Less a DIN-lookalike than an interesting alternative, Clear Sans remains completely underused. Golos is just as solid a free DIN-alternative for uppercase as it is for lowercase! For UI designers, this means you can use bolding to distinguish active elements in a list – and not risk them running onto another line when bold (causing the whole layout to “jump”). That being said, if you hear about Golos, it’ll probably be in the context of another feature: it’s uniwidth, meaning each letterform takes up the same width, whether it’s light, normal, or bold.
The biggest downside is the lack of weights – only 3, and no italics. The new Golos UI is a shockingly close alternative to DIN. Once you see it, the vertical tail just makes sense. In similar fashion, you’ve got to love Barlow’s uppercase “Q”. Plenty of weights, some letterforms even look better than DIN’s (why does DIN have a curved “l”, for instance?). While the “g” is perhaps a bit too distinctive for my tastes, there’s no real reason why Barlow isn’t the best all-around free alternative to DIN. The more versatile Barlow at Google Fonts is closest Google Font to DIN, and perhaps the all-around best free alternative. Gidole is a nice DIN-like open source font, but having only a single weight (and no italics) renders it somewhat impractical. Hopefully the type designer will flesh this one out a bit. The single-weight Gidole at Github was a nice side-project, but is tough to use in the real world. What it’s got: 2 weights + 1 italic weight Here you can see D-DIN continues to be a fantastic alternative. That’s open source fonts for ya! Nonetheless, if you need a spot-on match for DIN in nothing but regular and bold, look no further.ĭIN shines in uppercase, and it’s worth directly comparing some free alternatives in that setting.
It all boils down to D-DIN only shipping with 2 weights (and one italic weight). The free D-DIN is a fantastic match, though of somewhat limited practical use. You’re reading Free Font Alternatives: The Ultimate Guide. If you’re looking for free alternatives to DIN, here are 6 of the highest-quality look-alikes and similar fonts.įor each, I’ll mention the advantages, disadvantages, and why you might choose it.
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