Fonts similar to Acme
The fonts most like Acme are Cantora One (96 out of 100), Fresca (84) and Galdeano (80), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 38–58% of the em (Acme’s is 51%) and lowercase letters 32–57% of the em wide (46%), and ten of them are sans serifs too. Where they differ, most have more stroke contrast (ten of twelve).
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The original · Acme
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96match · #1
Cantora One
Find the font. Find its kind.more stroke contrast · 4% wider
Differs most from Acme in c, 8, and 5
84match · #2
Fresca
Find the font. Find its kind.21% lighter · more stroke contrast · x-height 5% shorter
Differs most from Acme in 5, S, and H
80match · #3
Galdeano
Find the font. Find its kind.more stroke contrast · x-height 13% shorter · 23% lighter
Differs most from Acme in 5, Q, and 9
79match · #4
RocknRoll One
Find the font. Find its kind.25% wider · more stroke contrast · x-height 12% taller
Differs most from Acme in g, P, and 5
76match · #5
Amarna
Find the font. Find its kind.31% lighter · 9% wider · more stroke contrast
Differs most from Acme in 5, g, and 8
71match · #6
CAT Rhythmus
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 26% shorter · 41% heavier · more stroke contrast
Differs most from Acme in 2, u, and Z
70match · #7
Boogaloo
Find the font. Find its kind.17% narrower · more stroke contrast · 8% heavier
Differs most from Acme in G, H, and T
70match · #8
Rally Display
Find the font. Find its kind.25% wider · 14% lighter · more stroke contrast
Differs most from Acme in p, q, and a
68match · #9
Rum Raisin
Find the font. Find its kind.more stroke contrast · 13% narrower · 16% heavier
Differs most from Acme in c, Q, and 8
66match · #10
Mouse Memoirs
Find the font. Find its kind.29% narrower · 19% heavier
Differs most from Acme in 8, c, and 5
62match · #11
Port Lligat Sans
Find the font. Find its kind.25% lighter · more stroke contrast · x-height 8% shorter
Differs most from Acme in c, 5, and S
60match · #12
Grandstander
Find the font. Find its kind.21% wider · 30% lighter · x-height 13% taller
Differs most from Acme in u, w, and y
The 100 fonts like Acme, measured
Acme has less stroke contrast than most fonts like it: 76 of the 96 have more stroke contrast and 3 less. What they keep most is Acme’s x-height: 33 are within 3% of it, Cantora One the closest of them. 49 are sans serifs like Acme, and 38 display faces, 10 serifs, 2 handwriting faces and 1 monospace font come close too, Boogaloo the closest of them. They part from Acme most often in 8 (25 of the 100), c (23) and P (16).
WidthAcme: 46% of the em
x-heightAcme: 51% of the em
InkAcme: 58% ink
ContrastAcme: 0.94 : 1
StylesAcme: one weight
LettersWhere they differ most
- 825 of 100
- c23 of 100
- P16 of 100
Questions about fonts like Acme
What is the closest font to Acme?
Cantora One, at 96 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Acme, it is 4% wider, with more stroke contrast. After it come Fresca (84) and Galdeano (80).
Is there a free alternative to Acme?
Acme is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Cantora One, Fresca and Galdeano come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Chau Philomene One sets running text 1.3% wider, with the same x-height.