Lucida Grande vs DejaVu Sans

A detailed comparison of Lucida Grande and DejaVu Sans to help you choose the right font for your project.

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Visual Comparison

Lucida Grande

Premium

Premium font preview not available

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DejaVu Sans

Free

Aa Bb Cc 123

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

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

Feature Comparison

Feature Lucida Grande DejaVu Sans
Type Premium Free
Classification sans-serif sans-serif
Variable Font No No
Weights Multiple 400, 700
Italics Yes Yes
License Commercial License Required Bitstream-Vera
Language Support latin, latin-extended, cyrillic, greek latin, latin-extended, cyrillic, cyrillic-extended, greek, greek-extended, hebrew, arabic, armenian, georgian
Source Bigelow & Holmes Open Font Library

Which Should You Choose?

Recommended: DejaVu Sans

  • Free to use with open-source license
  • Broader language support
  • No licensing costs for commercial projects
  • Can be self-hosted or loaded from Google Fonts
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Consider: Lucida Grande

  • Original design with refined details
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