Fonts similar to General Sans
The fonts most like General Sans are Satoshi (87 out of 100), Elms Sans (83) and Involve (81), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 47–55% of the em (General Sans’s is 53%) and lowercase letters 48–54% of the em wide (51%), and all twelve are sans serifs too. Where they differ, most have a shorter x-height (nine of twelve).
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87match · #1
Satoshi
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 8% shorter · 4% narrower · 7% heavier
Differs most from General Sans in t, 0, and 3
83match · #2
Elms Sans
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 9% shorter · 11% heavier · 3% wider
Differs most from General Sans in a, f, and d
81match · #3
Involve
Find the font. Find its kind.6% wider · x-height 4% taller
Differs most from General Sans in a, i, and Q
80match · #4
Wix Madefor Text
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 7% shorter · 8% heavier · 4% wider
Differs most from General Sans in 1, G, and Q
80match · #5
Wix Madefor Display
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 7% shorter · 4% wider · 8% heavier
Differs most from General Sans in 1 and 3
79match · #6
Google Sans Flex
Find the font. Find its kind.24% heavier · x-height 3% shorter
Differs most from General Sans in 1
79match · #7
79match · #8
Albert Sans
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 5% shorter · 8% heavier
Differs most from General Sans in f, t, and c
78match · #9
Inter Tight
Find the font. Find its kind.23% heavier · 5% narrower · x-height 4% taller
Differs most from General Sans in 9, 6, and 1
78match · #10
Panamera
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 10% shorter · more stroke contrast · 8% lighter
Differs most from General Sans in f, G, and i
78match · #11
Zen Kaku Gothic New
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 9% shorter · 5% narrower
Differs most from General Sans in 9, 6, and 1
77match · #12
Lil Grotesk
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 10% shorter · 6% narrower
Differs most from General Sans in g, S, and 1
The 100 fonts like General Sans, measured
General Sans is lighter than most fonts like it: 81 of the 100 are heavier and 3 lighter. What they keep most is General Sans’s width: 42 are within 3% of it, Google Sans Flex the closest of them. They part from General Sans most often in 9 (57 of the 100), 6 (39) and 1 (21).
WidthGeneral Sans: 51% of the em
x-heightGeneral Sans: 53% of the em
InkGeneral Sans: 35% ink
ContrastGeneral Sans: 1.16 : 1
StylesGeneral Sans: 6 weights with italics
LettersWhere they differ most
- 957 of 100
- 639 of 100
- 121 of 100
Questions about fonts like General Sans
What is the closest font to General Sans?
Satoshi, at 87 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to General Sans, it is 4% narrower and 7% heavier, with an x-height 8% shorter. After it come Elms Sans (83) and Involve (81).
Is there a free alternative to General Sans?
General Sans is free itself, under the ITF Free Font License, but that licence doesn’t let you change its files or pass them on. Of the fonts most like it, the closest under open licences, which allow both, are Elms Sans, Involve and Wix Madefor Text.