Source Sans Pro vs Univers

If you like what Univers does but need a license-friendly option, Source Sans Pro is the obvious place to start. With 82% similarity, Source Sans Pro embodies Univers's functional clarity with similar neutral character and systematic weight range. If you need more weights than Univers offers, Source Sans Pro is usually the more flexible family.

82% Similarity

Visual Comparison

Source Sans Pro

Free

Aa Bb Cc 123

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

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

Univers

Premium

Feature Comparison

Feature	Source Sans Pro	Univers
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, cyrillic, cyrillic-extended, greek, greek-extended, vietnamese	latin, latin-extended, cyrillic, greek
Source	Google Fonts	Linotype

Performance Comparison

Metric	Source Sans Pro	Univers
Score	69/100	N/A
File Size	181.1 KB	N/A
Weights	9 (var)	N/A
Italics	Yes	N/A
Variable Font	Yes (1 axes)	N/A
Language Groups	7	N/A
CDN Delivery	Yes	N/A
x-Height Ratio	0.486	N/A
Cap Height Ratio	0.66	N/A