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Free font alternatives cheat sheet
Free alternatives to 22 popular fonts like Helvetica, Futura, Gotham and Garamond, on one page.
1 page, US Letter size, 32 KB. Free, no sign-up.
Sources: Compiled by Fonties; licences from Google Fonts and each font’s own licence file. Checked October 2026.
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- Print at actual size (100%), not "fit to page", so the lines stay a usable size.
- It is laid out for US Letter paper and also fits A4.
- Turn on "background graphics" if the colors come out pale.
What is on this chart
| Instead of | Closest free font | Also try |
|---|---|---|
| Helvetica | Inter | Arimo, Roboto, Figtree |
| Arial | Arimo | Roboto, Inter |
| Times New Roman | Tinos | Libre Baskerville, PT Serif |
| Georgia | Gelasio | Merriweather, PT Serif |
| Calibri | Carlito | Lato, Open Sans |
| Cambria | Caladea | PT Serif, Merriweather |
| Courier New | Cousine | Courier Prime, IBM Plex Mono |
| Gotham | Montserrat | Figtree, Outfit |
| Futura | Jost | League Spartan, Outfit |
| Proxima Nova | Montserrat | Figtree, Mulish |
| Avenir | Nunito Sans | Mulish, Figtree |
| Garamond | EB Garamond | Cormorant Garamond, Crimson Text |
| Baskerville | Libre Baskerville | Crimson Text, Lora |
| Caslon | Libre Caslon Text | EB Garamond, Crimson Text |
| Bodoni | Bodoni Moda | Playfair Display, DM Serif Display |
| Didot | GFS Didot | Playfair Display, Bodoni Moda |
| Trajan | Cinzel | Cormorant SC, Marcellus |
| San Francisco (SF Pro) | Inter | Roboto, Figtree |
| Myriad | Source Sans 3 | PT Sans, Open Sans |
| Rockwell | Arvo | Roboto Slab, Zilla Slab |
| Impact | Anton | Oswald, Bebas Neue |
| Comic Sans | Comic Neue | Patrick Hand, Delius |
