DIN Font free alternative

Question

I need a websafe alternative to DIN font. Obviously it needs to have a free copyright. Anyone know of a good one?

Thanks!

Answer 1

I don't know how close you need to come to the DIN typeface, but I found a couple possibles on Google Web Fonts. Using the letters aGgQqlJ to narrow down the letter shape matches, I found:

Wire One - http://www.google.com/webfonts/specimen/Wire+One

The lowercase letter shapes are quite similar. The overall font is a bit more more condensed than DIN and some of the capital letter shapes are different.

Abel - http://www.google.com/webfonts/specimen/Abel

Also, not an exact match but the feel is quite similar.

Answer 2

Here's a bolder version inspired by DIN:

ROPA SANS - http://www.google.com/webfonts/specimen/Ropa+Sans

Answer 3

Try Gesta from Typekit. I's very similar. https://typekit.com/fonts/gesta

Answer 4

Cabin is a pretty good free alternative to DIN. Well, it may be fairly different in design but bear with me - sometimes it can feel as if it is similar:

DIN:

Cabin:

Dosis is a pretty good free alternative to FF DIN Round if you were interested in a rounded version.

Also, League Gothic could be a decent alternative to DIN Engschrift (ie DIN "compressed") though it has slightly less of a "German" feel to it.