Fonts like Avenir
5 fonts with Avenir's feel, 3 of them free.
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.
Free alternatives to Avenir
- JostA free geometric sans inspired by 1920s German sans-serifs, the closest open-source relative of Futura.Free · 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
- 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
Paid fonts like Avenir
- 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
- Proxima NovaA hybrid of geometric and grotesque that became one of the most used web fonts of the 2010s.Commercial · geometric-humanist sans-serif
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Questions
What is a free alternative to Avenir?
Jost, Figtree, Montserrat are free and share Avenir's feel. Jost is the closest: A free geometric sans inspired by 1920s German sans-serifs, the closest open-source relative of Futura.
Is Avenir free?
No. Avenir is a commercial geometric sans-serif by Adrian Frutiger (Linotype), released in 1988, licensed from MyFonts.
How do I find out what font a website uses?
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.