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Gotham vs Montserrat

Gotham and Montserrat compared on classification, designer, release year, licensing and web use. Both are sans-serif typefaces, so the choice usually comes down to licensing, availability and the feel of the letterforms rather than category.

Gotham ▸

Hamburgefonstiv

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. 0123456789

Montserrat ▸

Hamburgefonstiv

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. 0123456789

Side by side

	Gotham	Montserrat
Classification	Sans-serif	Sans-serif
Designer	Tobias Frere-Jones	Julieta Ulanovsky
Released	2000	2011
License	Adobe Fonts subscription or commercial license	Open source, free via Google Fonts
On a website	Through an Adobe Fonts web project or a purchased web license	Can be self-hosted or loaded from Google Fonts
Weights	8	9
Languages	-	5

What to know

Both are sans-serif typefaces, so the choice usually comes down to licensing, availability and the feel of the letterforms rather than category.
Licensing differs: Gotham is "adobe fonts subscription or commercial license", while Montserrat is "open source, free via google fonts". That matters before either one ships on a website or in a product.
Gotham (2000) is 11 years older than Montserrat (2011).
Montserrat offers 9 weights against 8 for Gotham.

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Questions

Can I use Gotham and Montserrat on my website?

Gotham: Through an Adobe Fonts web project or a purchased web license. Montserrat: Can be self-hosted or loaded from Google Fonts.

Is Gotham better than Montserrat?

Neither is better in every case. The right choice depends on where the text appears, your licensing situation and how each typeface looks in your layout; the specimen above shows both side by side.

How do I check which of these fonts my site uses?

Run the free Font Checker Pro scan on your URL: it lists every font the page loads, where each one is served from and whether it needs a license.

Try them with your own text →Gotham details Montserrat details

Side by side

	Gotham	Montserrat
Classification	Sans-serif	Sans-serif
Designer	Tobias Frere-Jones	Julieta Ulanovsky
Released	2000	2011
License	Adobe Fonts subscription or commercial license	Open source, free via Google Fonts
On a website	Through an Adobe Fonts web project or a purchased web license	Can be self-hosted or loaded from Google Fonts
Weights	8	9
Languages	-	5

What to know

Both are sans-serif typefaces, so the choice usually comes down to licensing, availability and the feel of the letterforms rather than category.

Licensing differs: Gotham is "adobe fonts subscription or commercial license", while Montserrat is "open source, free via google fonts". That matters before either one ships on a website or in a product.

Gotham (2000) is 11 years older than Montserrat (2011).

Montserrat offers 9 weights against 8 for Gotham.