Lato vs Magnat

Lato is a popular open-source alternative to Magnat's humanist design. At 78% similarity, Lato delivers a friendly, professional aesthetic. Compare which works better for editorial and display projects.

78% Similarity

Visual Comparison

Lato

Free

Aa Bb Cc 123

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
0123456789 !@#$%^&*()

Magnat

Premium

Feature Comparison

Feature Lato Magnat
Type Free Premium
Classification sans-serif sans-serif
Variable Font No No
Weights 100, 300, 400, 700, 900 Multiple
Italics Yes Yes
License OFL-1.1 Commercial License Required
Language Support latin, latin-extended latin, latin-extended
Source Google Fonts René Bieder

Performance Comparison

Metric Lato Magnat
Score 60/100 N/A
File Size 85.9 KB N/A
Weights 5 N/A
Italics Yes N/A
Variable Font No N/A
Language Groups 2 N/A
CDN Delivery Yes N/A
x-Height Ratio 0.506 N/A
Cap Height Ratio 0.717 N/A

Which Should You Choose?

Recommended: Lato

  • Delivers a friendly, professional, clean aesthetic
  • Popular in education-academia and healthcare-medical design
  • Versatile enough to replace 13+ premium fonts
  • Free under OFL-1.1 license
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Consider: Magnat

  • Original design with refined typographic details
  • Designed specifically for editorial and display
  • Commercial license with professional support
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