Fonts similar to M PLUS 2
The fonts most like M PLUS 2 are Excon (78 out of 100), Commissioner (77) and Mulish (76), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 49–58% of the em (M PLUS 2’s is 52%) and lowercase letters 50–62% of the em wide (54%), and all twelve are sans serifs too. Where they differ, most are heavier (seven of twelve).
Matched by the letters themselves · early version
The original · M PLUS 2
Find the font. Find its kind.M PLUS 2's own familyM PLUS UM PLUS 1pM PLUS Code LatinM PLUS Rounded 1c
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78match · #1
77match · #2
Commissioner
Find the font. Find its kind.5% narrower · 8% heavier · x-height 4% shorter
Differs most from M PLUS 2 in J, j, and g
76match · #3
Mulish
Find the font. Find its kind.4% narrower · x-height 3% shorter
Differs most from M PLUS 2 in a, j, and J
75match · #4
DejaVu Sans
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 5% taller · 7% heavier · 3% wider
Differs most from M PLUS 2 in j, M, and J
75match · #5
74match · #6
Nunito Sans
Find the font. Find its kind.7% narrower · x-height 6% shorter · 6% heavier
Differs most from M PLUS 2 in l, M, and J
74match · #7
Oxygen
Find the font. Find its kind.7% narrower · 7% heavier
Differs most from M PLUS 2 in l, j, and t
73match · #8
Kumbh Sans
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 6% shorter · 8% heavier
Differs most from M PLUS 2 in o, M, and d
73match · #9
72match · #10
72match · #11
BIZ UDPGothic
Find the font. Find its kind.14% wider · x-height 9% taller
Differs most from M PLUS 2 in I, Q, and l
72match · #12
Geomini
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 12% taller · 3% wider · 6% heavier
Differs most from M PLUS 2 in Q, 0, and M
The 100 fonts like M PLUS 2, measured
M PLUS 2 is lighter than most fonts like it: 64 of the 100 are heavier and 7 lighter. What they keep most is M PLUS 2’s x-height: 52 are within 3% of it, Excon the closest of them. They part from M PLUS 2 most often in Q (35 of the 100), j (32) and M (27).
WidthM PLUS 2: 54% of the em
x-heightM PLUS 2: 52% of the em
InkM PLUS 2: 37% ink
ContrastM PLUS 2: 1.18 : 1
- 0 less contrast
- None
StylesM PLUS 2: 9 weights
LettersWhere they differ most
- Q35 of 100
- j32 of 100
- M27 of 100
Questions about fonts like M PLUS 2
What is the closest font to M PLUS 2?
Excon, at 78 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to M PLUS 2, it is 14% heavier. After it come Commissioner (77) and Mulish (76).
Is there a free alternative to M PLUS 2?
M PLUS 2 is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Excon, Commissioner and Mulish come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Excon sets running text 2.6% narrower, with the same x-height.