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Fonts similar to Overused Grotesk

The fonts most like Overused Grotesk are Funnel Sans (87 out of 100), Questrial (84) and TASA Orbiter (83), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 45–53% of the em (Overused Grotesk’s is 50%) and lowercase letters 49–53% of the em wide (49%), and all twelve are sans serifs too. Where they differ, most are wider (nine of twelve).

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Overused Grotesk's letters under another nameEstedad

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  1. 87match · #1

    Funnel Sans

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    4% wider

    Differs most from Overused Grotesk in 1, 7, and Q

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  2. 84match · #2

    Questrial

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    11% lighter

    Differs most from Overused Grotesk in t, a, and 7

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  3. 83match · #3

    TASA Orbiter

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    7% wider

    Differs most from Overused Grotesk in Q, 3, and 7

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  4. 81match · #4

    Host Grotesk

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    7% wider

    Differs most from Overused Grotesk in 7, t, and G

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  5. 81match · #5

    Switzer

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    x-height 6% taller · 5% wider

    Differs most from Overused Grotesk in t, o, and J

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  6. 79match · #6

    Uncut Sans

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    10% lighter · 4% wider

    Differs most from Overused Grotesk in 4, 1, and J

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  7. 78match · #7

    Helmet

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    x-height 11% shorter · 8% heavier

    Differs most from Overused Grotesk in i, J, and t

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  8. 77match · #8

    Apfel Grotezk

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    Nearly identical proportions

    Differs most from Overused Grotesk in 0, 4, and 3

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  9. 77match · #9

    Zalando Sans

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    7% wider

    Differs most from Overused Grotesk in 7, Q, and t

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  10. 76match · #10

    Akt

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    6% wider

    Differs most from Overused Grotesk in Q, 4, and O

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  11. 76match · #11

    Geist

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    9% wider · x-height 6% taller · 9% lighter

    Differs most from Overused Grotesk in l, J, and t

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  12. 76match · #12

    Syne

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    8% lighter · 3% wider

    Differs most from Overused Grotesk in 0, 6, and 7

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The 100 fonts like Overused Grotesk, measured

Overused Grotesk is narrower than most fonts like it: 72 of the 100 are wider and 1 narrower. What they keep most is Overused Grotesk’s x-height: 48 are within 3% of it, Funnel Sans the closest of them. 99 are sans serifs like Overused Grotesk, and 1 display font comes close too: Funnel Display. They part from Overused Grotesk most often in t (38 of the 100), 7 (36) and Q (34).

Questions about fonts like Overused Grotesk

What is the closest font to Overused Grotesk?

Funnel Sans, at 87 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Overused Grotesk, it is 4% wider. After it come Questrial (84) and TASA Orbiter (83).

Is there a free alternative to Overused Grotesk?

Overused Grotesk is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Funnel Sans, Questrial and TASA Orbiter come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Apfel Grotezk sets running text 0.5% wider, with the same x-height.