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Fonts similar to Grotesk

The fonts most like Grotesk are Zerove (89 out of 100), Format 1452 (74) and Inder (73), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 40–70% of the em (Grotesk’s is 52%) and lowercase letters 40–60% of the em wide (53%), and all twelve are sans serifs too. Where they differ, most are heavier (eight of twelve).

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  1. 89match · #1

    Zerove

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    x-height 35% taller

    Differs most from Grotesk in 5, 0, and 2

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  2. 74match · #2

    Format 1452

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    12% narrower · x-height 7% shorter · 11% heavier

    Differs most from Grotesk in 3, O, and M

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  3. 73match · #3

    Inder

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    more stroke contrast · x-height 3% shorter

    Differs most from Grotesk in S, J, and 2

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  4. 73match · #4

    Anta

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    16% heavier

    Differs most from Grotesk in S, o, and D

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  5. 72match · #5

    CAT Robertson

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    x-height 13% shorter · 12% narrower · 19% heavier

    Differs most from Grotesk in s, O, and c

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  6. 69match · #6

    Stick No Bills

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    21% narrower · x-height 3% taller

    Differs most from Grotesk in 8, o, and 5

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  7. 68match · #7

    Fundamental

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    23% narrower · 30% heavier · x-height 14% shorter

    Differs most from Grotesk in 5, 2, and 3

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  8. 67match · #8

    VG5000

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    20% heavier · 6% narrower · x-height 4% shorter

    Differs most from Grotesk in 7, i, and 8

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  9. 67match · #9

    Jockey One

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    56% heavier · 19% narrower · more stroke contrast

    Differs most from Grotesk in w, v, and o

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  10. 66match · #10

    Optician Sans

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    14% wider · x-height 4% shorter

    Differs most from Grotesk in S, K, and C

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  11. 66match · #11

    Solitus

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    58% heavier · x-height 24% shorter · 16% narrower

    Differs most from Grotesk in f, m, and c

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  12. 66match · #12

    DIN 1451-4H

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    19% heavier · 9% narrower · x-height 4% shorter

    Differs most from Grotesk in S, 3, and 2

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The 100 fonts like Grotesk, measured

Grotesk has a taller x-height than most fonts like it: 60 of the 100 have a shorter x-height and 10 a taller one. What they keep most is Grotesk’s weight on the page: 34 are within 6% of it, Zerove the closest of them. 99 are sans serifs like Grotesk, and 1 display font comes close too: Righteous. They part from Grotesk most often in 2 (44 of the 100), S (32) and O (27).

Questions about fonts like Grotesk

What is the closest font to Grotesk?

Zerove, at 89 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Grotesk, it has an x-height 35% taller. After it come Format 1452 (74) and Inder (73).

Is there a free alternative to Grotesk?

Grotesk is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Zerove, Format 1452 and Inder come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Inder sets running text to the same width, with an x-height 3.1% shorter.