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24 alternatives to Fog City Gothic

A new typeface, reviving a San Francisco classic

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Fog City Gothic launched in 2021; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Sans Francisco▲604

   A collection of tools and resources for designers

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Isopolis – Isometric pixel map of SF▲350

   San Francisco as one giant isometric pixel painting — the city

   Aug 2026 · sf.isopolis.city · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Typedetail.com – featuring Apple's new typeface San Francisco▲137

   2015 · typedetail.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Brand New Roman▲283

   The typeface entirely made up of brand logos 👨‍💻

   2018 · brandnewroman.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   SF Symbols 3▲96

   600 new icons + hierarchical color customization + inspector

   2021 · developer.apple.com · its alternatives →

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   Video Game in a Font▲605

   2021 · coderelay.io · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Typefont▲288

   An AI that recognizes the font of a text in a photo

   2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   SF Symbols 5▲240

   5K symbols designed to work with Apple's San Francisco font

   2023 · developer.apple.com · its alternatives →

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   Berkeley Mono Typeface▲355

   2022 · berkeleygraphics.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Type Detail▲120

    A detailed look at fonts (e.g. Apple's new "San Francisco")

    2015 · typedetail.com · its alternatives →

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    Optician Sans▲200

    A free font based on the historical eye charts

    2018 · optician-sans.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    What Font Is▲353

    Find any font from any image (commercial or free)-WhatFontIs

    2019 · whatfontis.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Coding Font – A game to find your favorite coding font▲443

    2021 · codingfont.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Helvetica Now.▲309

    A brand new, redesigned Helvetica

    2019 · monotype.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    UI Fonts▲88

    Designers can now type icons and they'll appear.

    2014 · ui8.net · its alternatives →

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    WhatTheFont▲433

    Shazam for fonts! Identify fonts with your camera.

    2017 · myfonts.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Typeface▲312

    Helps you pick the perfect font from your collection

    2016 · typefaceapp.com · its alternatives →

18. 18FF
    Fancy fonts you can use almost anywhere▲247

    2018 · beautifuldingbats.com · its alternatives →

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    Braille Neue Typeface▲239

    A new typeface that blends visual with Braille

    2018 · brailleneue.com · its alternatives →

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    FontBase 2.0▲378

    Update for the super fast, beautiful and free font manager

    2017 · fontba.se · its alternatives →

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    Letterbox▲170

    Letters made of letters

    Apr 2026 · letterbox.sh · its alternatives →

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    Just My Type▲65

    History of Fonts from Origins to Our Days

    2016 · templatemonster.com · its alternatives →

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    TypeCase▲143

    A Mac utility to help designers preview & compare fonts

    2015 · typecaseapp.com · its alternatives →

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    OldSF▲142

    Google Street View map of San Francisco in the 1800s

    2015 · oldsf.org · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →