Fonts similar to Average Sans
The fonts most like Average Sans are Mukta (90 out of 100), Skeena Indigenous (84) and Plein (83), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 46–53% of the em (Average Sans’s is 46%) and lowercase letters 44–55% of the em wide (45%), and all twelve are sans serifs too. Where they differ, most are wider (eleven of twelve).
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90match · #1
Mukta
Find the font. Find its kind.4% wider · x-height 3% taller
Differs most from Average Sans in b, q, and t
84match · #2
Skeena Indigenous
Find the font. Find its kind.more stroke contrast · 6% lighter · 3% wider
Differs most from Average Sans in q, 7, and u
83match · #3
Plein
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 11% taller · 11% wider · 15% lighter
Differs most from Average Sans in n, t, and e
82match · #4
UNAL Ancizar Sans
Find the font. Find its kind.Nearly identical proportions
Differs most from Average Sans in l, Z, and i
80match · #5
Actor
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 10% taller · 6% wider · 9% lighter
Differs most from Average Sans in g, 0, and u
79match · #6
Martel Sans
Find the font. Find its kind.19% wider · x-height 17% taller · 13% lighter
Differs most from Average Sans in b, 3, and M
79match · #7
Molengo
Find the font. Find its kind.9% lighter · 4% wider
Differs most from Average Sans in j, 0, and l
78match · #8
Proza Libre
Find the font. Find its kind.22% wider · x-height 14% taller · 11% lighter
Differs most from Average Sans in 9, o, and 6
78match · #9
Bespoke Sans
Find the font. Find its kind.16% wider · x-height 14% taller · 12% lighter
Differs most from Average Sans in 1, 4, and v
77match · #10
Telex
Find the font. Find its kind.16% wider · x-height 13% taller
Differs most from Average Sans in g, j, and e
77match · #11
Cambay
Find the font. Find its kind.9% wider · 12% lighter · x-height 5% taller
Differs most from Average Sans in g, l, and M
76match · #12
Gudea
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 10% taller · 18% lighter · 4% wider
Differs most from Average Sans in g, M, and b
The 100 fonts like Average Sans, measured
Average Sans has a shorter x-height than most fonts like it: 83 of the 100 have a taller x-height and 6 a shorter one. What they keep most is Average Sans’s weight on the page: 26 are within 6% of it, Mukta the closest of them. They part from Average Sans most often in g (34 of the 100), b (33) and o (21).
WidthAverage Sans: 45% of the em
x-heightAverage Sans: 46% of the em
InkAverage Sans: 45% ink
ContrastAverage Sans: 1.35 : 1
StylesAverage Sans: one weight
LettersWhere they differ most
- g34 of 100
- b33 of 100
- o21 of 100
Questions about fonts like Average Sans
What is the closest font to Average Sans?
Mukta, at 90 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Average Sans, it is 4% wider, with an x-height 3% taller. After it come Skeena Indigenous (84) and Plein (83).
Is there a free alternative to Average Sans?
Average 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 Mukta, Skeena Indigenous and Plein come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Mukta sets running text 2.7% wider, with an x-height 3.1% taller.