The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
Free font
Josefin Sans
A free alternative to Brandon Grotesque.
About Josefin Sans
- Designer
- Santiago Orozco
- Released
- 2010
- Available at
- Google Fonts →
- Featured on
- 2 paid font pages
Josefin Sans is also a free alternative to…
- Brandon Grotesque → Josefin Sans draws on the same 1920s display lettering Brandon references, so the vintage-geometric register lines up. Runs lighter overall and has a taller x-height.
- Futura → Geometric sans inspired by 1920s display lettering — the same era and aesthetic that produced Futura. Light, elegant, with the perfect circles and exaggerated ascenders Futura made famous, plus a full italic axis.
Display + body that work together
Letters that hold their nerve
The display sets the register; the body follows through. When both halves of a pair pull in the same direction, the design disappears and the words come forward.
Modern · Editorial Josefin Sans + Source Serif 4
Pages that earn the read
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 + Josefin Sans