The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
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New York
New York is San Francisco's serif companion, introduced at WWDC 2019 as the reading face for Apple Books, News, and long-form interfaces. It is a transitional serif built for screens: sturdy vertical stress, generous x-height, and four optical sizes that sharpen from soft text weights to crisp display cuts. The name is a wink at the bitmap serif Susan Kare drew for the original Macintosh. These free typefaces work in that tradition.
The closest font to New YorkThe 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
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Headlines, written under pressure
A pairing is a relationship: one voice speaks first, the other answers, and the contrast between them sets the tone for the whole page.
Editorial · Modern Source Serif 4 + DM Sans
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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.
Modern · Editorial Switzer + Source Serif 4
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Common questions about New York alternatives
- Is New York free?
- No — New York is a commercial typeface from Apple. Like SF Pro, New York is a free download from Apple but licensed only for designing and building software on Apple platforms — not for web embedding or cross-platform use. The closest free alternative is Source Serif 4, available on Google Fonts.
- What font is similar to New York?
- Source Serif 4 is the closest free match. Adobe's transitional text serif with an optical-size axis, low-fuss detailing, and the same screen-first sturdiness as New York. The closest overall match in proportion and temperature.
- Can I use Source Serif 4 in commercial projects?
- Yes — Source Serif 4 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.