Free alternatives to Proxima Nova

Proxima Nova sits between geometric and more traditional sans-serif forms. A replacement should be chosen for the part of that balance your design uses: the shape of a big headline, the rhythm of a paragraph, or the feel of small navigation labels.

Montserrat takes the comparison toward a more geometric and emphatic headline. Lato offers a warmer, more humanist direction for mixed headings and text. Manrope is another geometric candidate to test in a contemporary landing page. Each changes the tone; none reproduces Proxima Nova exactly.

Compare an actual page rather than matching one attractive word. Check the lowercase a and g, the width of long headings, and the numerals in prices or statistics. Adjust weight and spacing independently, and confirm the required language support. Open the specimens and website examples below to judge the differences in context.