# Fonts Like Ubuntu

12 open fonts whose letters are closest to Ubuntu, ranked by a glyph comparison. All free for commercial use.

## Quick Answer

The closest open font to Ubuntu is Ubuntu Sans (similarity 96), then ABeeZee and Hind Siliguri. Ubuntu Sans is released under the Ubuntu Font Licence 1.0 and is free for commercial use.

## Ranked Open Lookalikes (12 Fonts)

| Rank | Font | Similarity Score | Licence | Details |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| #1 | **Ubuntu Sans** | 96 / 100 | UFL-1.0 | [/fonts/ubuntu-sans/](/fonts/ubuntu-sans.md) |
| #2 | **ABeeZee** | 82 / 100 | OFL-1.1 | [/fonts/abeezee/](/fonts/abeezee.md) |
| #3 | **Hind Siliguri** | 82 / 100 | OFL-1.1 | [/fonts/hind-siliguri/](/fonts/hind-siliguri.md) |
| #4 | **PT Sans Caption** | 82 / 100 | OFL-1.1 | [/fonts/pt-sans-caption/](/fonts/pt-sans-caption.md) |
| #5 | **Mukta** | 81 / 100 | OFL-1.1 | [/fonts/mukta/](/fonts/mukta.md) |
| #6 | **Noto Sans** | 81 / 100 | OFL-1.1 | [/fonts/noto-sans/](/fonts/noto-sans.md) |
| #7 | **Ancizar Sans** | 80 / 100 | OFL-1.1 | [/fonts/ancizar-sans/](/fonts/ancizar-sans.md) |
| #8 | **Open Sans** | 79 / 100 | OFL-1.1 | [/fonts/open-sans/](/fonts/open-sans.md) |
| #9 | **Telex** | 79 / 100 | OFL-1.1 | [/fonts/telex/](/fonts/telex.md) |
| #10 | **Blinker** | 78 / 100 | OFL-1.1 | [/fonts/blinker/](/fonts/blinker.md) |
| #11 | **Encode Sans** | 78 / 100 | OFL-1.1 | [/fonts/encode-sans/](/fonts/encode-sans.md) |
| #12 | **Voces** | 78 / 100 | OFL-1.1 | [/fonts/voces/](/fonts/voces.md) |

## Other Scripts With Similar Latin Letters

- **Sarala** (Deva): Similarity 82, licence OFL-1.1 - [/fonts/sarala/](/fonts/sarala.md)
- **Noto Sans Hebrew** (Hebr): Similarity 80, licence OFL-1.1 - [/fonts/noto-sans-hebrew/](/fonts/noto-sans-hebrew.md)
- **Amiko** (Deva): Similarity 80, licence OFL-1.1 - [/fonts/amiko/](/fonts/amiko.md)

## Scoring Method

62 letters and digits (A-Z a-z 0-9) rendered at 160px cap height on a 32x32 grid with 3px gaussian blur, combined with edge-orientation texture (15% weight). Scores are normalized so that 0 represents an average pair of fonts across the 1571 compared fonts, and 100 represents identical letter shapes. Computed on 2026-10-22 using glyph-shape + edge-texture v2.

## Machine API

JSON representation available at [/api/fonts-like/ubuntu.json](/api/fonts-like/ubuntu.json).