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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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  1. 78match · #1

    Buenard

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    more stroke contrast · x-height 7% shorter

    Differs most from Alegreya in O, Q, and 0

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  2. 78match · #2

    Walleye

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    x-height 5% shorter · 8% lighter · 3% wider

    Differs most from Alegreya in 0, 5, and 6

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  3. 77match · #3

    Maname

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    more stroke contrast · 7% wider · 6% heavier

    Differs most from Alegreya in 0, t, and g

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  4. 76match · #4

    Vollkorn

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    9% wider · more stroke contrast · 10% heavier

    Differs most from Alegreya in t, g, and Q

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  5. 76match · #5

    Rosarivo

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    13% wider · x-height 12% taller · more stroke contrast

    Differs most from Alegreya in c, 9, and r

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  6. 75match · #6

    Labrada

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    less stroke contrast · 5% wider

    Differs most from Alegreya in o, f, and 6

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  7. 74match · #7

    Fanwood Text

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    x-height 16% shorter · more stroke contrast · 6% narrower

    Differs most from Alegreya in j, Q, and g

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  8. 74match · #8

    Vollkorn SC

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    36% wider · more stroke contrast · 21% lighter

    Differs most from Alegreya in 0, 3, and Q

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  9. 73match · #9

    Crimson Text

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    more stroke contrast · x-height 7% shorter · 5% narrower

    Differs most from Alegreya in 0, c, and Q

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  10. 70match · #10

    Lusitana

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    more stroke contrast · x-height 5% shorter · 9% heavier

    Differs most from Alegreya in 0, 4, and 5

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  11. 70match · #11

    Sorts Mill Goudy

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    more stroke contrast · x-height 7% shorter · 5% wider

    Differs most from Alegreya in C, 8, and a

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  12. 69match · #12

    Quattrocento

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    11% wider · 13% lighter · more stroke contrast

    Differs most from Alegreya in b, 8, and t

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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

    23 narrower
    Fanwood Text 74 · 6% narrower
    Crimson Text 73 · 5% narrower
    18 within 3%
    Buenard 78 · 0.2% wider
    Average 69 · 2.2% wider
    59 wider
    Walleye 78 · 3% wider
    Maname 77 · 7% wider
  • x-heightAlegreya: 46% of the em

    44 shorter
    Buenard 78 · x-height 7% shorter
    Walleye 78 · x-height 5% shorter
    24 within 3%
    Maname 77 · x-height 1% taller
    Vollkorn 76 · x-height 0.8% taller
    32 taller
    Rosarivo 76 · x-height 12% taller
    Vollkorn SC 74 · x-height 10% taller
  • InkAlegreya: 41% ink

    30 lighter
    Walleye 78 · 8% lighter
    Vollkorn SC 74 · 21% lighter
    41 within 6%
    Buenard 78 · 5.8% heavier
    Rosarivo 76 · 5.8% lighter
    29 heavier
    Maname 77 · 6% heavier
    Vollkorn 76 · 10% heavier
  • ContrastAlegreya: 1.57 : 1

    13 less contrast
    Labrada 75 · less stroke contrast
    Almendra 64 · less stroke contrast
    14 within 12%
    Walleye 78
    Balthazar 66
    71 more contrast
    Buenard 78 · more stroke contrast
    Maname 77 · more stroke contrast
  • StylesAlegreya: 6 weights with italics

    5 in more weights
    Labrada 75 · 9 weights
    Crimson Pro 62 · 8 weights
  • LettersWhere they differ most

    1. 062 of 100
    2. O32 of 100
    3. 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.