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Cabin vs Poppins
Cabin and Poppins are both freely available sans-serif fonts. Cabin serves as a replacement for 3 premium fonts while Poppins covers 37. This comparison helps you pick between two strong open-source options.
Design DNA
Design overlap:67%
Cabin
Poppins
Highlighted traits are shared between both fonts
Visual Comparison
Cabin
FreeAa Bb Cc 123
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
0123456789 !@#$%^&*()
Poppins
FreeAa Bb Cc 123
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
0123456789 !@#$%^&*()
Feature Comparison
| Feature | Cabin | Poppins |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Free | Free |
| Classification | sans-serif | sans-serif |
| Variable Font | Yes | No |
| Weights | Variable (100-900) | 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900 |
| Italics | Yes | Yes |
| License | OFL-1.1 | OFL-1.1 |
| Language Support | latin, latin-extended, vietnamese | latin, latin-extended, devanagari |
| Source | Google Fonts | Google Fonts |
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Weight & Style Coverage
Performance Comparison
| Metric | Cabin | Poppins |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 68/100 | 59/100 |
| File Size | 129.8 KB | 162.4 KB |
| Weights | 9 (var) | 9 |
| Italics | Yes | Yes |
| Variable Font | Yes (1 axes) | No |
| Language Groups | 3 | 3 |
| CDN Delivery | Yes | Yes |
| x-Height Ratio | 0.49 | 0.548 |
| Cap Height Ratio | 0.7 | 0.698 |
Cabin is 20% lighter for the standard weight set (400, 400i, 700).
Which Should You Choose?
Recommended: Cabin
- Replaces 3 premium fonts
- friendly, modern character
- Popular in education-academia and healthcare-medical
- Variable font with continuous weight range
- Free under OFL-1.1
Consider: Poppins
- Replaces 37 premium fonts
- friendly, modern character
- Popular in education-academia and healthcare-medical
- 9 weight options
- Free under OFL-1.1
Premium Font Coverage
Only Cabin (3)
Only Poppins (37)
Cabin covers 3 premium fonts vs Poppins's 37