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Fonts similar to Alef

The fonts most like Alef are Actor (82 out of 100), Magra (76) and Nobile (75), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 46–57% of the em (Alef’s is 52%) and lowercase letters 46–57% of the em wide (51%), and all twelve are sans serifs too. Where they differ, most are narrower (seven of twelve).

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  1. 82match · #1

    Actor

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    6% narrower · x-height 3% shorter

    Differs most from Alef in y, b, and g

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  2. 76match · #2

    Magra

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    9% narrower · 14% heavier

    Differs most from Alef in b, U, and y

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  3. 75match · #3

    Nobile

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    x-height 10% taller · 7% wider

    Differs most from Alef in y, w, and I

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  4. 74match · #4

    Asap Sharp

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    Nearly identical proportions

    Differs most from Alef in y, j, and 2

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  5. 73match · #5

    Rosario

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    8% narrower · x-height 4% shorter · 8% heavier

    Differs most from Alef in w, y, and 7

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  6. 72match · #6

    Mako

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    5% narrower · x-height 4% shorter · 6% heavier

    Differs most from Alef in 0, y, and 7

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  7. 72match · #7

    Bespoke Sans

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    Nearly identical proportions

    Differs most from Alef in y, u, and b

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  8. 70match · #8

    Plein

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    Nearly identical proportions

    Differs most from Alef in y, w, and f

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  9. 68match · #9

    Inria Sans

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    x-height 5% shorter · 4% narrower

    Differs most from Alef in 0, 3, and j

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  10. 68match · #10

    Molengo

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    x-height 12% shorter · 8% narrower

    Differs most from Alef in y, p, and r

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  11. 67match · #11

    Rambla

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    9% narrower · 14% heavier

    Differs most from Alef in 0, y, and 2

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  12. 67match · #12

    Duru Sans

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    13% wider · x-height 9% taller · 10% lighter

    Differs most from Alef in y, 2, and j

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The 100 fonts like Alef, measured

Fonts like Alef lean most in width, where 54 of the 100 are narrower and 19 wider. What they keep most is Alef’s weight on the page: 41 are within 6% of it, Actor the closest of them. They part from Alef most often in 0 (62 of the 100), y (60) and 2 (41).

  • WidthAlef: 51% of the em

    54 narrower
    Actor 82 · 6% narrower
    Magra 76 · 9% narrower
    27 within 3%
    Asap Sharp 74 · 2% narrower
    Bespoke Sans 72 · 2.6% wider
    19 wider
    Nobile 75 · 7% wider
    Duru Sans 67 · 13% wider

  • x-heightAlef: 52% of the em

    51 shorter
    Actor 82 · x-height 3% shorter
    Rosario 73 · x-height 4% shorter
    30 within 3%
    Magra 76 · x-height 2.1% taller
    Asap Sharp 74 · x-height 0.7% taller
    19 taller
    Nobile 75 · x-height 10% taller
    Duru Sans 67 · x-height 9% taller

  • InkAlef: 40% ink

    21 lighter
    Duru Sans 67 · 10% lighter
    Gafata 66 · 15% lighter
    41 within 6%
    Actor 82 · 4.1% heavier
    Nobile 75 · 4.2% lighter
    38 heavier
    Magra 76 · 14% heavier
    Rosario 73 · 8% heavier

  • ContrastAlef: 1.23 : 1

    0 less contrast
    None
    87 within 12%
    Actor 82
    Magra 76
    13 more contrast
    Rosario 73 · more stroke contrast
    Voces 67 · more stroke contrast

  • StylesAlef: 2 weights

    60 in more weights
    Nobile 75 · 3 weights
    Asap Sharp 74 · 9 weights
    49 with italics
    Nobile 75 · 3 weights
    Asap Sharp 74 · 9 weights
    29 variable
    Asap Sharp 74 · 9 weights
    Rosario 73 · 5 weights

  • LettersWhere they differ most

    1. 062 of 100
    2. y60 of 100
    3. 241 of 100

Questions about fonts like Alef

What is the closest font to Alef?

Actor, at 82 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Alef, it is 6% narrower, with an x-height 3% shorter. After it come Magra (76) and Nobile (75).

Is there a free alternative to Alef?

Alef is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Actor, Magra and Nobile come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Asap Sharp sets running text 3.0% narrower, with an x-height 0.8% taller.