The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
Free font
Geist
A free alternative to Aktiv Grotesk.
About Geist
- Designer
- Vercel
- Released
- 2023
- Available at
- Google Fonts →
- Featured on
- 3 paid font pages
Geist is also a free alternative to…
- Aktiv Grotesk → Vercel's contemporary grotesque. Squarer than Aktiv with sharper edges — tech-forward where Aktiv is brand-neutral, but the same modern-Helvetica conversation.
- Helvetica → Vercel's in-house grotesque. Squarer construction than Helvetica with sharper terminals — very tech-forward, the right pick if you're building developer-facing UI.
- Söhne → Vercel's in-house grotesque. Squarer construction than Söhne with sharper terminals — a contemporary tech-forward sibling to the Klim aesthetic, especially at home in developer-facing UI.
Display + body that work together
Letters that hold their nerve
Body type does the heavy lifting. Get it right and the reader never thinks about it; get it wrong and they feel it before they can name what is off.
Modern · Editorial Geist + EB Garamond
Headlines, written under pressure
Two thousand years of letterforms boil down to a handful of decisions — width, weight, proportion. Pick a pair you trust, and let the rest take care of itself.
Editorial · Modern DM Serif Display + Geist