Segoe UI® font
Segoe UI is a humanist sans serif by Steve Matteson, first issued by Microsoft in 2003. 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.
Segoe UI itself comes from your device, if it is installed
01 / Free alternatives to Segoe UI® — compared by measurements
The original · Segoe UI, from your device
84match · #1
82match · #2
Sarabun
Find the font. Find its kind.Nearly identical proportions
Differs most from Segoe UI in l, s, and c
79match · #3
DejaVu Sans
Find the font. Find its kind.14% wider · x-height 9% taller
Differs most from Segoe UI in t, j, and 7
77match · #4
Amiko
Find the font. Find its kind.14% wider · x-height 4% taller
Differs most from Segoe UI in p, 1, and o
76match · #5
Tenor Sans
Find the font. Find its kind.more stroke contrast · 7% wider · 10% lighter
Differs most from Segoe UI in 7, c, and N
76match · #6
Open Sans
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 7% taller · 6% wider
Differs most from Segoe UI in g, O, and c
76match · #7
Prompt
Find the font. Find its kind.12% wider · 16% heavier · x-height 4% shorter
Differs most from Segoe UI in t, J, and p
76match · #8
Albert Sans
Find the font. Find its kind.4% wider · 7% lighter
Differs most from Segoe UI in s, 9, and J
76match · #9
M PLUS 1p
Find the font. Find its kind.10% wider · 15% lighter · x-height 4% taller
Differs most from Segoe UI in S, j, and i
75match · #10
Figtree
Find the font. Find its kind.Nearly identical proportions
Differs most from Segoe UI in 0, S, and J
75match · #11
75match · #12
Fixel
Find the font. Find its kind.5% wider · x-height 4% taller · less stroke contrast
Differs most from Segoe UI in g, S, and t
75match · #13
74match · #14
74match · #15
Carme
Find the font. Find its kind.6% wider · less stroke contrast
Differs most from Segoe UI in q, s, and p
74match · #16
74match · #17
Excon
Find the font. Find its kind.10% wider · less stroke contrast · x-height 4% taller
Differs most from Segoe UI in t, 7, and 2
73match · #18
73match · #19
73match · #20
73match · #21
Haskoy
Find the font. Find its kind.Nearly identical proportions
Differs most from Segoe UI in 4, c, and J
73match · #22
Kantumruy Pro
Find the font. Find its kind.6% wider · 10% lighter
Differs most from Segoe UI in J, S, and l
73match · #23
72match · #24
M PLUS 2
Find the font. Find its kind.10% wider · x-height 4% taller · 8% lighter
Differs most from Segoe UI in t, S, and M
About Segoe UI
- Designed by
- Steve MattesonSource: Wikipedia: Segoe
- First issued
- Microsoft, 2003Source: Wikipedia: Segoe
- Class
- Humanist sans serifSource: Wikipedia: Segoe
- Comes with
- Windows 11: Segoe UIMicrosoft 365, as a cloud font: Segoe UISource: Microsoft: Windows 11 font list , Microsoft: cloud fonts in Office
- Trademark
- Segoe UI®, Microsoft CorporationSource: Wikipedia: Segoe
- Also
- Segoe UI came with Windows Vista, and Microsoft sets the text of its own interfaces in it.Source: Wikipedia: Segoe
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Questions about Segoe UI
Is Segoe UI free?
Free to use where it is installed, not to pass on: Segoe UI 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 Segoe UI?
TASA Explorer, at 84 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match, then Sarabun (82) and DejaVu Sans (79). Next to Segoe UI, TASA Explorer is 7% wider.
Can I use a free Segoe UI alternative in Word or Google Docs?
In Google Docs, most likely: TASA Explorer, Sarabun, Amiko and 14 more of them can be added from the font menu, under More fonts.
Who designed Segoe UI?
Segoe UI was designed by Steve Matteson, and first issued by Microsoft in 2003.