The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
Best free alternatives to
Netflix Sans
Netflix commissioned Netflix Sans from Dalton Maag in 2018, partly a branding move and partly an accounting one — it freed the company from what were reportedly enormous annual licensing bills for Gotham. The brand team pitched it as sitting between Gotham's American geometry and Johnston's London Underground humanism, a 'swiss army knife' built for everything from the app to awards-show billboards. The result is quietly cinematic: efficient, modern, and unmistakably tied to that red wordmark. These free typefaces work in that tradition.
The closest font to Netflix SansThe 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
Quiet type that does the work
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 Montserrat + Crimson Pro
Headlines, written under pressure
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 DM Serif Display + Montserrat
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Common questions about Netflix Sans alternatives
- Is Netflix Sans free?
- No — Netflix Sans is a commercial typeface from Dalton Maag. Netflix Sans is a proprietary typeface created precisely so Netflix would never pay font licensing again — it is not available to the public on any terms. The closest free alternative is Montserrat, available on Google Fonts.
- What font is similar to Netflix Sans?
- Montserrat is the closest free match. The standard free answer to anything in Gotham's orbit, which makes it the natural Netflix Sans stand-in too — geometric capitals, generous counters, nine weights with italics. Strongest in headlines and title cards.
- Can I use Montserrat in commercial projects?
- Yes — Montserrat 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.