The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
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Atlas Grotesk
Atlas Grotesk was designed by Kai Bernau and Susana Carvalho with Christian Schwartz, released by Commercial Type in 2012. Inspired by mid-century Swiss grotesques — Dick Dooijes's Mercator in particular — it tempers rational, workmanlike structure with an unusual warmth and openness that reads beautifully at text sizes. That balance made it the body face of Dropbox and a favorite of design-led brands everywhere. These free typefaces work in that tradition.
The closest font to Atlas GroteskThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
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 Hanken Grotesk + Lora
A grammar of empty space
Crisp, even strokes give the display its punch. Quiet serifs underneath stay readable across thousands of words — used together by editors at the kind of paper that still prints corrections.
Editorial · Modern Fraunces + Hanken Grotesk
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Common questions about Atlas Grotesk alternatives
- Is Atlas Grotesk free?
- No — Atlas Grotesk is a commercial typeface from Commercial Type. Atlas Grotesk is licensed commercially through Commercial Type, priced per style and per license type, so a usable web-plus-desktop family quickly runs into the hundreds of dollars. The closest free alternative is Hanken Grotesk, available on Google Fonts.
- What font is similar to Atlas Grotesk?
- Hanken Grotesk is the closest free match. The closest free match — a grotesque built on classic Swiss bones but drawn with open apertures and a distinctly friendly warmth, exactly Atlas's trick. Its variable weight range and true italics make it a credible drop-in for both text and display.
- Can I use Hanken Grotesk in commercial projects?
- Yes — Hanken Grotesk is published under a free license on Google Fonts and can be used in commercial work. Confirm the license text at the source before shipping.