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Commercial · Sans serif · Mark Simonson Studio

Proxima Soft

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Proxima Soft 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 Soft 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
2017
Styles
48
Classification
Sans serif
Price
$39.99 (per style; Proxima Soft Family, 16 styles, $359.99; Superfamily, 48 styles, $719.99)as printed, read 2026-09-05

Rounded version of Proxima Nova released in 2017, with the same 48 styles (eight weights, three widths, italics), language support and alternates such as a single-storey a.

Free alternatives to Proxima Soft

Suggested, not measured

Typecase measures fonts from their outlines. Proxima Soft 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 Nunito webfont did not load here — this is a fallback face, not Nunito.

NunitoSans serif

commonly substituted

A rounded geometric sans, the common free choice for a soft Proxima look.

Quiet luxury, approachable

The Quicksand webfont did not load here — this is a fallback face, not Quicksand.

QuicksandSans serif

same classification

Rounded geometric sans, lighter and more display-oriented.

Quiet luxury, approachable

The Varela Round webfont did not load here — this is a fallback face, not Varela Round.

Varela RoundSans serif

same classification

Rounded sans in a single weight.

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