Set same font in letter as in moderncv

Question

I created i cv using the package moderncv. I also would like to create a letter. So far i used scrlttr2 package, but it uses a different font than moderncv, so it looks inconsistent. So my question is how do i set the same font.

Answer 1

Actually, a combination of the two answers given will give the desired result:

\documentclass{scrlttr2}

% ---- beginning of relevant part
\usepackage{lmodern}% Latin Modern typeface (font)
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}% T1 font encoding for high quality font output

\renewcommand{\familydefault}{\sfdefault}% Latin Modern's sans serif font family as default
% ---- end of relevant part

\usepackage[english]{babel}% needed for scrlttr2

\usepackage{lipsum}% just for dummy text

\begin{document}
\lipsum[1]
\end{document}

The font size doesn't really matter, but you could change it with an option to \documentclass.

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Here's what's happening in moderncv.cls:

l. 53ff:

% font type options
\DeclareOption{sans}{\renewcommand{\familydefault}{\sfdefault}}
\DeclareOption{roman}{\renewcommand{\familydefault}{\rmdefault}}

l. 61f:

% execute default options
\ExecuteOptions{a4paper,11pt,sans,final}

l. 85ff:

% automatic loading of latin modern fonts if present on the system
\IfFileExists{lmodern.sty}
  {\RequirePackage[T1]{fontenc}\RequirePackage{lmodern}}
  {}

Answer 2

In moderncv class I found the standard font sans 11pt

You can use that with

\renewcommand{\familydefault}{\sfdefault}
\input{size11.clo}

Answer 3

Use the lmodern Font, which is the standard in moderncv (moderncv.cls, line 86)

\usepackage{lmodern}