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Fonts similar to Arcticons Sans

The fonts most like Arcticons Sans are K2D (75 out of 100), Rena (68) and Open Runde (66), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 48–56% of the em (Arcticons Sans’s is 63%) and lowercase letters 49–61% of the em wide (57%), and eleven of them are sans serifs too. Where they differ, all twelve have a shorter x-height.

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  1. 75match · #1

    K2D

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    x-height 19% shorter · 10% narrower · 9% lighter

    Differs most from Arcticons Sans in y, 5, and H

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  2. 68match · #2

    Rena

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    x-height 11% shorter · more stroke contrast

    Differs most from Arcticons Sans in 0, 5, and 7

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  3. 66match · #3

    Open Runde

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    x-height 13% shorter · 7% narrower · 12% lighter

    Differs most from Arcticons Sans in 0, 5, and y

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  4. 66match · #4

    Capriola

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    x-height 13% shorter · 15% heavier · more stroke contrast

    Differs most from Arcticons Sans in 0, e, and 7

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  5. 64match · #5

    Shippori Antique B1

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    x-height 17% shorter · 5% narrower · 11% heavier

    Differs most from Arcticons Sans in 0, 5, and a

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  6. 63match · #6

    National Park

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    x-height 17% shorter · 14% narrower · 6% lighter

    Differs most from Arcticons Sans in 5, a, and 7

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  7. 62match · #7

    Varela Round

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    x-height 18% shorter · 6% narrower

    Differs most from Arcticons Sans in 0, y, and t

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  8. 61match · #8

    Chiron GoRound TC

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    x-height 22% shorter · 11% narrower · more stroke contrast

    Differs most from Arcticons Sans in 0, y, and a

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  9. 61match · #9

    Genjyuu Gothic

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    x-height 14% shorter · 8% narrower · more stroke contrast

    Differs most from Arcticons Sans in 0, 1, and a

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  10. 61match · #10

    Mitr

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    x-height 24% shorter · 21% heavier · more stroke contrast

    Differs most from Arcticons Sans in y, C, and S

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  11. 61match · #11

    Days One

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    43% heavier · x-height 15% shorter · more stroke contrast

    Differs most from Arcticons Sans in A, 6, and Q

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  12. 60match · #12

    Comfortaa

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    x-height 13% shorter · 21% lighter

    Differs most from Arcticons Sans in 0, y, and O

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The 100 fonts like Arcticons Sans, measured

Arcticons Sans has a taller x-height than almost all the fonts like it: 90 of the 100 have a shorter x-height and 8 a taller one. Few keep Arcticons Sans’s proportions: at most 24 keep its weight on the page, within 6%, Rena the closest of them. 76 are sans serifs like Arcticons Sans, and 14 display faces, 8 handwriting faces, 1 monospace font and 1 serif come close too, Comfortaa the closest of them. They part from Arcticons Sans most often in 0 (47 of the 100), y (29) and B (20).

  • WidthArcticons Sans: 57% of the em

    69 narrower
    K2D 75 · 10% narrower
    Open Runde 66 · 7% narrower
    13 within 3%
    Rena 68 · 1.8% narrower
    Capriola 66 · 0.8% wider
    18 wider
    Days One 61 · 6% wider
    Gyrotrope 60 · 25% wider

  • x-heightArcticons Sans: 63% of the em

    90 shorter
    K2D 75 · x-height 19% shorter
    Rena 68 · x-height 11% shorter
    2 within 3%
    Kdam Thmor Pro 18 · x-height 2.8% shorter
    Covid19 16 · x-height 2.8% shorter
    8 taller
    Lavasciuga 56 · x-height 8% taller
    Belgika 56 · x-height 27% taller

  • InkArcticons Sans: 44% ink

    42 lighter
    K2D 75 · 9% lighter
    Open Runde 66 · 12% lighter
    24 within 6%
    Rena 68 · 1.3% heavier
    Varela Round 62 · 3.8% lighter
    34 heavier
    Capriola 66 · 15% heavier
    Shippori Antique B1 64 · 11% heavier

  • ContrastArcticons Sans: 1.00 : 1

    2 less contrast
    OpenDyslexic 22 · less stroke contrast
    Gap Sans 18 · less stroke contrast
    42 within 12%
    Open Runde 66
    Shippori Antique B1 64
    43 more contrast
    K2D 75 · more stroke contrast
    Rena 68 · more stroke contrast

  • StylesArcticons Sans: one weight

    59 in more weights
    K2D 75 · 8 weights
    Rena 68 · 2 weights
    17 with italics
    K2D 75 · 8 weights
    Rubik 57 · 7 weights
    23 variable
    National Park 63 · 7 weights
    Chiron GoRound TC 61 · 8 weights

  • LettersWhere they differ most

    1. 047 of 100
    2. y29 of 100
    3. B20 of 100

Questions about fonts like Arcticons Sans

What is the closest font to Arcticons Sans?

K2D, at 75 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Arcticons Sans, it is 10% narrower and 9% lighter, with an x-height 19% shorter. After it come Rena (68) and Open Runde (66).

Is there a free alternative to Arcticons Sans?

Arcticons Sans is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and K2D, Rena and Open Runde come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Gugi sets running text 1.3% narrower, with an x-height 3.3% shorter.