Commercial · Sans serif · Mark Simonson Studio
Proxima Nova
Proxima Nova is a licensed font from Mark Simonson Studio: $39.99, as printed on the foundry or reseller’s page on 2026-09-05. The 3 open-licence families below are suggested in its place, each with the basis for the substitution.
The name above is set in a fallback face. Proxima Nova is a licensed font and there is no file here to show it in; the foundry’s page has the real specimen.
- Designer
- Mark Simonson
- Released
- 2005
- Styles
- 80
- Classification
- Sans serif
- Price
- $39.99 (per style; Proxima Nova Family, 16 styles, $359.99; Superfamily, 80 styles, $975.99) — as printed, read 2026-09-05
Released 2005 as a broad reworking of 1994’s Proxima Sans, blending Futura’s geometry with Akzidenz Grotesk’s versatility; 80 fonts across widths, with wide script support.
Free alternatives to Proxima Nova
Suggested, not measured
Typecase measures fonts from their outlines. Proxima Nova is not on this machine, so these were chosen by what is known about it — classification, lineage, common use — and each is labelled with that basis. Open one to see its measured character and neighbours.
Quiet luxury, approachable
The Montserrat webfont did not load here — this is a fallback face, not Montserrat.
commonly substituted
The usual free stand-in for Proxima Nova: a geometric sans with similar round forms, though wider and with a larger x-height.
Quiet luxury, approachable
The Nunito Sans webfont did not load here — this is a fallback face, not Nunito Sans.
commonly substituted
A geometric-humanist sans often used in Proxima’s place for UI text; softer terminals.
Quiet luxury, approachable
The Figtree webfont did not load here — this is a fallback face, not Figtree.
same classification
A geometric sans of similar friendliness and proportion with a full weight range.
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