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Fonts Like Helvetica

Find fonts similar to Helvetica, including free open-source alternatives and other premium fonts with comparable styles.

7 free alternatives | 8 similar premium | Updated: Aug 2026

Free Alternatives to Helvetica

Open-source fonts you can use for free in personal and commercial projects.

Nimbus Sans

92% Free

fontsquirrel · GPL-2.0-with-font-exception · 2 weights

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Inter

88% Free

Google Fonts · OFL-1.1 · Variable

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Liberation Sans

84% Free

github · OFL-1.1 · 2 weights

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Roboto

80% Free

Google Fonts · Apache-2.0 · Variable

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Source Sans 3

75% Free

Google Fonts · OFL-1.1 · Variable

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Libre Franklin

72% Free

Google Fonts · OFL-1.1 · Variable

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Work Sans

68% Free

Google Fonts · OFL-1.1 · Variable

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Similar Premium Fonts

Other premium fonts with similar characteristics to Helvetica.

Akzidenz-Grotesk

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Avenir

Linotype · Related font Best match: Nunito 88% 6 alternatives

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Frutiger

Linotype · Related font Best match: Hind 82% 6 alternatives

humanist legible open

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Gill Sans

Monotype · Related font Best match: Lato 85% 6 alternatives

humanist classic british

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Univers

Linotype · Related font Best match: Inter 85% 6 alternatives

neo-grotesque systematic neutral

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Neue Haas Grotesk

Linotype · Related font Best match: Nimbus Sans 88% 8 alternatives

neo-grotesque neutral classic

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Neue Helvetica

Linotype · Related font Best match: Inter 90% 3 alternatives

neo-grotesque neutral refined

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Aktiv Grotesk

Dalton Maag · Related font Best match: Inter 90% 2 alternatives

neo-grotesque neutral versatile

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About Helvetica

Foundry: Linotype
Classification: sans-serif
Alternatives: 7 free

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