Fonts similar to Open Sans

The 100 fonts like Open Sans, measured

Fonts like Open Sans lean most in x-height, where 47 of the 100 have a shorter x-height and 10 a taller one. What they keep most is Open Sans’s weight on the page: 46 are within 6% of it, Lunasima the closest of them. 99 are sans serifs like Open Sans, and 1 monospace font comes close too: Noto Mono. They part from Open Sans most often in g (39 of the 100), t (37) and C (35).

• WidthOpen Sans: 52% of the em

  42 narrower

  Oxygen 79 · 4% narrower

  Plein 76 · 4% narrower

  32 within 3%

  Amulya 78 · 0.2% wider

  Mulish 72 · 0.1% wider

  26 wider

  Lunasima 92 · 5% wider

  Menbere 85 · 5% wider

• x-heightOpen Sans: 54% of the em

  47 shorter

  Amulya 78 · x-height 6% shorter

  Plein 76 · x-height 5% shorter

  43 within 3%

  Lunasima 92 · x-height 2.2% shorter

  Oxygen 79 · same x-height

  10 taller

  Menbere 85 · x-height 7% taller

  Encode Sans SC 69 · x-height 11% taller

• InkOpen Sans: 38% ink

  10 lighter

  Nebula Sans 73 · 11% lighter

  M PLUS 1p 71 · 11% lighter

  46 within 6%

  Lunasima 92 · 1.1% heavier

  Oxygen 79 · 3.3% heavier

  44 heavier

  Menbere 85 · 18% heavier

  Murecho 73 · 10% heavier

• ContrastOpen Sans: 1.24 : 1

  5 less contrast

  Fixel 70 · less stroke contrast

  Matangi 68 · less stroke contrast

  84 within 12%

  Lunasima 92

  Menbere 85

  11 more contrast

  Pontano Sans 72 · more stroke contrast

  Voces 67 · more stroke contrast

• StylesOpen Sans: 6 weights with italics

  40 in more weights

  Menbere 85 · 7 weights

  Murecho 73 · 9 weights

• LettersWhere they differ most

  1. g39 of 100
  2. t37 of 100
  3. C35 of 100