Century Gothic vs Univers

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

65% Similarity

Design DNA

Design overlap:13%

Century Gothic

Structural
GeometricWide
Visual
MinimalElegantLow ContrastMonoline

Univers

Structural
Neo-Grotesque
Visual
MinimalModern

Highlighted traits are shared between both fonts

Visual Comparison

Century Gothic

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Univers

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Feature Comparison

Feature Century Gothic Univers
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 Monotype Linotype

Best Use Cases

Corporate

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

Century Univers
Branding

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

Century Univers
Presentations

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

Century Univers
Print Design

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

Century Univers
Signage

Typography for wayfinding, environmental graphics, and public signage. Signage f...

Century Univers
Editorial

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

Century Univers

Where You'll See These Fonts

Century Gothic

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

Univers

  • Deutsche Bank
  • eBay branding
  • Montréal Metro
  • Airport signage
  • Swiss design

Which Should You Choose?

Recommended: Century Gothic

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

Consider: Univers

  • neo-grotesque, modern design character
  • Suited for Signage and Editorial
  • From Linotype
  • 3 free alternatives available
View Univers →

Browse by Context

Century Gothic

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

Univers

For Editorial For Branding For Corporate For Signage With Neo-Grotesque With Modern

Free Alternatives to Consider

Free fonts that can replace both Century Gothic and Univers

Questrial

85%
Google Fonts · OFL-1.1 · 1 weights

Inter

85%

% to Century Gothic · 85% to Univers

Google Fonts · OFL-1.1 · Variable

Source Sans Pro

82%

% to Century Gothic · 82% to Univers

Google Fonts · OFL-1.1 · Variable

Mulish

80%
Google Fonts · OFL-1.1 · Variable

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