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Fonts similar to Alpino

The fonts most like Alpino are Ysabeau SC (82 out of 100), Carlito (78) and Author (76), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 37–54% of the em (Alpino’s is 40%) and lowercase letters 39–52% of the em wide (43%), and all twelve are sans serifs too. Where they differ, most are lighter (ten of twelve).

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  1. 82match · #1

    Ysabeau SC

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    21% wider · x-height 17% taller · 32% lighter

    Differs most from Alpino in 5, M, and 0

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  2. 78match · #2

    Carlito

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    x-height 20% taller · 7% wider

    Differs most from Alpino in 1, K, and f

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  3. 76match · #3

    Author

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    x-height 11% taller · 19% lighter

    Differs most from Alpino in u, c, and j

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  4. 73match · #4

    Nanum Gothic

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    x-height 36% taller · 22% wider · 27% lighter

    Differs most from Alpino in 8, 2, and 5

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  5. 71match · #5

    Puritan

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    x-height 27% taller · 9% wider · 11% lighter

    Differs most from Alpino in v, X, and h

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  6. 71match · #6

    Molengo

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    x-height 15% taller · 10% wider · 7% lighter

    Differs most from Alpino in j, i, and l

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  7. 71match · #7

    Gowun Dodum

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    x-height 35% taller · 33% lighter · 8% wider

    Differs most from Alpino in 2, 7, and 3

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  8. 69match · #8

    Ysabeau

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    8% wider · 16% lighter · more stroke contrast

    Differs most from Alpino in f, z, and n

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  9. 69match · #9

    CMU Sans Serif

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    x-height 12% taller · 7% wider · 8% lighter

    Differs most from Alpino in c, 2, and i

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  10. 68match · #10

    Harmattan

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    10% narrower · x-height 6% shorter

    Differs most from Alpino in r, T, and L

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  11. 68match · #11

    Hubballi

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    33% lighter · 6% wider · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Alpino in v, Z, and g

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  12. 68match · #12

    Tajawal

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    x-height 14% taller · 21% lighter · 9% wider

    Differs most from Alpino in g, h, and n

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The 100 fonts like Alpino, measured

Alpino has a shorter x-height than almost all the fonts like it: 92 of the 100 have a taller x-height and 4 a shorter one. Few keep Alpino’s proportions: at most 15 keep its weight on the page, within 6%, Carlito the closest of them. 99 are sans serifs like Alpino, and 1 display font comes close too: Flamenco. They part from Alpino most often in 2 (26 of the 100), g (21) and u (19).

Questions about fonts like Alpino

What is the closest font to Alpino?

Ysabeau SC, at 82 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Alpino, it is 21% wider and 32% lighter, with an x-height 17% taller. After it come Carlito (78) and Author (76).

Is there a free alternative to Alpino?

Alpino is free itself, under the ITF Free Font License, but that licence doesn’t let you change its files or pass them on. Of the fonts most like it, the closest under open licences, which allow both, are Ysabeau SC, Carlito and Nanum Gothic.