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Avenir vs Mulish
Mulish trades a little of Avenir's warmth for a cleaner, more minimal texture. At 72% similarity it shares the humanist-geometric skeleton and even color, which makes it a strong free choice for product interfaces and pared-back brands that want Avenir's calm without its softer edges.
Design DNA
Design overlap:20%
Avenir
Mulish
Highlighted traits are shared between both fonts
Visual Comparison
Avenir
Premium
Mulish
FreeAa Bb Cc 123
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
0123456789 !@#$%^&*()
Feature Comparison
| Feature | Avenir | Mulish |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Premium | Free |
| Classification | sans-serif | sans-serif |
| Variable Font | No | Yes |
| Weights | Multiple | Variable (100-900) |
| Italics | Yes | Yes |
| License | Commercial License Required | OFL-1.1 |
| Language Support | latin, latin-extended, cyrillic, greek | latin, latin-extended, cyrillic, cyrillic-extended, vietnamese |
| Source | Linotype | Google Fonts |
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Performance Comparison
| Metric | Avenir | Mulish |
|---|---|---|
| Score | N/A | 60/100 |
| File Size | N/A | 251.9 KB |
| Weights | N/A | 9 (var) |
| Italics | N/A | Yes |
| Variable Font | N/A | Yes (1 axes) |
| Language Groups | N/A | 5 |
| CDN Delivery | N/A | Yes |
| x-Height Ratio | N/A | 0.5 |
| Cap Height Ratio | N/A | 0.705 |
Which Should You Choose?
Consider: Avenir
- Shares Avenir's modern character
- Particularly suited for product UI and dashboards
- Variable font with continuous weight adjustment
- Supports 5 scripts including cyrillic and cyrillic-extended
- Delivers a minimal, modern, clean aesthetic
Recommended: Mulish
- Original design with refined typographic details
- Designed specifically for corporate and branding
- Commercial license with professional support
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