Fonts similar to Alegreya
The fonts most like Alegreya are Buenard (78 out of 100), Walleye (78) and Maname (77), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 39–51% of the em (Alegreya’s is 46%) and lowercase letters 44–63% of the em wide (47%), and all twelve are serifs too. Where they differ, most have more stroke contrast (ten of twelve).
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The original · Alegreya
Find the font. Find its kind.Alegreya's own familyAlegreya SCAlegreya Sans SCAlegreya Sans
Like Alegreya, but…
78match · #1
Buenard
Find the font. Find its kind.more stroke contrast · x-height 7% shorter
Differs most from Alegreya in O, Q, and 0
78match · #2
Walleye
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 5% shorter · 8% lighter · 3% wider
Differs most from Alegreya in 0, 5, and 6
77match · #3
Maname
Find the font. Find its kind.more stroke contrast · 7% wider · 6% heavier
Differs most from Alegreya in 0, t, and g
76match · #4
Vollkorn
Find the font. Find its kind.9% wider · more stroke contrast · 10% heavier
Differs most from Alegreya in t, g, and Q
76match · #5
Rosarivo
Find the font. Find its kind.13% wider · x-height 12% taller · more stroke contrast
Differs most from Alegreya in c, 9, and r
75match · #6
Labrada
Find the font. Find its kind.less stroke contrast · 5% wider
Differs most from Alegreya in o, f, and 6
74match · #7
Fanwood Text
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 16% shorter · more stroke contrast · 6% narrower
Differs most from Alegreya in j, Q, and g
74match · #8
Vollkorn SC
Find the font. Find its kind.36% wider · more stroke contrast · 21% lighter
Differs most from Alegreya in 0, 3, and Q
73match · #9
Crimson Text
Find the font. Find its kind.more stroke contrast · x-height 7% shorter · 5% narrower
Differs most from Alegreya in 0, c, and Q
70match · #10
Lusitana
Find the font. Find its kind.more stroke contrast · x-height 5% shorter · 9% heavier
Differs most from Alegreya in 0, 4, and 5
70match · #11
Sorts Mill Goudy
Find the font. Find its kind.more stroke contrast · x-height 7% shorter · 5% wider
Differs most from Alegreya in C, 8, and a
69match · #12
Quattrocento
Find the font. Find its kind.11% wider · 13% lighter · more stroke contrast
Differs most from Alegreya in b, 8, and t
The 100 fonts like Alegreya, measured
Alegreya has less stroke contrast than most fonts like it: 71 of the 98 have more stroke contrast and 13 less. What they keep most is Alegreya’s weight on the page: 41 are within 6% of it, Buenard the closest of them. 95 are serifs like Alegreya, and 4 display faces and 1 handwriting font come close too, Simonetta the closest of them. They part from Alegreya most often in 0 (62 of the 100), O (32) and Q (27).
WidthAlegreya: 47% of the em
x-heightAlegreya: 46% of the em
InkAlegreya: 41% ink
ContrastAlegreya: 1.57 : 1
StylesAlegreya: 6 weights with italics
LettersWhere they differ most
- 062 of 100
- O32 of 100
- Q27 of 100
Questions about fonts like Alegreya
What is the closest font to Alegreya?
Buenard, at 78 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Alegreya, it has more stroke contrast and an x-height 7% shorter. After it come Walleye (78) and Maname (77).
Is there a free alternative to Alegreya?
Alegreya is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Buenard, Walleye and Maname come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Walleye sets running text 2.0% wider, with an x-height 4.6% shorter.