The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
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Minion 3
Adobe Originals released Minion 3 in 2018, Robert Slimbach's significantly expanded update to the Minion family he first drew for Adobe in the late 1980s. It keeps the slightly condensed, late-Renaissance-inspired text face that book designers have relied on for decades, and adds a lot around it: the Latin set is nearly doubled to cover African languages, Vietnamese and the full International Phonetic Alphabet, the Greek and Cyrillic are redrawn, and Armenian is new. Four weights across Display, Subhead, Text and Caption optical sizes make 32 styles. These free typefaces work the same old-style book register without the Adobe Fonts subscription.
The closest font to Minion 3The 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
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
Display + body that work together
The shape of a working week
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.
Editorial · Modern Crimson Pro + Manrope
Quiet type that does the work
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 Switzer + Crimson Pro
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Common questions about Minion 3 alternatives
- Is Minion 3 free?
- No — Minion 3 is a commercial typeface from Adobe Originals. Commercial: included with an Adobe Fonts subscription, or sold as perpetual desktop licenses through Fontspring and MyFonts. The closest free alternative is Crimson Pro, available on Google Fonts.
- What font is similar to Minion 3?
- Crimson Pro is the closest free match. An old-style book serif drawn in the same Renaissance tradition as Minion, with moderate contrast, a compact set width and a full italic. The closest match in overall texture and tone, though its serifs are a touch softer and the x-height a little lower than Minion 3's.
- Can I use Crimson Pro in commercial projects?
- Yes — Crimson Pro 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.