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Fonts similar to Instrument Sans

The fonts most like Instrument Sans are Mona Sans (82 out of 100), Kecal (82) and Inter (80), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 50–55% of the em (Instrument Sans’s is 51%) and lowercase letters 47–56% of the em wide (52%), and all twelve are sans serifs too. Where they differ, most are heavier (eight of twelve).

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  1. 82match · #1

    Mona Sans

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    Nearly identical proportions

    Differs most from Instrument Sans in a, R, and i

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  2. 82match · #2

    Kecal

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    17% heavier · 4% narrower

    Differs most from Instrument Sans in J, Q, and R

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  3. 80match · #3

    Inter

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    x-height 7% taller

    Differs most from Instrument Sans in Q, i, and J

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  4. 80match · #4

    Liter

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    11% heavier · 5% narrower

    Differs most from Instrument Sans in o, Q, and a

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  5. 80match · #5

    Ronzino

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    5% narrower · 10% heavier · x-height 4% taller

    Differs most from Instrument Sans in J, Q, and R

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  6. 78match · #6

    Aspekta

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    9% heavier

    Differs most from Instrument Sans in R, Q, and l

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  7. 78match · #7

    Inter Tight

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    7% narrower · x-height 7% taller · 10% heavier

    Differs most from Instrument Sans in Q, i, and J

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  8. 77match · #8

    Be Vietnam Pro

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    6% wider · 9% heavier · x-height 4% taller

    Differs most from Instrument Sans in a, Q, and i

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  9. 77match · #9

    Zalando Sans

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    11% heavier

    Differs most from Instrument Sans in 1, R, and Q

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  10. 77match · #10

    General Sans

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    11% lighter · x-height 3% taller

    Differs most from Instrument Sans in 9, 6, and Q

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  11. 76match · #11

    Special Gothic

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    10% narrower · 10% heavier

    Differs most from Instrument Sans in g, o, and Q

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  12. 76match · #12

    Open Sauce One

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    x-height 8% taller · 4% wider

    Differs most from Instrument Sans in i, l, and 7

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The 100 fonts like Instrument Sans, measured

Fonts like Instrument Sans lean most in weight on the page, where 45 of the 100 are heavier and 11 lighter. What they keep most is Instrument Sans’s x-height: 52 are within 3% of it, Mona Sans the closest of them. They part from Instrument Sans most often in Q (65 of the 100), R (26) and 9 (16).

  • WidthInstrument Sans: 52% of the em

    28 narrower
    Kecal 82 · 4% narrower
    Liter 80 · 5% narrower
    48 within 3%
    Mona Sans 82 · 0.4% wider
    Inter 80 · 2.1% wider
    24 wider
    Be Vietnam Pro 77 · 6% wider
    Open Sauce One 76 · 4% wider
  • x-heightInstrument Sans: 51% of the em

    15 shorter
    Nunito Sans 75 · x-height 5% shorter
    Gantari 74 · x-height 8% shorter
    52 within 3%
    Mona Sans 82 · x-height 2.8% taller
    Kecal 82 · same x-height
    33 taller
    Inter 80 · x-height 7% taller
    Ronzino 80 · x-height 4% taller
  • InkInstrument Sans: 39% ink

    11 lighter
    General Sans 77 · 11% lighter
    Clash Display 72 · 10% lighter
    44 within 6%
    Mona Sans 82 · 2.2% lighter
    Inter 80 · 4.5% heavier
    45 heavier
    Kecal 82 · 17% heavier
    Liter 80 · 11% heavier
  • ContrastInstrument Sans: 1.21 : 1

    4 less contrast
    Kripa 74 · less stroke contrast
    Excon 74 · less stroke contrast
    90 within 12%
    Mona Sans 82
    Kecal 82
    5 more contrast
    Hedvig Letters Sans 73 · more stroke contrast
    Ranade 71 · more stroke contrast
  • StylesInstrument Sans: 4 weights with italics

    80 in more weights
    Mona Sans 82 · 8 weights
    Kecal 82 · 7 weights
  • LettersWhere they differ most

    1. Q65 of 100
    2. R26 of 100
    3. 916 of 100

Questions about fonts like Instrument Sans

What is the closest font to Instrument Sans?

Mona Sans, at 82 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Instrument Sans, it has nearly identical proportions. After it come Kecal (82) and Inter (80).

Is there a free alternative to Instrument Sans?

Instrument 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 Mona Sans, Kecal and Inter come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Mona Sans sets running text 1.5% wider, with an x-height 2.9% taller.