FF Meta Font

Erik Spiekermann’s FF Meta developed through a family history that FontFont dates from 1991 to 2010. The linked sans-serif family is separate from the related Meta Serif, Headline and Correspondence branches.

Read the publisher’s family page for the source account and the edition currently offered. Keep a family name distinct from its particular release, width or optical branch.

Compare normal and condensed resources, italics, small capitals and figure sets in the chosen edition. Language support and variable-font capabilities must be checked for the actual resource rather than inferred from the broad family name.

Use the original publisher specimen to inspect those features. An alternative can share a broad role without having the same letter shapes, metrics or character coverage.

Set a heading, a navigation label and a full paragraph. Open Sans and Source Sans 3 are independent comparisons for interface and reading tasks. Include numbers and accented words rather than judging only a capital-led logo.

For independent comparisons, try Open Sans and Source Sans 3. Use the same wording and approximate output size. The related style guide provides broader design context.

Use FontFont on MyFonts to try the original and investigate the files, styles and terms for your intended workflow. This site does not distribute or serve FF Meta font software.

The editable alternatives here have their own source profiles and included licenses. For the difference between a font file and copied characters, read Unicode text versus fonts.