Trebuchet MS font
Trebuchet MS is a humanist sans serif by Vincent Connare, first issued by Microsoft in 1996. It comes with Windows and macOS: 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.
Trebuchet MS itself comes from your device, if it is installed
01 / Free alternatives to Trebuchet MS — compared by measurements
The original · Trebuchet MS, from your device
80match · #1
Merriweather Sans
Find the font. Find its kind.9% wider · x-height 7% taller · 10% heavier
Differs most from Trebuchet MS in 4, J, and i
80match · #2
Allerta
Find the font. Find its kind.17% wider · x-height 5% taller
Differs most from Trebuchet MS in 0, i, and M
79match · #3
Molengo
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 12% shorter · 6% narrower
Differs most from Trebuchet MS in 0, J, and 2
79match · #4
Junction
Find the font. Find its kind.8% wider · x-height 5% taller · 10% lighter
Differs most from Trebuchet MS in i, P, and J
79match · #5
Tauri
Find the font. Find its kind.16% heavier · x-height 6% taller · 5% wider
Differs most from Trebuchet MS in M, i, and C
77match · #6
77match · #7
Cabin Condensed
Find the font. Find its kind.16% narrower · x-height 6% shorter · 12% heavier
Differs most from Trebuchet MS in i, Q, and j
77match · #8
Reddit Sans Condensed
Find the font. Find its kind.10% narrower · less stroke contrast
Differs most from Trebuchet MS in Q, d, and i
77match · #9
76match · #10
Mukta
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 10% shorter · 6% narrower
Differs most from Trebuchet MS in i, 3, and Q
76match · #11
75match · #12
Martel Sans
Find the font. Find its kind.8% wider · 10% lighter
Differs most from Trebuchet MS in M, i, and l
75match · #13
Average Sans
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 13% shorter · 10% narrower
Differs most from Trebuchet MS in i, J, and l
74match · #14
Fira Sans
Find the font. Find its kind.Nearly identical proportions
Differs most from Trebuchet MS in 4, i, and J
74match · #15
PT Sans Caption
Find the font. Find its kind.12% wider · 8% lighter
Differs most from Trebuchet MS in M, I, and i
74match · #16
74match · #17
Overpass
Find the font. Find its kind.less stroke contrast · 6% lighter
Differs most from Trebuchet MS in g, i, and Q
74match · #18
Sarabun
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 4% shorter · 4% narrower
Differs most from Trebuchet MS in i, p, and g
73match · #19
Murecho
Find the font. Find its kind.Nearly identical proportions
Differs most from Trebuchet MS in i, l, and b
73match · #20
Epunda Sans
Find the font. Find its kind.9% narrower · x-height 4% shorter
Differs most from Trebuchet MS in g, i, and j
72match · #21
Cabin
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 6% shorter · 5% narrower · 7% heavier
Differs most from Trebuchet MS in i, j, and Q
72match · #22
Amulya
Find the font. Find its kind.17% lighter · 5% wider · x-height 4% shorter
Differs most from Trebuchet MS in i, b, and c
72match · #23
Bagnard Sans
Find the font. Find its kind.more stroke contrast · x-height 8% shorter · 6% wider
Differs most from Trebuchet MS in j, J, and c
72match · #24
Rambla
Find the font. Find its kind.7% narrower · x-height 3% shorter
Differs most from Trebuchet MS in J, z, and j
About Trebuchet MS
- Designed by
- Vincent ConnareSource: Wikipedia: Trebuchet MS , Microsoft: font list
- First issued
- Microsoft, 1996Source: Wikipedia: Trebuchet MS , Microsoft: font list
- Class
- Humanist sans serifSource: Wikipedia: Trebuchet MS , Microsoft: font list
- Comes with
- Windows 11: Trebuchet MSMicrosoft 365, as a cloud font: Trebuchet MSmacOS Tahoe: Trebuchet MSSource: Microsoft: Windows 11 font list , Microsoft: cloud fonts in Office , Apple: fonts included with macOS Tahoe
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Questions about Trebuchet MS
Is Trebuchet MS free?
Free to use where it is installed, not to pass on: Trebuchet MS 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 Trebuchet MS?
Merriweather Sans, at 80 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match, then Allerta (80) and Molengo (79). Next to Trebuchet MS, Merriweather Sans is 9% wider and 10% heavier, with an x-height 7% taller.
Can I use a free Trebuchet MS alternative in Word or Google Docs?
In Google Docs, most likely: Merriweather Sans, Allerta, Molengo 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 Trebuchet MS?
Trebuchet MS was designed by Vincent Connare, and first issued by Microsoft in 1996.