Fonts similar to Work Sans
The fonts most like Work Sans are NT Somic (80 out of 100), Nata Sans (79) and Fustat (79), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 48–53% of the em (Work Sans’s is 50%) and lowercase letters 48–54% of the em wide (55%), and all twelve are sans serifs too. Where they differ, most are narrower (ten of twelve).
Matched by the letters themselves · early version
The original · Work Sans
Find the font. Find its kind.Work Sans's letters under another nameKantumruy ProProdigy Sans
Like Work Sans, but…
80match · #1
79match · #2
Nata Sans
Find the font. Find its kind.Nearly identical proportions
Differs most from Work Sans in J, r, and g
79match · #3
Fustat
Find the font. Find its kind.8% narrower · 7% heavier
Differs most from Work Sans in l, 7, and Q
78match · #4
Fixel
Find the font. Find its kind.5% narrower · x-height 4% taller
Differs most from Work Sans in l, t, and 7
77match · #5
Sarabun
Find the font. Find its kind.12% narrower · 10% heavier · more stroke contrast
Differs most from Work Sans in Q, J, and g
75match · #6
Giphurs
Find the font. Find its kind.6% narrower · 11% heavier
Differs most from Work Sans in 4, I, and t
75match · #7
75match · #8
74match · #9
Schibsted Grotesk
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 5% taller · 4% narrower · more stroke contrast
Differs most from Work Sans in J, I, and f
74match · #10
Cabinet Grotesk
Find the font. Find its kind.13% narrower · 10% lighter · x-height 4% shorter
Differs most from Work Sans in l, r, and f
74match · #11
Overused Grotesk
Find the font. Find its kind.11% narrower · 14% heavier
Differs most from Work Sans in l, g, and Q
74match · #12
The 100 fonts like Work Sans, measured
Work Sans is wider than most fonts like it: 74 of the 100 are narrower and 1 wider. What they keep most is Work Sans’s x-height: 55 are within 3% of it, NT Somic the closest of them. They part from Work Sans most often in l (61 of the 100), g (47) and t (39).
WidthWork Sans: 55% of the em
- 1 wider
- Parkinsans 68 · 4% wider
x-heightWork Sans: 50% of the em
InkWork Sans: 39% ink
ContrastWork Sans: 1.16 : 1
LettersWhere they differ most
- l61 of 100
- g47 of 100
- t39 of 100
Questions about fonts like Work Sans
What is the closest font to Work Sans?
NT Somic, at 80 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Work Sans, it is 5% narrower. After it come Nata Sans (79) and Fustat (79).
Is there a free alternative to Work Sans?
Work 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 NT Somic, Nata Sans and Fustat come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Urlaub Grotesk sets running text to the same width, with an x-height 2.0% taller.