2 Google Fonts Similar to Lucida Grande
Lucida Grande is a popular sans-serif typeface made popular with it's use through macOS. It is easy to read and is approachable yet professional.
It is due to these reasons that it has become such a popular font.
Below, I cover two fonts that I believe are similar to Lucida Grande.
Quck disclaimer, most free fonts have a hard to being an exact match. So I recommend only using these if your project is one a budget.
With that being said, either one of these fonts will make for a good alternative giving you a similar look and feel to Lucida Grande.
What Google Fonts are Similar to Lucida Grande?
The most similar looking font to Lucida Grande that are available in Google Fonts are:
- Varela
- Roboto
Either one of these fonts would make for a good alternative.
So let's cover some things that they have in common and their differences so you can see if this font will work for your project.
Varela
Varela is a modern and clean looking sans-serif. Right off the bat, you will notice that the lowercase is extremely similar. I would argue that it matches close to 95%.
If you pay close attention, you will notice a minor difference in the "a" and "h".
The uppercase is also a good match even though it also have a few differences too.
If you examine close enough, you will see that the main differences are in the "Q", "G", and "J".
Overall, it would make a pretty solid alternate font.
I made some images that you can use to compare for yourself.
Roboto
Roboto is another very popular sans-serif font available in the Google Fonts library. It also is a close match for both upper and lowercase.
The main difference in the lowercase is the "a". In Lucida Grande, it features more of a curved back while in Roboto it is more rounded.
The uppercase does a great job matching, but you will notice some differences in the "J", "Q", and "G".
Compare for yourself.
Final Thoughts
Varela is going to be your best bet in finding a good alternative for Lucida Grande. It features many similarities with few differences. If Varela doesn't work for you then Roboto would be a good secondary option.
