Fonts similar to Public Sans
The fonts most like Public Sans are Archivo (87 out of 100), Special Gothic (81) and Ranade (80), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 50–56% of the em (Public Sans’s is 52%) and lowercase letters 47–60% of the em wide (53%), and all twelve are sans serifs too.
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The original · Public Sans
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87match · #1
Archivo
Find the font. Find its kind.6% narrower · 7% heavier
Differs most from Public Sans in l, 4, and J
81match · #2
80match · #3
Ranade
Find the font. Find its kind.13% wider · more stroke contrast
Differs most from Public Sans in l, g, and i
79match · #4
Miranda Sans
Find the font. Find its kind.Nearly identical proportions
Differs most from Public Sans in g, Q, and J
78match · #5
77match · #6
Pontano Sans
Find the font. Find its kind.9% narrower · more stroke contrast · x-height 3% shorter
Differs most from Public Sans in l, g, and f
77match · #7
BDO Grotesk
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 9% taller · 5% wider · 9% heavier
Differs most from Public Sans in Q, l, and g
77match · #8
Chivo
Find the font. Find its kind.more stroke contrast · 7% heavier
Differs most from Public Sans in I, u, and l
76match · #9
Zalando Sans
Find the font. Find its kind.Nearly identical proportions
Differs most from Public Sans in g, l, and 1
76match · #10
76match · #11
Schibsted Grotesk
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Differs most from Public Sans in I, Q, and J
76match · #12
Aileron
Find the font. Find its kind.3% narrower · more stroke contrast
Differs most from Public Sans in g, 2, and J
The 100 fonts like Public Sans, measured
Fonts like Public Sans lean most in width, where 46 of the 100 are narrower and 14 wider. What they keep most is Public Sans’s x-height: 59 are within 3% of it, Archivo the closest of them. They part from Public Sans most often in g (61 of the 100), l (50) and Q (34).
WidthPublic Sans: 53% of the em
x-heightPublic Sans: 52% of the em
InkPublic Sans: 41% ink
ContrastPublic Sans: 1.26 : 1
LettersWhere they differ most
- g61 of 100
- l50 of 100
- Q34 of 100
Questions about fonts like Public Sans
What is the closest font to Public Sans?
Archivo, at 87 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Public Sans, it is 6% narrower and 7% heavier. After it come Special Gothic (81) and Ranade (80).
Is there a free alternative to Public Sans?
Public Sans is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Archivo, Special Gothic and Ranade come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Miranda Sans sets running text 1.0% narrower, with an x-height 0.6% taller.