The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
Free font
Work Sans
A free alternative to Akzidenz-Grotesk.
About Work Sans
- Designer
- Wei Huang
- Released
- 2016
- Available at
- Google Fonts →
- Featured on
- 2 paid font pages
Work Sans is also a free alternative to…
- Akzidenz-Grotesk → A neo-grotesque explicitly drawn from grotesque influences, tuned for screen rendering at body sizes. Multi-purpose with inobtrusive, clear characters — recommended specifically as an Akzidenz-family alternative.
- Graphik → Contemporary sans designed with digital readability in mind. Multi-purpose, inobtrusive, with the same low-key editorial voice — Graphik's screen-native cousin.
Display + body that work together
The shape of a working week
A pairing is a relationship: one voice speaks first, the other answers, and the contrast between them sets the tone for the whole page.
Modern · Editorial Work Sans + Crimson Pro
Headlines, written under pressure
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.