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The closest free alternative to ABC Walter is Akt, 80% alike by measurement, free from Google Fonts. TASA Orbiter and Zalando Sans come next.
ABC Walter, by Renan Rosatti & Arnaud Chemin for Dinamo. Measured on abcdinamo.com, October 23rd, 2026.
The six closest.
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The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Akt
80%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- Same x-height
- Same width
- Same weight
- Less stroke contrast
- 02
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
TASA Orbiter
79%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- Same x-height
- Same width
- A touch lighter
- Same stroke contrast
- 03
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Zalando Sans
78%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 3% taller x-height
- Same width
- A touch lighter
- Less stroke contrast
- 04
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Valley Sans
78%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 4% taller x-height
- Sets 4% wider
- A touch lighter
- Same stroke contrast
- 05
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Alan Sans
77%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- Same x-height
- Same width
- A touch lighter
- Same stroke contrast
- 06
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Adwaita Sans
77%Close matchOpen source · SIL Open Font License
- 3% taller x-height
- Same width
- Lighter
- Less stroke contrast
Measured, side by side.
ABC Walter against Akt, from the letters themselves. These numbers are why Akt comes first, and what the CSS below corrects for.
ABC Walter Akt
Keep your line breaks.
Swap ABC Walter for Akt and nothing reflows. This sets Akt at ABC Walter’s x-height and line length, so headings, buttons and paragraphs break where they did.
font-family: "Akt", sans-serif;
letter-spacing: 0.012em; /* to ABC Walter’s line length */About ABC Walter
ABC Walter is a paid sans serif designed by Renan Rosatti & Arnaud Chemin, published by Dinamo.
See ABC Walter on abcdinamo.com ↗Questions, answered.
What is the best free alternative to ABC Walter?
Akt. Measured letter by letter, it’s 80% alike: same x-height, same width, same weight, less stroke contrast. TASA Orbiter, Zalando Sans, Valley Sans, Alan Sans and Adwaita Sans are also close.
Is there a free version of ABC Walter?
No. ABC Walter 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 Walter 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 Akt change my layout?
Not if you use the CSS on this page. It sets Akt at the same size with a touch more letter-spacing, so text written for ABC Walter keeps its x-height and its line lengths, and lines break in the same places.
Spot ABC Walter 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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