Fonts similar to Source Sans 3
The fonts most like Source Sans 3 are Nebula Sans (80 out of 100), Tajawal (77) and Mukta (77), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 45–53% of the em (Source Sans 3’s is 49%) and lowercase letters 45–55% of the em wide (47%), and all twelve are sans serifs too.
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80match · #1
Nebula Sans
Find the font. Find its kind.16% wider · x-height 9% taller · 18% lighter
Differs most from Source Sans 3 in l and 1
77match · #2
Tajawal
Find the font. Find its kind.15% lighter · x-height 7% shorter
Differs most from Source Sans 3 in l, g, and 1
77match · #3
Mukta
Find the font. Find its kind.8% heavier · x-height 3% shorter
Differs most from Source Sans 3 in Q, l, and J
75match · #4
74match · #5
70match · #6
CMU Sans Serif
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 8% shorter · 4% narrower
Differs most from Source Sans 3 in h, l, and u
70match · #7
Average Sans
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 6% shorter · 10% heavier · 5% narrower
Differs most from Source Sans 3 in 7, o, and b
70match · #8
Karla
Find the font. Find its kind.10% wider · 6% lighter
Differs most from Source Sans 3 in 2, l, and q
70match · #9
70match · #10
Quattrocento Sans
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 5% shorter · 9% lighter · 3% wider
Differs most from Source Sans 3 in 1, 8, and l
70match · #11
Orienta
Find the font. Find its kind.14% wider · x-height 9% taller
Differs most from Source Sans 3 in 8, u, and o
70match · #12
Martel Sans
Find the font. Find its kind.14% wider · x-height 10% taller
Differs most from Source Sans 3 in l, k, and 7
The 100 fonts like Source Sans 3, measured
Fonts like Source Sans 3 lean most in width, where 56 of the 100 are wider and 17 narrower. What they keep most is Source Sans 3’s weight on the page: 51 are within 6% of it, Epunda Sans the closest of them. 99 are sans serifs like Source Sans 3, and 1 monospace font comes close too: Source Code Pro. They part from Source Sans 3 most often in 8 (38 of the 100), l (36) and o (18).
WidthSource Sans 3: 47% of the em
x-heightSource Sans 3: 49% of the em
InkSource Sans 3: 41% ink
ContrastSource Sans 3: 1.24 : 1
- 7 less contrast
- Phlatt Grotesk 69 · less stroke contrast
- Reddit Sans Condensed 67 · less stroke contrast
StylesSource Sans 3: 8 weights with italics
LettersWhere they differ most
- 838 of 100
- l36 of 100
- o18 of 100
Questions about fonts like Source Sans 3
What is the closest font to Source Sans 3?
Nebula Sans, at 80 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Source Sans 3, it is 16% wider and 18% lighter, with an x-height 9% taller. After it come Tajawal (77) and Mukta (77).
Is there a free alternative to Source Sans 3?
Source Sans 3 is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Nebula Sans, Tajawal and Mukta come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Mukta sets running text 0.7% wider, with an x-height 3.3% shorter.