The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
Manrope vs Figtree
Two free, open-source sans-serifs that both show up constantly in modern product and marketing design. Manrope (Mikhail Sharanda, 2018) is a semi-condensed neo-grotesque with geometric leanings, while Figtree (Erik Kennedy, 2022) is a rounder, friendlier geometric sans drawn specifically for web and mobile apps.
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
- Figtree is a true geometric sans with a soft, light-hearted character, whereas Manrope blends geometric shapes with a sturdier grotesque skeleton and sits slightly more condensed.
- Figtree ships with matching italics via a variable italic axis; Manrope is upright-only, with no italic styles at all.
- Manrope's variable weight axis runs 200 to 800 (ExtraLight to ExtraBold), while Figtree's runs 300 to 900, so Figtree reaches heavier Black weights but lacks a hairline end.
- Manrope covers Latin, Cyrillic, Greek, and Vietnamese out of the box; Figtree is Latin-focused, so multilingual projects tilt the choice.
- Both are released under the SIL Open Font License and are free for commercial use, so cost is not a factor either way.
Manrope
Reach for Manrope when you want a crisper, slightly more technical brand voice, need Cyrillic or Greek, or are happy working without italics.
Figtree
Reach for Figtree for app and web UI that should feel warm and approachable, especially where you need proper italics and heavy display weights.