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Fonts similar to Clear Sans

The fonts most like Clear Sans are Telex (82 out of 100), Sintony (82) and Inria Sans (80), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 50–57% of the em (Clear Sans’s is 51%) and lowercase letters 48–56% of the em wide (50%), and all twelve are sans serifs too. Where they differ, most are wider (seven of twelve).

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  1. 82match · #1

    Telex

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    4% wider

    Differs most from Clear Sans in I, M, and q

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  2. 82match · #2

    Sintony

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    x-height 12% taller · 9% wider · 9% lighter

    Differs most from Clear Sans in g, I, and M

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  3. 80match · #3

    Inria Sans

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    x-height 3% shorter

    Differs most from Clear Sans in 2, I, and b

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  4. 78match · #4

    Orienta

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    8% wider · x-height 3% taller

    Differs most from Clear Sans in g, I, and l

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  5. 78match · #5

    Monda

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    6% wider

    Differs most from Clear Sans in 4, l, and G

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  6. 78match · #6

    Scada

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    14% heavier · more stroke contrast · 4% narrower

    Differs most from Clear Sans in t, I, and h

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  7. 78match · #7

    Roboto

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    11% heavier · x-height 3% taller

    Differs most from Clear Sans in I, e, and J

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  8. 78match · #8

    Radio Canada

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    4% wider

    Differs most from Clear Sans in b, O, and C

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  9. 78match · #9

    Pontano Sans

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    more stroke contrast · 4% narrower

    Differs most from Clear Sans in I, d, and J

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  10. 77match · #10

    Amiko

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    12% wider

    Differs most from Clear Sans in I, C, and s

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  11. 76match · #11

    Comme

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    5% wider · more stroke contrast · x-height 3% taller

    Differs most from Clear Sans in l, 9, and h

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  12. 75match · #12

    Mako

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    3% narrower

    Differs most from Clear Sans in M, I, and q

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The 100 fonts like Clear Sans, measured

Fonts like Clear Sans lean most in width, where 38 of the 100 are narrower and 36 wider. What they keep most is Clear Sans’s weight on the page: 56 are within 6% of it, Telex the closest of them. They part from Clear Sans most often in I (73 of the 100), g (33) and d (17).

  • WidthClear Sans: 50% of the em

    38 narrower
    Scada 78 · 4% narrower
    Pontano Sans 78 · 4% narrower
    26 within 3%
    Inria Sans 80 · 2.9% narrower
    Roboto 78 · 0.4% narrower
    36 wider
    Telex 82 · 4% wider
    Sintony 82 · 9% wider
  • x-heightClear Sans: 51% of the em

    23 shorter
    Inria Sans 80 · x-height 3% shorter
    Padauk 73 · x-height 15% shorter
    51 within 3%
    Telex 82 · x-height 0.3% taller
    Monda 78 · x-height 1% taller
    26 taller
    Sintony 82 · x-height 12% taller
    Orienta 78 · x-height 3% taller
  • InkClear Sans: 41% ink

    21 lighter
    Sintony 82 · 9% lighter
    News Cycle 74 · 11% lighter
    56 within 6%
    Telex 82 · 4.9% heavier
    Inria Sans 80 · 0.8% heavier
    23 heavier
    Scada 78 · 14% heavier
    Roboto 78 · 11% heavier
  • ContrastClear Sans: 1.19 : 1

    0 less contrast
    None
    79 within 12%
    Telex 82
    Sintony 82
    21 more contrast
    Scada 78 · more stroke contrast
    Pontano Sans 78 · more stroke contrast
  • StylesClear Sans: 5 weights with italics

    44 in more weights
    Roboto 78 · 9 weights
    Comme 76 · 9 weights
    37 variable
    Monda 78 · 4 weights
    Roboto 78 · 9 weights
  • LettersWhere they differ most

    1. I73 of 100
    2. g33 of 100
    3. d17 of 100

Questions about fonts like Clear Sans

What is the closest font to Clear Sans?

Telex, at 82 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Clear Sans, it is 4% wider. After it come Sintony (82) and Inria Sans (80).

Is there a free alternative to Clear Sans?

Clear Sans is free itself, under the Apache License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Telex, Sintony and Inria Sans come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Telex sets running text 3.0% wider, with the same x-height.