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24 alternatives to Work Sans

An open source typeface family based on early Grotesques

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Work Sans launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Prototypo▲83

   Streamlining font creation with open source typeface editor

   2014 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Universal Typeface▲100

   Unifying the world’s handwriting

   2014 · its alternatives →

3. 3TD
   Typecast – Design in the browser with Google Fonts▲50

   2013 · typecast.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Sans Bullshit Sans▲106

   The font that censors buzzwords

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Font Generator▲286

   Tons of font ideas in one click

   2017 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Comic Papyrus (Typeface)▲64

   The World's First Genetically Engineered Super-Font

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Open Foundry▲12

   A new platform for open-source fonts

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Brackets 1.0▲190

   An open-source text editor for web designers by Adobe

   2014 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   CSS Sans▲36

   A Pure CSS Font

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Typeface▲317

    Helps you pick the perfect font from your collection

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Fonts In Use▲103

    Type in the real world: an amazing archive of typography.

    2014 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    FontPark▲125

    The web's largest archive of free fonts

    2014 · its alternatives →

13. 13LA
    Luculent, a new code/terminal font▲120

    2014 · eastfarthing.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Metaflop▲172

    Design your own fonts for free

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15GA
    Glean, a tiny bitmap font for programming▲66

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Work Sans - Free Open Source Typeface▲3

    Free Open Source Typeface

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Font Squirrel▲104

    Free commercial fonts

    2014 · its alternatives →

18. 18AS
    A simple resource for finding and trying variable fonts▲61

    2018 · v-fonts.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Font Awesome▲173

    A font of scalable vector icons

    2014 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Redacted Font▲104

    Keep your wireframes free of distracting Lorem Ipsum

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Taetype – a complete font engine for Rust and WASM▲5

    Jul 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Typographic Project▲141

    Offers inspiration for using Google’s font library

    2014 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Mixfont▲13

    A modern font generator

    2017 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Type Detail▲120

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

    2015 · 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 →