Bahnschrift alternatives. Closest free font by our measurements: Alte DIN 1451 Mittelschrift, score 100.
Alte DIN 1451 Mittelschrift reaches 100 against Bahnschrift, the top of our scale; DIN 1451-4H (93) and Supreme (82) follow among the 24 free fonts we measured.
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Score 100 · closest by measurements
Alte DIN 1451 Mittelschrift
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Bahnschrift
Against Bahnschrift: x-height 0.1% shorter, 6.4% narrower, 8.9% heavier, and 4.9% less stroke contrast.
Letters that differ most from Bahnschrift: 9, 6, and t.
Styles: 2 weights, no italics.
- ✓Web
- ✓Logo
- ✓Selling
- OFL 1.1
3 of the 24 reach 80 against Bahnschrift.
Which Bahnschrift alternative to pick
Choose Alte DIN 1451 Mittelschrift for Bahnschrift on measured similarity: it scores 100, with an x-height 0.1% shorter, letters 6.4% narrower and ink 8.9% darker. Supreme scores 82 against Bahnschrift but offers 7 weights and italics, making it the more flexible family here when headings need several weight choices. In Alte DIN 1451 Mittelschrift and DIN 1451-4H the figure 6 is among the glyphs that differ most from Bahnschrift. The lab labels those two and Akshar narrower than Bahnschrift, and Supreme and Monda 16% lighter; Monda and Akshar bring 4 and 5 weights to Bahnschrift work, neither with italics.
Where Alte DIN 1451 Mittelschrift and Bahnschrift differ
01 / Where the difference shows
9, 6, and t: Alte DIN 1451 Mittelschrift parts from Bahnschrift most here
Alte DIN 1451 Mittelschrift keeps Bahnschrift’s x-height within 0.1%; the widest gap is 8.9% heavier.
The lab labels Alte DIN 1451 Mittelschrift against Bahnschrift: 6% narrower and 9% heavier.
- x-height−0.1%
- Width−6.4%
- Weight+8.9%
- Contrast−4.9%
Every free font measured against Bahnschrift
| Free font | Score | x-height | Width | Weight | Contrast | Letters that differ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alte DIN 1451 Mittelschrift | 100 | −0.1% | −6.4% | +8.9% | −4.9% | 9 6 t |
| DIN 1451-4H | 93 | −1.3% | −4.2% | +5.9% | −4.9% | d 6 a |
| Supreme | 82 | −3.7% | −1% | −16% | +12% | s i 4 |
| Monda | 77 | +2.1% | +6.4% | −16% | +24% | b d I |
| Akshar | 76 | −0.4% | −12% | +7.9% | none recorded | S l j |
| Gidole | 75 | +4.2% | −5.2% | −23% | +6.4% | C s i |
| Roboto Condensed | 75 | +4.2% | −12% | −0.8% | +11% | l s 9 |
| Rag Narrow | 74 | +2.6% | −6.4% | −1% | +14% | 7 M l |
| Do Hyeon | 74 | +0.4% | −9% | +24% | −5.8% | 6 S d |
| Asta Sans | 71 | −0.4% | +2.5% | −14% | +10% | I l s |
| Aeronef | 70 | −14% | −33% | −1% | −4.6% | s d e |
| Shanti | 70 | −5.2% | −0.3% | −8.4% | +27% | C Q g |
| Roboto | 70 | +4.2% | −0.5% | −3.9% | +16% | l o d |
| Alatsi | 69 | −1.7% | −1.7% | +21% | +27% | C l N |
| Kanit | 69 | −6.5% | +3.6% | +4.9% | +13% | 9 C 5 |
| Reddit Sans Condensed | 68 | +4% | −10% | −7.1% | +2.4% | C s d |
| IBM Plex Sans Condensed | 68 | +1.8% | −9% | −16% | +15% | I J s |
| Public Sans | 68 | +2% | +5.5% | −13% | +20% | Q 7 9 |
| Plainsound Semi Condensed | 68 | +2.6% | −5.9% | −5.5% | +5.8% | Q G l |
| Golos Text | 68 | +4.6% | +8.8% | −14% | +6.9% | O 9 6 |
| IBM Plex Sans | 68 | +1.8% | +0.7% | −18% | +15% | I G J |
| Archivo Narrow | 68 | +3.8% | −20% | +0.5% | +12% | 7 s Q |
| Chivo | 68 | +0.8% | +7% | −6.5% | +40% | 9 6 7 |
| Perun | 67 | −1.3% | +7.3% | +24% | +49% | Q l b |
Can I use these Bahnschrift alternatives for…
| Free font | Web | App | Logo | Selling | Commercial | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alte DIN 1451 Mittelschrift | ✓ | !* | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| DIN 1451-4H | ✓ | !* | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Supreme | !* | !* | ✓ | ✓ | !* | ✓ |
- * Alte DIN 1451 Mittelschrift and DIN 1451-4H, Bahnschrift alternatives inside an app: include the copyright notice and licence with the font files.
- * Supreme, Bahnschrift alternatives on a website: your site’s text only; no visitor font selection or typing.
- * Supreme, Bahnschrift alternatives inside an app: your app’s text only; never offered for user font selection or typing.
- * Supreme, Bahnschrift alternatives on products you sell: your designs only; no customer text editor.
- OFL 1.1 text
- ITF FFL 2.0 text
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Bahnschrift alternatives: questions
What is the closest free alternative to Bahnschrift?
Alte DIN 1451 Mittelschrift scores 100 against Bahnschrift, ahead of DIN 1451-4H (93) and Supreme (82) among 24 free fonts.
Which Bahnschrift alternative is closest in size?
Supreme matches Bahnschrift’s width most closely (1% narrower), and Alte DIN 1451 Mittelschrift its x-height (x-height 0.1% shorter), of these 5.
How does DIN 1451-4H differ from Bahnschrift?
DIN 1451-4H scores 93 against Bahnschrift: x-height 1.3% shorter, 4.2% narrower, 5.9% heavier, and 4.9% less stroke contrast. Its d, 6, and a differ most from Bahnschrift’s.
Which Bahnschrift alternative has the most weights?
Supreme has the most of the Bahnschrift picks here, 7 weights and italics; Akshar has 5 weights, Monda has 4 weights, and Alte DIN 1451 Mittelschrift has 2 weights.
Can I use the Bahnschrift alternatives commercially?
Yes, all 5 free alternatives to Bahnschrift here allow commercial work.
Is Bahnschrift an open font?
No. Bahnschrift ships with Windows 11.
Paid fonts that share free alternatives with Bahnschrift
- Franklin Gothic Medium → Quilon9 free fonts measured against both, none among the closest to Bahnschrift. Franklin Gothic Medium against Bahnschrift: x-height 2.7% shorter, 5.2% narrower, 13% heavier, and 22% more stroke contrast.score 81
- Impact → Anton2 free fonts measured against both, none among the closest to Bahnschriftscore 99
- Lucida Sans Unicode → DejaVu Sans2 free fonts measured against both, none among the closest to Bahnschriftscore 89
About Bahnschrift
Aaron Bell designed Bahnschrift for Microsoft in 2017, a DIN-style sans serif. Of the platform lists we checked, Windows 11’s carries Bahnschrift.
Bahnschrift is a font by Microsoft; FontForThat is not affiliated with Microsoft; this is an independent comparison.
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