Fonts similar to Montserrat
The fonts most like Montserrat are Metropolis (82 out of 100), Clarity City (81) and Raleway (79), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 47–55% of the em (Montserrat’s is 53%) and lowercase letters 50–54% of the em wide (57%), and all twelve are sans serifs too. Where they differ, all twelve are narrower.
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82match · #1
Metropolis
Find the font. Find its kind.11% narrower · 13% heavier
Differs most from Montserrat in 3, 4, and J
81match · #2
Clarity City
Find the font. Find its kind.7% narrower · 12% heavier
Differs most from Montserrat in 3, 4, and J
79match · #3
79match · #4
Roundo
Find the font. Find its kind.7% narrower · 8% lighter
Differs most from Montserrat in J, t, and 4
78match · #5
Red Hat Display
Find the font. Find its kind.13% narrower · 14% heavier · x-height 5% shorter
Differs most from Montserrat in 3, J, and 4
77match · #6
Red Hat Text
Find the font. Find its kind.13% narrower · x-height 7% shorter · 11% heavier
Differs most from Montserrat in 3, 4, and J
77match · #7
Wix Madefor Display
Find the font. Find its kind.7% narrower · 14% heavier · x-height 6% shorter
Differs most from Montserrat in 3, J, and 4
76match · #8
Gantari
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 11% shorter · 21% heavier · 10% narrower
Differs most from Montserrat in 3, 4, and J
76match · #9
Plus Jakarta Sans
Find the font. Find its kind.14% heavier · 6% narrower
Differs most from Montserrat in J, 4, and 9
75match · #10
Elms Sans
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 9% shorter · 8% narrower · 16% heavier
Differs most from Montserrat in 4, 9, and J
75match · #11
Cortado Sans
Find the font. Find its kind.9% narrower · 16% heavier · x-height 5% shorter
Differs most from Montserrat in J, 4, and 3
74match · #12
Kripa
Find the font. Find its kind.15% heavier · 6% narrower · x-height 4% taller
Differs most from Montserrat in J, 4, and 3
The 100 fonts like Montserrat, measured
Montserrat is wider than most fonts like it: 88 of the 100 are narrower and 5 wider. What they keep most is Montserrat’s x-height: 36 are within 3% of it, Metropolis the closest of them. They part from Montserrat most often in 4 (67 of the 100), J (65) and 3 (54).
WidthMontserrat: 57% of the em
x-heightMontserrat: 53% of the em
InkMontserrat: 33% ink
ContrastMontserrat: 1.14 : 1
- 4 less contrast
- Urbanist 67 · less stroke contrast
- DIN 1451 fette Breitschrift 1936 64 · less stroke contrast
LettersWhere they differ most
- 467 of 100
- J65 of 100
- 354 of 100
Questions about fonts like Montserrat
What is the closest font to Montserrat?
Metropolis, at 82 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Montserrat, it is 11% narrower and 13% heavier. After it come Clarity City (81) and Raleway (79).
Is there a free alternative to Montserrat?
Montserrat is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Metropolis, Clarity City and Raleway come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Argentum Sans sets running text to the same width, with an x-height 1.2% taller.