Supria Sans vs Open Sans

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

78% Similarity

Design DNA

Design overlap:0%

Supria Sans

Structural
Humanist
Visual
ModernElegant
Purpose
Display

Open Sans

Visual
MinimalWarmReadableFormal

Visual Comparison

Supria Sans

Premium

Open Sans

Free

Aa Bb Cc 123

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

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

Feature Comparison

Feature Supria Sans Open Sans
Type Premium Free
Classification sans-serif sans-serif
Variable Font No Yes
Weights Multiple Variable (100-900)
Italics Yes Yes
License Commercial License Required Apache-2.0
Language Support latin, latin-extended latin, latin-extended, cyrillic, cyrillic-extended, greek, greek-extended, vietnamese
Source Hannes von Döhren Google Fonts

Best Use Cases

Display & Headlines

Typography designed to grab attention at large sizes. Display fonts feature dist...

Supria Open
Editorial

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

Supria Open
Branding

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

Supria Open
Headlines

Typography designed specifically for titles, headers, and attention-grabbing tex...

Supria Open
UI Design

Typography optimized for user interfaces, design systems, and digital products. ...

Supria Open
Corporate

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

Supria Open
Supria Open
Applications

Typography for desktop and web applications, software interfaces, and digital to...

Supria Open
Supria Open
Publishing

Typography for print and digital publishing, book design, and editorial producti...

Supria Open

Performance Comparison

Metric Supria Sans Open Sans
Score N/A 54/100
File Size N/A 706.8 KB
Weights N/A 9 (var)
Italics N/A Yes
Variable Font N/A Yes (1 axes)
Language Groups N/A 7
CDN Delivery N/A Yes
x-Height Ratio N/A 0.535
Cap Height Ratio N/A 0.714

Which Should You Choose?

Consider: Supria Sans

  • Variable font with continuous weight adjustment
  • Supports 7 scripts including cyrillic and cyrillic-extended
  • Delivers a clean, professional, friendly aesthetic
  • Popular in healthcare-medical and enterprise-corporate design
  • Versatile enough to replace 23+ premium fonts
View Supria Sans →

Recommended: Open Sans

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

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