Fonts similar to Agave
The fonts most like Agave are M PLUS Code Latin (79 out of 100), RX100 (72) and Ubuntu Mono (68), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 46–55% of the em (Agave’s is 50%) and lowercase letters 45–62% of the em wide (50%), and eight of them are monospaced fonts too. Where they differ, most are wider (eight of twelve).
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The original · Agave
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79match · #1
M PLUS Code Latin
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 4% taller
Differs most from Agave in y, 2, and B
72match · #2
68match · #3
67match · #4
63match · #5
Opus One
Find the font. Find its kind.20% wider · x-height 6% taller · 7% lighter
Differs most from Agave in y, d, and 2
63match · #6
61match · #7
JetBrains Mono
Find the font. Find its kind.20% wider · x-height 10% taller · 7% lighter
Differs most from Agave in y, d, and p
60match · #8
Lekton
Find the font. Find its kind.28% lighter · x-height 5% shorter
Differs most from Agave in y, a, and r
60match · #9
Tabular
Find the font. Find its kind.20% wider · 20% lighter · x-height 8% taller
Differs most from Agave in y, 4, and 9
58match · #10
DejaVu Mono
Find the font. Find its kind.20% wider · x-height 9% taller · more stroke contrast
Differs most from Agave in d, y, and p
55match · #11
Overpass Mono
Find the font. Find its kind.23% wider · 13% lighter
Differs most from Agave in y, S, and 3
55match · #12
PT Mono
Find the font. Find its kind.20% wider · 8% lighter · more stroke contrast
Differs most from Agave in d, u, and y
The 100 fonts like Agave, measured
Agave is narrower than most fonts like it: 62 of the 100 are wider and 21 narrower. What they keep most is Agave’s x-height: 36 are within 3% of it, RX100 the closest of them. 56 are monospaced fonts like Agave, and 40 sans serifs, 2 handwriting faces and 2 display faces come close too, M PLUS Code Latin the closest of them. They part from Agave most often in y (67 of the 100), d (25) and p (22).
WidthAgave: 50% of the em
x-heightAgave: 50% of the em
InkAgave: 39% ink
ContrastAgave: 1.08 : 1
- 0 less contrast
- None
StylesAgave: 2 weights with italics
LettersWhere they differ most
- y67 of 100
- d25 of 100
- p22 of 100
Questions about fonts like Agave
What is the closest font to Agave?
M PLUS Code Latin, at 79 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Agave, it has an x-height 4% taller. After it come RX100 (72) and Ubuntu Mono (68).
Is there a free alternative to Agave?
Agave is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and M PLUS Code Latin, RX100 and Ubuntu Mono come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, M PLUS Code Latin sets running text to the same width, with an x-height 4.0% taller.