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The closest free alternative to PP Writer is Radley, 81% alike by measurement, free from Google Fonts. Libre Baskerville and Spectral come next.
PP Writer, by Fred Wiltshire for Pangram Pangram. Measured on pangrampangram.com, October 23rd, 2026.
The six closest.
- 01
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Radley
81%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 10% shorter x-height
- Sets 10% narrower
- Same weight
- Same stroke contrast
- 02
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Libre Baskerville
80%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 8% taller x-height
- Sets 7% wider
- Same weight
- Same stroke contrast
- 03
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Spectral
80%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 8% shorter x-height
- Sets 8% narrower
- Same weight
- Less stroke contrast
- 04
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Besley
79%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 6% taller x-height
- Sets 4% wider
- Same weight
- Same stroke contrast
- 05
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Castoro
79%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 3% shorter x-height
- Sets 7% narrower
- Same weight
- Same stroke contrast
- 06
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Crimson Text
77%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 14% shorter x-height
- Sets 19% narrower
- Same weight
- Less stroke contrast
Measured, side by side.
PP Writer against Radley, from the letters themselves. These numbers are why Radley comes first, and what the CSS below corrects for.
PP Writer Radley
Keep your line breaks.
Swap PP Writer for Radley and nothing reflows. This sets Radley at PP Writer’s x-height and line length, so headings, buttons and paragraphs break where they did.
font-family: "Radley", serif;
font-size: 1.116em; /* up to PP Writer’s x-height */
letter-spacing: -0.003em; /* to PP Writer’s line length */About PP Writer
PP Writer is a paid serif designed by Fred Wiltshire, published by Pangram Pangram.
See PP Writer on pangrampangram.com ↗Questions, answered.
What is the best free alternative to PP Writer?
Radley. Measured letter by letter, it’s 81% alike: 10% shorter x-height, sets 10% narrower, same weight, same stroke contrast. Libre Baskerville, Spectral, Besley, Castoro and Crimson Text are also close.
Is there a free version of PP Writer?
No. PP Writer is a paid 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 Writer 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 Radley change my layout?
Not if you use the CSS on this page. It sets Radley 11.6% larger with a touch less letter-spacing, so text written for PP Writer keeps its x-height and its line lengths, and lines break in the same places.
Spot PP Writer 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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