Fonts similar to Gap Sans
The fonts most like Gap Sans are Manifont Grotesk (61 out of 100), Snap-it Mono (59) and McLaren (51), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 41–70% of the em (Gap Sans’s is 60%) and lowercase letters 46–59% of the em wide (45%), and seven of them are display faces too. Where they differ, most have a shorter x-height (eleven of twelve).
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61match · #1
Manifont Grotesk
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 12% shorter · more stroke contrast · 10% wider
Differs most from Gap Sans in k, 0, and D
59match · #2
Snap-it Mono
Find the font. Find its kind.36% lighter · 16% wider · x-height 15% shorter
Differs most from Gap Sans in 7, l, and i
51match · #3
McLaren
Find the font. Find its kind.26% wider · x-height 16% shorter · 23% heavier
Differs most from Gap Sans in l, B, and m
45match · #4
Train One
Find the font. Find its kind.31% wider · x-height 7% shorter
Differs most from Gap Sans in z, r, and j
39match · #5
Expletus Sans
Find the font. Find its kind.more stroke contrast · 16% wider · x-height 14% shorter
Differs most from Gap Sans in 8, n, and t
38match · #6
ABeeZee
Find the font. Find its kind.18% wider · x-height 12% shorter · more stroke contrast
Differs most from Gap Sans in l, t, and 4
37match · #7
Anthony
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 32% shorter · 34% lighter · 9% wider
Differs most from Gap Sans in J, G, and U
36match · #8
Bellota Text
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 17% shorter · 22% lighter · more stroke contrast
Differs most from Gap Sans in t, g, and 8
35match · #9
Comfortaa
Find the font. Find its kind.30% wider · x-height 9% shorter · 15% lighter
Differs most from Gap Sans in l, 6, and E
34match · #10
Phudu
Find the font. Find its kind.18% wider · x-height 16% taller · 8% lighter
Differs most from Gap Sans in J, 9, and 3
33match · #11
Gowun Dodum
Find the font. Find its kind.27% lighter · x-height 10% shorter · more stroke contrast
Differs most from Gap Sans in g, 9, and v
33match · #12
LINE Seed JP
Find the font. Find its kind.26% wider · x-height 15% shorter · more stroke contrast
Differs most from Gap Sans in 9, 6, and J
The 100 fonts like Gap Sans, measured
Gap Sans has less stroke contrast than almost all the fonts like it: 90 of the 93 have more stroke contrast and 1 less. What they keep most is Gap Sans’s weight on the page: 40 are within 6% of it, Manifont Grotesk the closest of them. 31 are display faces like Gap Sans, and 67 sans serifs and 2 monospaced fonts come close too, Manifont Grotesk the closest of them. They part from Gap Sans most often in 9 (48 of the 100), v (25) and 6 (21).
WidthGap Sans: 45% of the em
x-heightGap Sans: 60% of the em
InkGap Sans: 41% ink
ContrastGap Sans: 0.84 : 1
- 1 less contrast
- Savate 19 · less stroke contrast
StylesGap Sans: 3 weights
LettersWhere they differ most
- 948 of 100
- v25 of 100
- 621 of 100
Questions about fonts like Gap Sans
What is the closest font to Gap Sans?
Manifont Grotesk, at 61 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Gap Sans, it is 10% wider, with an x-height 12% shorter and more stroke contrast. After it come Snap-it Mono (59) and McLaren (51).
Is there a free alternative to Gap Sans?
Gap 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 Manifont Grotesk, Snap-it Mono and McLaren come closest.