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Fonts similar to 18th Century

The fonts most like 18th Century are Joscelyn (79 out of 100), Ballet (78) and Greifswaler Deutsche Schrift (75), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 17–40% of the em (18th Century’s is -15%) and lowercase letters 21–60% of the em wide (40%), and all twelve are handwriting faces too. Where they differ, all twelve are lighter.

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  1. 79match · #1

    Joscelyn

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    x-height 367% shorter · 208% lighter · 49% wider

    Differs most from 18th Century in t, s, and p

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  2. 78match · #2

    Ballet

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    x-height 315% shorter · 160% lighter · 18% narrower

    Differs most from 18th Century in l, T, and N

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  3. 75match · #3

    Greifswaler Deutsche Schrift

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    x-height 372% shorter · 164% lighter

    Differs most from 18th Century in X, a, and r

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  4. 74match · #4

    Qwitcher Grypen

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    x-height 252% shorter · 160% lighter · 36% narrower

    Differs most from 18th Century in m, n, and X

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  5. 72match · #5

    Monsieur La Doulaise

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    x-height 217% shorter · 184% lighter · 20% narrower

    Differs most from 18th Century in B, s, and T

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  6. 71match · #6

    WindSong

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    x-height 329% shorter · 139% lighter · 23% wider

    Differs most from 18th Century in X, Q, and K

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  7. 70match · #7

    Grey Qo

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    x-height 311% shorter · 158% lighter · 32% narrower

    Differs most from 18th Century in X, e, and 7

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  8. 68match · #8

    Passions Conflict

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    x-height 224% shorter · 175% lighter · 40% narrower

    Differs most from 18th Century in Q, X, and 7

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  9. 68match · #9

    Miss Fajardose

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    x-height 224% shorter · 175% lighter · 48% narrower

    Differs most from 18th Century in X, s, and 7

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  10. 66match · #10

    Kolker Brush

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    x-height 236% shorter · 184% lighter · 45% narrower

    Differs most from 18th Century in A, K, and f

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  11. 66match · #11

    Explora

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    x-height 337% shorter · 126% lighter · 37% narrower

    Differs most from 18th Century in X, e, and n

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  12. 65match · #12

    Allison

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    x-height 271% shorter · 164% lighter · 39% narrower

    Differs most from 18th Century in X, c, and Q

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The 100 fonts like 18th Century, measured

18th Century has a taller x-height than all the fonts like it: 100 of the 100 have a shorter x-height and none a taller one. Few keep 18th Century’s proportions: at most 4 keep its width, within 3%, Greifswaler Deutsche Schrift the closest of them. 98 are handwriting faces like 18th Century, and 1 display font and 1 sans serif come close too, Cˆntgen Kanzley the closest of them. They part from 18th Century most often in X (39 of the 100), e (35) and n (20).

Questions about fonts like 18th Century

What is the closest font to 18th Century?

Joscelyn, at 79 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to 18th Century, it is 208% lighter and 49% wider, with an x-height 367% shorter. After it come Ballet (78) and Greifswaler Deutsche Schrift (75).

Is there a free alternative to 18th Century?

18th Century is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Joscelyn, Ballet and Greifswaler Deutsche Schrift come closest.