The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
GT America vs ABC Favorit
Two commercial grotesques that have become default picks for studios wanting something more characterful than Helvetica. GT America, released by Grilli Type in 2016, is a bridge between 19th-century American Gothics and 20th-century Swiss Neo-Grotesks, while ABC Favorit, from Dinamo, mixes geometric rigidity with deliberate quirks and a dose of humour.
GT America is a commercial font, so it is shown here in Libre Franklin, its closest free alternative. All free alternatives to GT America → ABC Favorit is a commercial font, so it is shown here in Space Grotesk, its closest free alternative. All free alternatives to ABC Favorit →
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
- GT America (Noël Leu with Seb McLauchlan) is a huge system: six widths from Compressed to Expanded plus Mono, seven weights from Ultra Light to Black, 84 styles in total.
- ABC Favorit (Johannes Breyer and Fabian Harb, developed 2013–2017) is a low-contrast grotesque with intentional oddities, with Mono, Extended, Expanded, Compressed, Condensed and a Lining version with a built-in smart underline.
- GT America adjusts stroke behaviour across weight and width, so bolder cuts get steeper terminal angles while the caps stay relatively condensed, which keeps it neutral and workmanlike at any size.
- ABC Favorit's alternates for a, y, R, G, the ampersand and the @ sign let you dial its quirkiness up or down, giving it a more branded, playful voice than GT America's restraint.
- Both are paid retail fonts with free trials rather than open licences, so licensing cost is a real factor for either, and GT America's 84-style family in particular adds up.
GT America
Reach for GT America when you need a neutral, Swiss-leaning workhorse with every width and weight covered, from dense editorial text to wide display headlines.
ABC Favorit
Reach for ABC Favorit when you want a grotesque with personality for branding, posters and packaging, where its geometric oddities and underline tricks become part of the identity.