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Fonts similar to Cal Sans

The fonts most like Cal Sans are CAT Neuzeit (83 out of 100), Argentum Sans (81) and Geologica (79), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 40–54% of the em (Cal Sans’s is 52%) and lowercase letters 44–57% of the em wide (52%), and all twelve are sans serifs too. Where they differ, most are lighter (nine of twelve).

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  1. 83match · #1

    CAT Neuzeit

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    more stroke contrast · x-height 4% shorter

    Differs most from Cal Sans in O, 9, and J

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  2. 81match · #2

    Argentum Sans

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    22% lighter · 10% wider

    Differs most from Cal Sans in l, 9, and 4

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  3. 79match · #3

    Geologica

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    19% lighter · 5% wider · x-height 5% shorter

    Differs most from Cal Sans in a, 0, and g

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  4. 78match · #4

    Alata

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    x-height 12% shorter · 17% lighter · more stroke contrast

    Differs most from Cal Sans in 4, M, and 1

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  5. 76match · #5

    Solitus

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    x-height 24% shorter · 15% narrower · 6% heavier

    Differs most from Cal Sans in a, W, and 0

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  6. 76match · #6

    Geom

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    24% lighter · x-height 6% shorter

    Differs most from Cal Sans in t, S, and 3

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  7. 74match · #7

    Secular One

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    5% wider

    Differs most from Cal Sans in i, 8, and 9

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  8. 74match · #8

    Mluvka

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    29% lighter · 4% wider · x-height 3% taller

    Differs most from Cal Sans in a, 0, and 3

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  9. 73match · #9

    Lexend

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    25% lighter · 6% wider

    Differs most from Cal Sans in J, I, and 3

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  10. 73match · #10

    Lexend Deca

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    25% lighter · 6% wider

    Differs most from Cal Sans in J, I, and 3

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  11. 73match · #11

    Liga Sans

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    x-height 4% shorter · 7% lighter

    Differs most from Cal Sans in a, Z, and 9

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  12. 71match · #12

    Outfit

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    24% lighter · x-height 9% shorter · 3% narrower

    Differs most from Cal Sans in 0, 4, and t

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The 100 fonts like Cal Sans, measured

Cal Sans is darker than most fonts like it: 85 of the 100 are lighter and 8 heavier. What they keep most is Cal Sans’s x-height: 40 are within 3% of it, Argentum Sans the closest of them. 97 are sans serifs like Cal Sans, and 3 display faces come close too, Tilt Warp the closest of them. They part from Cal Sans most often in a (36 of the 100), 9 (35) and 0 (22).

Questions about fonts like Cal Sans

What is the closest font to Cal Sans?

CAT Neuzeit, at 83 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Cal Sans, it has more stroke contrast and an x-height 4% shorter. After it come Argentum Sans (81) and Geologica (79).

Is there a free alternative to Cal Sans?

Cal 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 CAT Neuzeit, Argentum Sans and Geologica come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Liga Sans sets running text 2.0% narrower, with an x-height 3.9% shorter.