Lucida Sans Unicode font
Lucida Sans Unicode is a humanist sans serif by Charles Bigelow and Kris Holmes, first issued by Bigelow & Holmes in 1993. 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.
Lucida Sans Unicode itself comes from your device, if it is installed
01 / Free alternatives to Lucida Sans Unicode — compared by measurements
The original · Lucida Sans Unicode, from your device
89match · #1
DejaVu Sans
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 3% taller
Differs most from Lucida Sans Unicode in 8, 1, and 7
81match · #2
Telex
Find the font. Find its kind.5% narrower · x-height 3% shorter
Differs most from Lucida Sans Unicode in C, 1, and 5
79match · #3
Amiko
Find the font. Find its kind.Nearly identical proportions
Differs most from Lucida Sans Unicode in 8, 1, and G
78match · #4
Biryani
Find the font. Find its kind.less stroke contrast · x-height 4% taller
Differs most from Lucida Sans Unicode in 8, l, and 6
77match · #5
Menbere
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 7% taller · 9% heavier · less stroke contrast
Differs most from Lucida Sans Unicode in I, t, and q
77match · #6
Prompt
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 9% shorter · 13% heavier
Differs most from Lucida Sans Unicode in 8, o, and b
77match · #7
Amulya
Find the font. Find its kind.11% lighter · x-height 5% shorter · 5% narrower
Differs most from Lucida Sans Unicode in g, y, and l
76match · #8
Tauri
Find the font. Find its kind.23% heavier · x-height 5% taller · 4% narrower
Differs most from Lucida Sans Unicode in 8, g, and j
73match · #9
Sansation
Find the font. Find its kind.7% narrower · x-height 3% shorter · less stroke contrast
Differs most from Lucida Sans Unicode in 8, t, and 6
73match · #10
Noto Sans
Find the font. Find its kind.4% narrower · less stroke contrast
Differs most from Lucida Sans Unicode in I, t, and q
73match · #11
Kanit
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 11% shorter · 20% heavier · 5% narrower
Differs most from Lucida Sans Unicode in 8, Q, and l
73match · #12
Lunasima
Find the font. Find its kind.7% lighter · less stroke contrast
Differs most from Lucida Sans Unicode in I, q, and t
72match · #13
Kufam
Find the font. Find its kind.less stroke contrast
Differs most from Lucida Sans Unicode in V, A, and W
72match · #14
Inder
Find the font. Find its kind.5% narrower · x-height 5% shorter
Differs most from Lucida Sans Unicode in 8, q, and t
72match · #15
Federo
Find the font. Find its kind.18% narrower · more stroke contrast · x-height 13% shorter
Differs most from Lucida Sans Unicode in s, 7, and U
72match · #16
Noto Sans Display
Find the font. Find its kind.9% narrower · less stroke contrast
Differs most from Lucida Sans Unicode in I, c, and t
72match · #17
Doppio One
Find the font. Find its kind.27% heavier · 3% narrower
Differs most from Lucida Sans Unicode in 8, 9, and b
72match · #18
Open Sans
Find the font. Find its kind.5% narrower · 8% lighter · less stroke contrast
Differs most from Lucida Sans Unicode in g, t, and q
71match · #19
Roboto
Find the font. Find its kind.9% narrower · 10% heavier · less stroke contrast
Differs most from Lucida Sans Unicode in 8, C, and G
71match · #20
71match · #21
Encode Sans Semi Expanded
Find the font. Find its kind.9% lighter
Differs most from Lucida Sans Unicode in j, B, and 8
71match · #22
Zamero Sans
Find the font. Find its kind.20% heavier · x-height 6% shorter · less stroke contrast
Differs most from Lucida Sans Unicode in 8, l, and J
71match · #23
Allerta
Find the font. Find its kind.6% wider · 11% heavier · x-height 4% taller
Differs most from Lucida Sans Unicode in 0, C, and l
71match · #24
Encode Sans Expanded
Find the font. Find its kind.12% lighter · 4% wider · less stroke contrast
Differs most from Lucida Sans Unicode in B, j, and 8
About Lucida Sans Unicode
- Designed by
- Charles Bigelow and Kris HolmesSource: Wikipedia: Lucida Sans Unicode
- First issued
- Bigelow & Holmes, 1993Source: Wikipedia: Lucida Sans Unicode
- Class
- Humanist sans serifSource: Wikipedia: Lucida Sans Unicode
- Comes with
- Windows 11: Lucida Sans UnicodeMicrosoft 365, as a cloud font: Lucida Sans UnicodeSource: Microsoft: Windows 11 font list , Microsoft: cloud fonts in Office
- Trademark
- Lucida is a registered trademark of Bigelow & Holmes.Source: Monotype: trademarks
Read by hand on 1 October 2026 from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), Microsoft’s and Apple’s lists of their fonts, Monotype’s list of its trademarks and the foundries’ and shops’ own pages. The references are linked beside each fact; a page that sells or hands out the font is not, so a fact read only there shows no link.
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Questions about Lucida Sans Unicode
Is Lucida Sans Unicode free?
Free to use where it is installed, not to pass on: Lucida Sans Unicode comes with Windows, and its licence doesn’t let you put it on a website or pass the file on. The 24 fonts on this page are free to use, commercially and on websites too: 23 under the SIL Open Font License and 1 under the ITF Free Font License.
Which free font is closest to Lucida Sans Unicode?
DejaVu Sans, at 89 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match, then Telex (81) and Amiko (79). Next to Lucida Sans Unicode, DejaVu Sans has an x-height 3% taller.
Can I use a free Lucida Sans Unicode alternative in Word or Google Docs?
In Google Docs, most likely: Telex, Amiko, Biryani and 18 more of them can be added from the font menu, under More fonts.
Who designed Lucida Sans Unicode?
Lucida Sans Unicode was designed by Charles Bigelow and Kris Holmes, and first issued by Bigelow & Holmes in 1993.