version of Post?
No. Post is a paid serif from Displaay. 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. Post was measured as displaay.net, 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 Petrona change my layout?
Not if you use the CSS on this page. It sets Petrona 9.5% larger with a touch more letter-spacing, so text written for Post keeps its x-height and its line lengths, and lines break in the same places.
Spot Post 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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