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).
Matched by the letters themselves · early version
The original · Clear Sans
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82match · #1
82match · #2
Sintony
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 12% taller · 9% wider · 9% lighter
Differs most from Clear Sans in g, I, and M
80match · #3
Inria Sans
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 3% shorter
Differs most from Clear Sans in 2, I, and b
78match · #4
Orienta
Find the font. Find its kind.8% wider · x-height 3% taller
Differs most from Clear Sans in g, I, and l
78match · #5
78match · #6
Scada
Find the font. Find its kind.14% heavier · more stroke contrast · 4% narrower
Differs most from Clear Sans in t, I, and h
78match · #7
Roboto
Find the font. Find its kind.11% heavier · x-height 3% taller
Differs most from Clear Sans in I, e, and J
78match · #8
78match · #9
Pontano Sans
Find the font. Find its kind.more stroke contrast · 4% narrower
Differs most from Clear Sans in I, d, and J
77match · #10
76match · #11
Comme
Find the font. Find its kind.5% wider · more stroke contrast · x-height 3% taller
Differs most from Clear Sans in l, 9, and h
75match · #12
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
x-heightClear Sans: 51% of the em
InkClear Sans: 41% ink
ContrastClear Sans: 1.19 : 1
- 0 less contrast
- None
StylesClear Sans: 5 weights with italics
LettersWhere they differ most
- I73 of 100
- g33 of 100
- 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.