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Myriad Pro Font

Adobe's clear, unobtrusive humanist sans

Robert Slimbach and Carol Twombly · Humanist sans serif · 1992 · × Paid license (in Adobe Fonts)

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Source Sans 3 · closest free match to Myriad Pro

Myriad Pro font poster: clean grey Myriad headline on a minimal white and silver layoutMyriad Pro style type on a product box and a user manualMyriad Pro style character set: uppercase and lowercase alphabet, numbers and symbols

Illustrations of the Myriad Pro style made for DaFontFonts. Letterforms are approximate; check the official specimen before you buy.

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License:
Paid license (in Adobe Fonts)
Font Type:
Paid
Download:
Free alternative: Source Sans 3 (OFL-1.1)
Format:
TTF
Total Files:
16 styles + licence
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Myriad Pro itself is not free to download. This button gives you Source Sans 3, the closest free match, licensed for commercial use. Myriad on Adobe Fonts

About Myriad Pro

Myriad was designed by Robert Slimbach and Carol Twombly for Adobe in 1992. It is a humanist sans serif with open shapes and a clear, neutral voice, designed to be readable in long text without drawing attention to itself. Myriad Pro expanded it with many weights, widths and languages.

For years Myriad was Apple's corporate typeface, used on products, packaging and advertising, which made its look very familiar. It is still a dependable choice for manuals, packaging, signage and corporate documents that need to feel clean and trustworthy.

Where Myriad Pro works best

  • Product packaging and manuals
  • Corporate communication
  • Signage
  • Reports and presentations

Free alternatives to Myriad Pro

Open-licence fonts with a comparable feel, every one verified free for commercial use and downloadable from DaFontFonts.

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Source Sans 3 Sans Serif · 16 styles · variable ✓ OFL

Source Sans 3 is Adobe's open-source humanist sans, designed by Paul Hunt with clearly related sensibilities. It is the natural free successor to Myriad for UI and corporate text.

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PT Sans Sans Serif · 4 styles ✓ OFL

PT Sans is a humanist sans with similar open, legible forms, designed for maximum clarity across languages and print conditions.

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Open Sans Sans Serif · 12 styles · variable ✓ OFL

Open Sans shares Myriad's neutral friendliness and has been battle-tested at every size on the web. Slightly wider fit, otherwise a comfortable swap.

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Noto Sans Sans Serif · 18 styles · variable ✓ OFL

Noto Sans offers Myriad-like neutrality with enormous language coverage, useful when a project needs one humanist sans across many scripts.

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Mulish Sans Serif · 16 styles · variable ✓ OFL

Mulish is a rounder, softer humanist sans that suits the friendly-professional tone brands used Myriad for, especially in interfaces.

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Questions

Is Myriad Pro free?

No. Myriad Pro is an Adobe typeface available through Adobe Fonts or a paid license. Source Sans 3 and PT Sans are free alternatives with a similar humanist clarity.

Who designed Myriad Pro?

Robert Slimbach and Carol Twombly designed Myriad for Adobe in 1992.

Did Apple use Myriad?

Yes. Myriad was Apple's corporate typeface for many years before Apple moved to its own San Francisco font.

What is the closest free font to Myriad Pro?

Source Sans 3, also from Adobe and open source, is very close in feel. PT Sans and Open Sans are good alternatives.

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