Free alternatives toPP Right Grotesk

The closest free alternative to PP Right Grotesk is Sofia Sans Condensed, 77% alike by measurement, free from Google Fonts. Fira Sans Extra Condensed and Special Gothic Condensed One come next.

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PP Right Grotesk, by Alex Slobzheninov 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.

    Sofia Sans Condensed

    77%

    Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License

    • 5% shorter x-height
    • Sets 4% narrower
    • A touch lighter
    • Less stroke contrast
  2. 02

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

    Fira Sans Extra Condensed

    68%

    Same spiritGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License

    • 3% taller x-height
    • Sets 9% wider
    • A touch lighter
    • Same stroke contrast
  3. 03

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

    Special Gothic Condensed One

    68%

    Same spiritGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License

    • Same x-height
    • Sets 5% narrower
    • Heavier
    • Less stroke contrast
  4. 04

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

    Oswald

    65%

    Same spiritGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License

    • 13% taller x-height
    • Sets 5% wider
    • A touch heavier
    • Same stroke contrast
  5. 05

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

    Barlow Condensed

    65%

    Same spiritGoogle Fonts · 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.

    Asap Condensed

    65%

    Same spiritGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License

    • Same x-height
    • Sets 4% wider
    • A touch lighter
    • Less stroke contrast

Measured, side by side.

PP Right Grotesk against Sofia Sans Condensed, from the letters themselves. These numbers are why Sofia Sans Condensed comes first, and what the CSS below corrects for.

Proportions in em, at the same font size
Ascender0.680.68Cap height0.680.66x-height0.510.49Descender0.180.19
Letter widths, a to z: what decides where lines break
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
Weight−12%
Stroke contrast−26%

PP Right Grotesk Sofia Sans Condensed

Keep your line breaks.

Swap PP Right Grotesk for Sofia Sans Condensed and nothing reflows. This sets Sofia Sans Condensed at PP Right Grotesk’s x-height and line length, so headings, buttons and paragraphs break where they did.

PP Right Grotesk → Sofia Sans Condensed
font-family: "Sofia Sans Condensed", sans-serif;
font-size: 1.053em; /* up to PP Right Grotesk’s x-height */
letter-spacing: -0.004em; /* to PP Right Grotesk’s line length */

About PP Right Grotesk

PP Right Grotesk is a paid sans serif designed by Alex Slobzheninov, published by Pangram Pangram.

See PP Right Grotesk on pangrampangram.com ↗

Questions, answered.

What is the best free alternative to PP Right Grotesk?

Sofia Sans Condensed. Measured letter by letter, it’s 77% alike: 5% shorter x-height, sets 4% narrower, a touch lighter, less stroke contrast. Fira Sans Extra Condensed, Special Gothic Condensed One, Oswald, Barlow Condensed and Asap Condensed are also close.

Is there a free version of PP Right Grotesk?

No. PP Right Grotesk 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 Right Grotesk 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 Sofia Sans Condensed change my layout?

Not if you use the CSS on this page. It sets Sofia Sans Condensed 5.3% larger with a touch less letter-spacing, so text written for PP Right Grotesk keeps its x-height and its line lengths, and lines break in the same places.

Spot PP Right Grotesk 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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