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Fonts similar to Amiri

The fonts most like Amiri are Ramaraja (93 out of 100), Junicode (87) and Libertinus Serif (86), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 39–48% of the em (Amiri’s is 42%) and lowercase letters 42–51% of the em wide (45%), and all twelve are serifs too. Where they differ, most are wider (seven of twelve).

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Amiri's letters under another nameCrimson Text

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  1. 93match · #1

    Ramaraja

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    43% heavier · more stroke contrast · x-height 7% shorter

    Differs most from Amiri in 8

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  2. 87match · #2

    Junicode

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    Nearly identical proportions

    Differs most from Amiri in 4

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  3. 86match · #3

    Libertinus Serif

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    5% wider

    Differs most from Amiri in t, 2, and Q

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  4. 80match · #4

    ET Book

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    8% heavier

    Differs most from Amiri in 4, j, and Z

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  5. 79match · #5

    EB Garamond

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    x-height 4% shorter

    Differs most from Amiri in 4, 6, and 5

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  6. 78match · #6

    Buenard

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    5% wider · less stroke contrast · 7% heavier

    Differs most from Amiri in c, 0, and 7

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  7. 77match · #7

    Lusitana

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    8% wider · 11% heavier · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Amiri in Z, e, and 5

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  8. 76match · #8

    Gambetta

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    13% wider · x-height 8% taller · 15% lighter

    Differs most from Amiri in 3, c, and Z

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  9. 74match · #9

    Castoro

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    15% wider · x-height 14% taller · 15% heavier

    Differs most from Amiri in y, t, and 7

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  10. 74match · #10

    Gupter

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    x-height 8% taller · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Amiri in c, 5, and O

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  11. 73match · #11

    Ovo

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    11% wider · x-height 9% taller · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Amiri in 9, 6, and s

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  12. 72match · #12

    Sedan SC

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    12% wider · x-height 4% taller

    Differs most from Amiri in 4, 6, and 7

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The 100 fonts like Amiri, measured

Amiri is narrower than most fonts like it: 76 of the 100 are wider and 6 narrower. What they keep most is Amiri’s weight on the page: 38 are within 6% of it, Junicode the closest of them. 96 are serifs like Amiri, and 3 display faces and 1 monospace font come close too, Libertinus Serif Display the closest of them. They part from Amiri most often in c (20 of the 100), 4 (18) and 1 (18).

Questions about fonts like Amiri

What is the closest font to Amiri?

Ramaraja, at 93 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Amiri, it is 43% heavier, with more stroke contrast and an x-height 7% shorter. After it come Junicode (87) and Libertinus Serif (86).

Is there a free alternative to Amiri?

Amiri is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Ramaraja, Junicode and Libertinus Serif come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Libertinus Serif sets running text 2.8% wider, with an x-height 2.6% taller.