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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79match · #1
Joscelyn
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 367% shorter · 208% lighter · 49% wider
Differs most from 18th Century in t, s, and p
78match · #2
Ballet
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 315% shorter · 160% lighter · 18% narrower
Differs most from 18th Century in l, T, and N
75match · #3
Greifswaler Deutsche Schrift
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 372% shorter · 164% lighter
Differs most from 18th Century in X, a, and r
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74match · #4
Qwitcher Grypen
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 252% shorter · 160% lighter · 36% narrower
Differs most from 18th Century in m, n, and X
72match · #5
Monsieur La Doulaise
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 217% shorter · 184% lighter · 20% narrower
Differs most from 18th Century in B, s, and T
71match · #6
WindSong
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 329% shorter · 139% lighter · 23% wider
Differs most from 18th Century in X, Q, and K
70match · #7
Grey Qo
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 311% shorter · 158% lighter · 32% narrower
Differs most from 18th Century in X, e, and 7
68match · #8
Passions Conflict
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 224% shorter · 175% lighter · 40% narrower
Differs most from 18th Century in Q, X, and 7
68match · #9
Miss Fajardose
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 224% shorter · 175% lighter · 48% narrower
Differs most from 18th Century in X, s, and 7
66match · #10
Kolker Brush
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 236% shorter · 184% lighter · 45% narrower
Differs most from 18th Century in A, K, and f
66match · #11
Explora
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 337% shorter · 126% lighter · 37% narrower
Differs most from 18th Century in X, e, and n
65match · #12
Allison
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 271% shorter · 164% lighter · 39% narrower
Differs most from 18th Century in X, c, and Q
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).
Width18th Century: 40% of the em
x-height18th Century: -15% of the em
Ink18th Century: -68% ink
Styles18th Century: one weight
- 1 variable
- Kapakana 63 · 2 weights
LettersWhere they differ most
- X39 of 100
- e35 of 100
- n20 of 100
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.