Candara alternatives. Closest free font by our measurements: Alegreya Sans SC, score 97.
Alegreya Sans SC (97) edges out Alegreya Sans (94) as the free font nearest Candara; Amarna comes third at 91 of the 24 we measured.
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Score 97 · closest by measurements
Alegreya Sans SC
Sphinx of black quartz, judge my vow
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Candara
Against Candara: x-height 7.4% taller, 3% wider, 22% lighter, and 10% less stroke contrast.
Letters that differ most from Candara: O, Q, and K.
Styles: 7 weights, with italics.
- ✓Web
- ✓Logo
- ✓Selling
- OFL 1.1
6 of the 24 reach 80 against Candara.
Which Candara alternative to pick
Pick Alegreya Sans for Candara if you want 7 weights and italics with ink 5.1% lighter; its score is 94. Alegreya Sans SC scores 97 against Candara but is 22% lighter in ink, while Amarna scores 91 and is 2.6% lighter, giving you different degrees of page darkness to compare with Candara.
Where Alegreya Sans SC and Candara differ
01 / Where the difference shows
O, Q, and K: Alegreya Sans SC parts from Candara most here
Alegreya Sans SC keeps Candara’s width within 3%; the widest gap is 22% lighter.
The lab labels Alegreya Sans SC against Candara: 22% lighter and x-height 7% taller.
- x-height+7.4%
- Width+3%
- Weight−22%
- Contrast−10%
Every free font measured against Candara
| Free font | Score | x-height | Width | Weight | Contrast | Letters that differ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alegreya Sans SC | 97 | +7.4% | +3% | −22% | −10% | O Q K |
| Alegreya Sans | 94 | −0.6% | −7.4% | −5.1% | −3.7% | O x v |
| Amarna | 91 | +8.9% | +3% | −2.6% | −16% | g w v |
| Galdeano | 86 | −3.9% | −7.6% | +8.7% | +10% | O X w |
| GFS Neohellenic | 81 | −17% | −18% | −2.8% | −17% | g e 2 |
| Valley Sans | 80 | +12% | +14% | +1.3% | −2% | 3 2 5 |
| Libertinus Sans | 73 | −6.9% | −3% | −2.6% | +61% | e c G |
| Andika | 62 | +7.4% | +7% | +8.8% | −16% | g 5 I |
| Harmattan | 60 | −20% | −20% | +9.6% | −15% | m n h |
| Cantora One | 60 | +7.8% | −1.3% | +44% | +18% | c O G |
| Fresca | 59 | +3.9% | −3.3% | +11% | −16% | h q X |
| Farro | 59 | +29% | +16% | +5.8% | −23% | O g G |
| Port Lligat Sans | 58 | +1.1% | −7.2% | +5.5% | −6.4% | c O 2 |
| Acme | 56 | +9.9% | −5.3% | +41% | −32% | V s 5 |
| Ojuju | 56 | +4.1% | +2.2% | −43% | −67% | j z A |
| AR One Sans | 53 | +9.9% | +11% | −2.8% | −13% | j g 2 |
| Truculenta | 52 | +12% | −17% | −4.8% | −19% | C O G |
| Tenali Ramakrishna | 52 | −23% | −20% | −3.7% | +28% | g U p |
| Gurajada | 51 | −29% | −33% | +44% | +1.2% | O x z |
| Faculty Glyphic | 50 | +19% | +13% | +6.4% | −11% | t 5 3 |
| Kuenstler Grotesk | 47 | +34% | +9.3% | −8.2% | −38% | W U Q |
| Rosario | 42 | +7.1% | −2.2% | +4.3% | +2% | f V M |
| Bespoke Sans | 42 | +12% | +8.7% | −2.2% | −4.8% | b h n |
| UNAL Ancizar Sans | 42 | −0.8% | −7.5% | +8.3% | −3.2% | h b n |
Can I use these Candara alternatives for…
| Free font | Web | App | Logo | Selling | Commercial | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alegreya Sans SC | ✓ | !* | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Alegreya Sans | ✓ | !* | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Amarna | ✓ | !* | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
- * Alegreya Sans SC, Alegreya Sans, and Amarna, Candara alternatives inside an app: include the copyright notice and licence with the font files.
- OFL 1.1 text
- Full conditions for Candara alternatives
Candara alternatives: questions
What is the closest free alternative to Candara?
Alegreya Sans SC scores 97 against Candara, ahead of Alegreya Sans (94) and Amarna (91) among 24 free fonts.
Which Candara alternative is closest in size?
Alegreya Sans SC matches Candara’s width most closely (3% wider), and Alegreya Sans its x-height (x-height 0.6% shorter), of these 5.
How does Alegreya Sans differ from Candara?
Alegreya Sans scores 94 against Candara: x-height 0.6% shorter, 7.4% narrower, 5.1% lighter, and 3.7% less stroke contrast. Its O, x, and v differ most from Candara’s.
Which Candara alternative has the most weights?
Alegreya Sans SC has the most of the Candara picks here, 7 weights and italics; Alegreya Sans has 7 weights, Amarna has 7 weights, and GFS Neohellenic has 2 weights.
Can I use the Candara alternatives commercially?
Yes, all 5 free alternatives to Candara here allow commercial work.
Is Candara an open font?
No. Candara ships with Windows 11 and Microsoft 365.
Paid fonts that share free alternatives with Candara
About Candara
Gary Munch designed Candara for Microsoft in 2004, a humanist sans serif.
Candara is a font by Microsoft; FontForThat is not affiliated with Microsoft; this is an independent comparison.