Fonts similar to Lato
The fonts most like Lato are Carlito (100 out of 100), Martel Sans (83) and Nebula Sans (75), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 46–54% of the em (Lato’s is 51%) and lowercase letters 45–55% of the em wide (49%), and all twelve are sans serifs too. Where they differ, most are wider (seven of twelve).
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100match · #1
Carlito
Based on LatoFind the font. Find its kind.8% narrower · x-height 6% shorter
Differs most from Lato in 1
83match · #2
Martel Sans
Find the font. Find its kind.9% wider · x-height 5% taller
Differs most from Lato in 2, t, and f
75match · #3
Nebula Sans
Find the font. Find its kind.12% wider · 18% lighter · x-height 5% taller
Differs most from Lato in o, 9, and 6
75match · #4
73match · #5
73match · #6
Nunito Sans
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 4% shorter · 6% lighter
Differs most from Lato in l, g, and 9
72match · #7
72match · #8
Murecho
Find the font. Find its kind.Nearly identical proportions
Differs most from Lato in 2, M, and Q
71match · #9
71match · #10
70match · #11
Finlandica Text
Find the font. Find its kind.9% wider · x-height 5% taller · 8% lighter
Differs most from Lato in g, 2, and j
70match · #12
Average Sans
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 10% shorter · 8% narrower · 9% heavier
Differs most from Lato in b, 9, and 2
The 100 fonts like Lato, measured
Fonts like Lato lean most in width, where 59 of the 100 are wider and 16 narrower. What they keep most is Lato’s weight on the page: 50 are within 6% of it, Carlito the closest of them. They part from Lato most often in g (40 of the 100), 9 (34) and o (32).
WidthLato: 49% of the em
x-heightLato: 51% of the em
InkLato: 42% ink
ContrastLato: 1.31 : 1
- 0 more contrast
- None
StylesLato: 5 weights with italics
LettersWhere they differ most
- g40 of 100
- 934 of 100
- o32 of 100
Questions about fonts like Lato
What is the closest font to Lato?
Carlito, at 100 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Lato, it is 8% narrower, with an x-height 6% shorter. After it come Martel Sans (83) and Nebula Sans (75).
Is there a free alternative to Lato?
Lato is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Carlito, Martel Sans and Nebula Sans come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Commissioner sets running text 2.0% wider, with an x-height 1.4% shorter.