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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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  1. 80match · #1

    Nebula Sans

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    16% wider · x-height 9% taller · 18% lighter

    Differs most from Source Sans 3 in l and 1

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  2. 77match · #2

    Tajawal

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    15% lighter · x-height 7% shorter

    Differs most from Source Sans 3 in l, g, and 1

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  3. 77match · #3

    Mukta

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    8% heavier · x-height 3% shorter

    Differs most from Source Sans 3 in Q, l, and J

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  4. 75match · #4

    Epunda Sans

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    4% narrower

    Differs most from Source Sans 3 in g, 8, and o

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  5. 74match · #5

    Carlito

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    4% narrower

    Differs most from Source Sans 3 in 8, l, and 9

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  6. 70match · #6

    CMU Sans Serif

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    x-height 8% shorter · 4% narrower

    Differs most from Source Sans 3 in h, l, and u

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  7. 70match · #7

    Average Sans

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    x-height 6% shorter · 10% heavier · 5% narrower

    Differs most from Source Sans 3 in 7, o, and b

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  8. 70match · #8

    Karla

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    10% wider · 6% lighter

    Differs most from Source Sans 3 in 2, l, and q

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  9. 70match · #9

    Cambay

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    3% wider

    Differs most from Source Sans 3 in g, U, and Q

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  10. 70match · #10

    Quattrocento Sans

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    x-height 5% shorter · 9% lighter · 3% wider

    Differs most from Source Sans 3 in 1, 8, and l

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  11. 70match · #11

    Orienta

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    14% wider · x-height 9% taller

    Differs most from Source Sans 3 in 8, u, and o

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  12. 70match · #12

    Martel Sans

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    14% wider · x-height 10% taller

    Differs most from Source Sans 3 in l, k, and 7

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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).

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.