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Calibri font

Calibri is a humanist sans serif by Lucas de Groot, first issued by Microsoft in 2007. It comes with Windows: use it on that computer, in documents and pictures, but its licence doesn’t let you put the font file on a website or pass it on. These 24 free sans serifs come closest to it, measured letter by letter, closest first. Carlito is drawn to its exact widths and heights: it replaces Calibri without moving a line.

Calibri itself comes from your device, if it is installed

ComparedCalibri vs Arial 

CalibriSphinx of black quartz, judge my vow, in Calibri
Calibri LightSphinx of black quartz, judge my vow, in Calibri Light
Rendered by FontKind from the fonts installed with Windows, 1 October 2026 and 2 October 2026: pictures of words, as Microsoft’s font FAQ allows. The font files themselves are never sent.

01 / Free alternatives to Calibri — compared by measurements

65 px
Default
0 em

  1. The original · Calibri, from your device

  2. 56match · #1

    Carlito

    Same widths and heights as Calibri

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    Nearly identical proportions

    Differs most from Calibri in k, O, and 9

    Fonts like Carlito

  3. 93match · #2

    Asap Condensed

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    x-height 12% taller · 9% narrower · 7% heavier

    Differs most from Calibri in d, r, and 8

    Fonts like Asap Condensed

  4. 93match · #3

    Asap

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    x-height 12% taller · 9% wider

    Differs most from Calibri in p, 9, and l

    Fonts like Asap

  5. 83match · #4

    Istok Web

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    x-height 10% taller · 6% wider · more stroke contrast

    Differs most from Calibri in 7, 8, and g

    Fonts like Istok Web

  6. 83match · #5

    Beiruti

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    x-height 16% shorter · 14% narrower

    Differs most from Calibri in 1, q, and d

    Fonts like Beiruti

  7. 79match · #6

    Alpino

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    x-height 15% shorter · 6% narrower

    Differs most from Calibri in O, F, and 8

    Fonts like Alpino

  8. 75match · #7

    Miriam Libre

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    x-height 21% taller · 20% wider · 16% lighter

    Differs most from Calibri in r, I, and 5

    Fonts like Miriam Libre

  9. 75match · #8

    Signika Negative

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    x-height 7% taller · 14% heavier · 5% wider

    Differs most from Calibri in r, 4, and g

    Fonts like Signika Negative

  10. 72match · #9

    Signika

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    19% heavier · x-height 8% taller · 5% wider

    Differs most from Calibri in r, g, and 4

    Fonts like Signika

  11. 71match · #10

    Zain

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    7% wider · 13% heavier · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Calibri in 9, a, and o

    Fonts like Zain

  12. 71match · #11

    Nanum Gothic

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    x-height 16% taller · 14% wider · 23% lighter

    Differs most from Calibri in O, H, and F

    Fonts like Nanum Gothic

  13. 70match · #12

    Rubik

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    16% wider · x-height 11% taller

    Differs most from Calibri in 9, 6, and J

    Fonts like Rubik

  14. 68match · #13

    Pilcrow Rounded

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    x-height 14% taller · 16% lighter · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Calibri in 1, 7, and 8

    Fonts like Pilcrow Rounded

  15. 68match · #14

    M PLUS Rounded 1c

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    16% wider · x-height 11% taller · 19% lighter

    Differs most from Calibri in H, g, and 1

    Fonts like M PLUS Rounded 1c

  16. 68match · #15

    Sofia Sans

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    7% wider · x-height 5% taller

    Differs most from Calibri in q, C, and G

    Fonts like Sofia Sans

  17. 67match · #16

    Dosis

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    6% narrower · 13% lighter · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Calibri in Q, f, and 0

    Fonts like Dosis

  18. 67match · #17

    Kosugi Maru

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    x-height 14% taller · 10% wider

    Differs most from Calibri in m, G, and 8

    Fonts like Kosugi Maru

  19. 67match · #18

    Libre Franklin

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    16% wider · x-height 14% taller · 12% lighter

    Differs most from Calibri in 5, B, and e

    Fonts like Libre Franklin

  20. 66match · #19

    Sofia Sans Semi Condensed

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    x-height 4% taller

    Differs most from Calibri in q, d, and G

    Fonts like Sofia Sans Semi Condensed

  21. 66match · #20

    Pally

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    x-height 9% taller · less stroke contrast · 6% wider

    Differs most from Calibri in y, O, and g

    Fonts like Pally

  22. 65match · #21

    Mandali

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    10% wider · 11% lighter · x-height 4% taller

    Differs most from Calibri in o, 8, and g

    Fonts like Mandali

  23. 65match · #22

    Gayathri

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    more stroke contrast · 9% wider · 10% lighter

    Differs most from Calibri in y, Z, and O

    Fonts like Gayathri

  24. 62match · #23

    Genjyuu Gothic

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    x-height 16% taller · 16% wider

    Differs most from Calibri in o, 7, and e

    Fonts like Genjyuu Gothic

  25. 62match · #24

    Mitr

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    22% wider · 24% heavier

    Differs most from Calibri in 0, a, and 5

    Fonts like Mitr

About Calibri

Designed by
Lucas de GrootSource: Wikipedia: Calibri , Microsoft: font list
First issued
Microsoft, 2007Source: Wikipedia: Calibri , Microsoft: font list
Class
Humanist sans serifSource: Wikipedia: Calibri , Microsoft: font list
Comes with
Windows 11: CalibriMicrosoft 365, as a cloud font: CalibriSource: Microsoft: Windows 11 font list , Microsoft: cloud fonts in Office
Also
It was the default font of Microsoft Office from Office 2007 until Aptos took its place.Source: Wikipedia: Calibri , Wikipedia: Aptos (typeface)

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Questions about Calibri

Is Calibri free?

Free to use where it is installed, not to pass on: Calibri comes with Windows, and its licence doesn’t let you put it on a website or pass the file on. Carlito is the free font made to stand in for it, with Calibri’s exact widths and heights, under the SIL Open Font License. The 24 fonts on this page are free to use, commercially and on websites too: 20 under the SIL Open Font License, 3 under the ITF Free Font License and 1 under the Apache License.

Which free font has the same metrics as Calibri?

Carlito. Its letters take Calibri’s widths and its heights match, so a document set in Calibri keeps its line breaks and page count in Carlito. Up close, Carlito has nearly identical proportions.

Which free font is closest to Calibri?

Asap Condensed, at 93 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match, then Asap (93) and Istok Web (83). Next to Calibri, Asap Condensed is 9% narrower and 7% heavier, with an x-height 12% taller.

Can I use a free Calibri alternative in Word or Google Docs?

In Google Docs, most likely: Carlito, Asap Condensed, Asap and 17 more of them can be added from the font menu, under More fonts. In Word, none of them is one of Microsoft 365’s cloud fonts: install the one you choose from its page here, then restart Word, and it is in the font menu.

Who designed Calibri?

Calibri was designed by Lucas de Groot, and first issued by Microsoft in 2007.