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).
Matched by the letters themselves · early version
The original · Cal Sans
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83match · #1
CAT Neuzeit
Find the font. Find its kind.more stroke contrast · x-height 4% shorter
Differs most from Cal Sans in O, 9, and J
81match · #2
Argentum Sans
Find the font. Find its kind.22% lighter · 10% wider
Differs most from Cal Sans in l, 9, and 4
79match · #3
Geologica
Find the font. Find its kind.19% lighter · 5% wider · x-height 5% shorter
Differs most from Cal Sans in a, 0, and g
78match · #4
Alata
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 12% shorter · 17% lighter · more stroke contrast
Differs most from Cal Sans in 4, M, and 1
76match · #5
Solitus
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 24% shorter · 15% narrower · 6% heavier
Differs most from Cal Sans in a, W, and 0
76match · #6
Geom
Find the font. Find its kind.24% lighter · x-height 6% shorter
Differs most from Cal Sans in t, S, and 3
74match · #7
74match · #8
Mluvka
Find the font. Find its kind.29% lighter · 4% wider · x-height 3% taller
Differs most from Cal Sans in a, 0, and 3
73match · #9
73match · #10
Lexend Deca
Find the font. Find its kind.25% lighter · 6% wider
Differs most from Cal Sans in J, I, and 3
73match · #11
Liga Sans
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 4% shorter · 7% lighter
Differs most from Cal Sans in a, Z, and 9
71match · #12
Outfit
Find the font. Find its kind.24% lighter · x-height 9% shorter · 3% narrower
Differs most from Cal Sans in 0, 4, and t
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).
WidthCal Sans: 52% of the em
x-heightCal Sans: 52% of the em
InkCal Sans: 63% ink
ContrastCal Sans: 1.10 : 1
- 1 less contrast
- Zerove 61 · less stroke contrast
StylesCal Sans: one weight
LettersWhere they differ most
- a36 of 100
- 935 of 100
- 022 of 100
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.