Avenir font
Avenir is a commercial geometric sans-serif by Adrian Frutiger (Linotype), released in 1988.
A geometric sans softened with humanist proportions, so it reads more warmly than Futura in text.
Avenir is licensed from MyFonts, so it isn't shown live here. You can see it on the foundry's site, and the free fonts below share its feel, set in their own type.
See Avenir at MyFonts- Style
- Sans-serif, geometric sans-serif
- Designer
- Adrian Frutiger
- Foundry
- Linotype
- Released
- 1988
- License
- Commercial, licensed from the foundry
- Get it
- MyFonts
Fonts like Avenir
- JostA free geometric sans inspired by 1920s German sans-serifs, the closest open-source relative of Futura.Free · geometric sans-serif
- FuturaThe original geometric sans, built from circles, triangles and squares. Its sharp apexes and round bowls are still the model for every geometric face since.Commercial · geometric sans-serif
- FigtreeA friendly, clean geometric sans designed for interfaces, with a light touch that suits product and marketing pages.Free · geometric sans-serif
- Proxima NovaA hybrid of geometric and grotesque that became one of the most used web fonts of the 2010s.Commercial · geometric-humanist sans-serif
- MontserratA wide geometric sans inspired by the signs of the Montserrat neighbourhood in Buenos Aires. Its broad capitals make it a common choice for bold headlines.Free · geometric sans-serif
See fonts on real sites
The fonts page ranks the faces real websites use, each with the sites behind it. To find the font on any site, use the website font finder.
Questions
Is Avenir free?
No. Avenir is a commercial typeface from Linotype; you license it from MyFonts. Free fonts with a similar feel include Jost, Figtree, Montserrat.
Who designed Avenir?
Avenir is by Adrian Frutiger (Linotype) and was released in 1988.
What fonts are similar to Avenir?
Jost (free), Futura (commercial), Figtree (free), Proxima Nova (commercial) share its feel.
How can I tell if a website uses Avenir?
If it's in the save.design library, its page lists its fonts. For any other site, the analyzer in a save.design account loads the page and lists the fonts it uses.
Check any site yourself with the website analyzer.