Libre Franklin vs Trade Gothic

Trade Gothic is a common reference point; Libre Franklin is one of the closest free families to reach for. With 72% similarity, Libre Franklin shares Trade Gothic's American gothic lineage with similar sturdy construction and editorial applications. If you need more weights than Trade Gothic offers, Libre Franklin is usually the more flexible family.

72% Similarity

Visual Comparison

Libre Franklin

Free

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The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

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Trade Gothic

Premium

Feature Comparison

Feature	Libre Franklin	Trade Gothic
Type	Free	Premium
Classification	sans-serif	sans-serif
Variable Font	Yes	No
Weights	Variable (100-900)	Multiple
Italics	Yes	Yes
License	OFL-1.1	Commercial License Required
Language Support	latin, latin-extended, vietnamese	latin, latin-extended
Source	Google Fonts	Linotype

Performance Comparison

Metric	Libre Franklin	Trade Gothic
Score	55/100	N/A
File Size	253.2 KB	N/A
Weights	9 (var)	N/A
Italics	Yes	N/A
Variable Font	Yes (1 axes)	N/A
Language Groups	3	N/A
CDN Delivery	Yes	N/A
x-Height Ratio	0.53	N/A
Cap Height Ratio	0.742	N/A