Avenir vs Century Gothic

Avenir and Century Gothic are both sans-serif typefaces sharing a geometric foundation. Where Avenir leans humanist, modern, Century Gothic brings minimal, elegant. Compare which suits your Corporate project.

Design DNA

Design overlap:25%

Avenir

Structural
GeometricHumanist
Visual
Low ContrastModern

Century Gothic

Structural
GeometricWide
Visual
Low ContrastMinimalElegantMonoline

Highlighted traits are shared between both fonts

Visual Comparison

Avenir

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Century Gothic

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Feature Comparison

Feature Avenir Century Gothic
Type Premium Premium
Classification sans-serif sans-serif
Variable Font No No
Weights Multiple Multiple
Italics Yes Yes
License Commercial License Required Commercial License Required
Language Support latin, latin-extended, cyrillic, greek latin, latin-extended, cyrillic, greek
Source Linotype Monotype

Best Use Cases

Corporate

Typography for established businesses, enterprise software, and professional ser...

Avenir Century
Branding

Fonts that establish strong brand identity with distinctive character and versat...

Avenir Century
Editorial

Typography suited for magazines, newspapers, and long-form content. Editorial fo...

Avenir Century
Mobile Apps

Fonts optimized for mobile interfaces with excellent small-size legibility, clea...

Avenir Century
Healthcare

Typography for medical, wellness, and healthcare applications. Healthcare fonts ...

Avenir Century
E-commerce

Typography optimized for online retail, marketplaces, and shopping experiences. ...

Avenir Century
Startup

Typography for startups, tech companies, and venture-backed businesses. Startup ...

Avenir Century
Presentations

Typography for slide decks, keynotes, and presentation materials. Presentation f...

Avenir Century
Print Design

Typography optimized for printed materials, physical production, and offset or d...

Avenir Century

Where You'll See These Fonts

Avenir

  • Apple products
  • Corporate presentations
  • Healthcare branding
  • Tech startups
  • Editorial design

Century Gothic

  • Microsoft Office documents
  • Corporate presentations
  • University publications
  • Government communications
  • Print advertisements

Which Should You Choose?

Recommended: Avenir

  • humanist, modern design character
  • Suited for Editorial and Mobile Apps
  • From Linotype
  • 3 free alternatives available
View Avenir →

Consider: Century Gothic

  • minimal, elegant design character
  • Suited for Presentations and Print
  • From Monotype
  • 3 free alternatives available
View Century Gothic →

Browse by Context

Avenir

For Mobile Apps For Editorial For Branding For Healthcare For E-commerce For Startup

Century Gothic

For Branding For Corporate For Print Design For Presentations With Geometric With Wide

Free Alternatives to Consider

Free fonts that can replace both Avenir and Century Gothic

Nunito

88%
Google Fonts · OFL-1.1 · Variable

Questrial

85%

% to Avenir · 85% to Century Gothic

Google Fonts · OFL-1.1 · 1 weights

Lato

82%
Google Fonts · OFL-1.1 · 5 weights

Mulish

80%

% to Avenir · 80% to Century Gothic

Google Fonts · OFL-1.1 · Variable

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