Franklin Gothic Medium alternatives. Closest free font by our measurements: Quilon, score 81.
Quilon and Alatsi tie at score 81 as the free fonts nearest Franklin Gothic Medium, with Ramabhadra next at 81 of the 24 we measured.
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Score 81 · closest by measurements
Quilon
Fixed Quilon sample. Try your own words in the open alternatives.
Franklin Gothic Medium
Against Franklin Gothic Medium: x-height 5.7% shorter, 8.6% wider, 0.2% heavier, and 80% more stroke contrast.
Letters that differ most from Franklin Gothic Medium: a, i, and j.
Styles: 4 weights, no italics.
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- ITF FFL 2.0
3 of the 24 reach 80 against Franklin Gothic Medium.
Which Franklin Gothic Medium alternative to pick
Choose Alatsi for Franklin Gothic Medium if one weight is enough: its score is 81, its letters run 3.7% wider and its ink is 7.2% darker. Quilon also scores 81 against Franklin Gothic Medium and offers 4 weights, but it has 80% more stroke contrast, a larger change to consider for body text.
Where Quilon and Franklin Gothic Medium differ
01 / Where the difference shows
a, i, and j: Quilon parts from Franklin Gothic Medium most here
Quilon keeps Franklin Gothic Medium’s weight within 0.2%; the widest gap is 80% more stroke contrast.
The lab labels Quilon against Franklin Gothic Medium: more stroke contrast, 9% wider, and x-height 6% shorter.
- x-height−5.7%
- Width+8.6%
- Weight+0.2%
- Contrast+80%
Every free font measured against Franklin Gothic Medium
| Free font | Score | x-height | Width | Weight | Contrast | Letters that differ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quilon | 81 | −5.7% | +8.6% | +0.2% | +80% | a i j |
| Alatsi | 81 | +1% | +3.7% | +7.2% | +3.8% | 1 g M |
| Ramabhadra | 81 | +7.2% | +13% | +6.2% | +19% | J 8 a |
| Perun | 77 | +1.4% | +13% | +9.5% | +22% | t g 8 |
| Radio Canada Big | 77 | +7.5% | +6.3% | −8.1% | −10% | Q 3 g |
| Rag Narrow | 76 | +5.4% | −1.3% | −12% | −6.8% | 8 g Q |
| Alte DIN 1451 Mittelschrift | 75 | +2.7% | −1.2% | −3.5% | −22% | t 7 8 |
| Chivo | 75 | +3.6% | +13% | −17% | +14% | t I 8 |
| Public Sans | 75 | +4.8% | +11% | −23% | −2.1% | l 8 u |
| Bricolage Grotesque | 74 | +4.6% | +1% | −13% | −6.4% | y K 3 |
| Archivo | 73 | +6.7% | +4.4% | −18% | −3.7% | 8 J Q |
| Shanti | 73 | −2.6% | +5.1% | −19% | +3.4% | l C G |
| Archivo Narrow | 73 | +6.7% | −15% | −11% | −8.5% | 8 m e |
| Liga Sans | 73 | +1.4% | +6.4% | +9.6% | −19% | Z Q 8 |
| Plainsound Semi Condensed | 72 | +5.4% | −0.8% | −16% | −14% | g 8 r |
| St. Martin | 70 | +7.7% | +13% | −3.2% | +14% | g 8 l |
| Fehmarn Belt | 69 | +42% | +31% | +7% | −12% | 8 Q 4 |
| Archivo Black | 68 | +7.1% | +29% | +34% | +14% | a t Q |
| Allerta | 68 | +12% | +23% | −14% | +5.9% | 0 l j |
| BDO Grotesk | 68 | +15% | +17% | −16% | −9.2% | Q g 8 |
| Tauri | 68 | +12% | +11% | −4.7% | +2.5% | d S C |
| Stack Sans Headline | 68 | +14% | +12% | −1.5% | −12% | O g Q |
| Padauk | 68 | −12% | −5.1% | −20% | +13% | 8 g t |
| Special Gothic | 67 | +2.2% | −0.2% | −20% | −2.3% | O Q 7 |
Can I use these Franklin Gothic Medium alternatives for…
| Free font | Web | App | Logo | Selling | Commercial | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quilon | !* | !* | ✓ | ✓ | !* | ✓ |
| Alatsi | ✓ | !* | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Ramabhadra | ✓ | !* | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
- * Quilon, Franklin Gothic Medium alternatives on a website: your site’s text only; no visitor font selection or typing.
- * Quilon, Franklin Gothic Medium alternatives inside an app: your app’s text only; never offered for user font selection or typing.
- * Quilon, Franklin Gothic Medium alternatives on products you sell: your designs only; no customer text editor.
- * Alatsi and Ramabhadra, Franklin Gothic Medium alternatives inside an app: include the copyright notice and licence with the font files.
- ITF FFL 2.0 text
- OFL 1.1 text
- Full conditions for Franklin Gothic Medium alternatives
Franklin Gothic Medium alternatives: questions
What is the closest free alternative to Franklin Gothic Medium?
Quilon scores 81 against Franklin Gothic Medium, ahead of Alatsi (81) and Ramabhadra (81) among 24 free fonts.
Which Franklin Gothic Medium alternative is closest in size?
Alatsi matches both Franklin Gothic Medium’s width (3.7% wider) and its x-height (x-height 1% taller) most closely of these 5.
How does Alatsi differ from Franklin Gothic Medium?
Alatsi scores 81 against Franklin Gothic Medium: x-height 1% taller, 3.7% wider, 7.2% heavier, and 3.8% more stroke contrast. Its 1, g, and M differ most from Franklin Gothic Medium’s.
Which Franklin Gothic Medium alternative has the most weights?
Radio Canada Big has the most of the Franklin Gothic Medium picks here, 4 weights and italics; Quilon has 4 weights, Perun has 3 weights, and Alatsi has 1 weight.
Can I use the Franklin Gothic Medium alternatives commercially?
Yes, all 5 free alternatives to Franklin Gothic Medium here allow commercial work.
Is Franklin Gothic Medium an open font?
No. Franklin Gothic Medium ships with Windows 11.
Paid fonts that share free alternatives with Franklin Gothic Medium
- Bahnschrift → Alte DIN 1451 Mittelschrift9 free fonts measured against both, none among the closest to Franklin Gothic Medium. Bahnschrift against Franklin Gothic Medium: x-height 2.7% taller, 5.5% wider, 11% lighter, and 18% less stroke contrast.score 100
- Arial → Rag4 free fonts measured against both, none among the closest to Franklin Gothic Medium. Arial against Franklin Gothic Medium: x-height 5.2% taller, 3% wider, 17% lighter, and 3.2% less stroke contrast.score 87
- Impact → Anton3 free fonts measured against both, none among the closest to Franklin Gothic Medium. Impact against Franklin Gothic Medium: x-height 31% taller, 2.7% narrower, 48% heavier, and 33% more stroke contrast.score 99
About Franklin Gothic Medium
Morris Fuller Benton designed Franklin Gothic Medium for American Type Founders in 1902, a grotesque sans serif.
Beside Franklin Gothic Medium, the same font lists carry Franklin Gothic Book, Franklin Gothic Demi, and Franklin Gothic Heavy (Microsoft 365).
Franklin Gothic Medium carries the ITC Franklin Gothic™ trademark of Monotype ITC Inc.; FontForThat is not affiliated with Monotype ITC Inc.; this is an independent comparison.