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Fonts similar to Antic

The fonts most like Antic are Julius Sans One (84 out of 100), Author (79) and Actor (74), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 41–65% of the em (Antic’s is 51%) and lowercase letters 44–62% of the em wide (48%), and all twelve are sans serifs too. Where they differ, most are heavier (ten of twelve).

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  1. 84match · #1

    Julius Sans One

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    29% wider · x-height 29% taller · 47% lighter

    Differs most from Antic in I, M, and Q

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  2. 79match · #2

    Author

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    x-height 12% shorter · 8% narrower · 8% heavier

    Differs most from Antic in I, c, and z

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  3. 74match · #3

    Actor

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    23% heavier

    Differs most from Antic in I, g, and u

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  4. 74match · #4

    Plein

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    15% heavier · 5% wider · more stroke contrast

    Differs most from Antic in I, 6, and M

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  5. 74match · #5

    Catamaran

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    21% heavier · 4% narrower

    Differs most from Antic in I, g, and t

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  6. 72match · #6

    Ysabeau Office

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    x-height 18% shorter · more stroke contrast · 12% heavier

    Differs most from Antic in I, f, and M

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  7. 72match · #7

    Ysabeau SC

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    8% wider · x-height 8% shorter · more stroke contrast

    Differs most from Antic in I, M, and T

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  8. 71match · #8

    Proza Libre

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    15% wider · 20% heavier · more stroke contrast

    Differs most from Antic in I, 6, and 8

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  9. 70match · #9

    Gudea

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    12% heavier

    Differs most from Antic in I, d, and b

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  10. 70match · #10

    Average Sans

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    36% heavier · x-height 10% shorter · 5% narrower

    Differs most from Antic in I, o, and M

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  11. 70match · #11

    Ysabeau

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    x-height 18% shorter · more stroke contrast · 12% heavier

    Differs most from Antic in I, f, and M

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  12. 69match · #12

    Martel Sans

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    13% wider · 18% heavier · x-height 6% taller

    Differs most from Antic in I, C, and 1

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The 100 fonts like Antic, measured

Antic is lighter than most fonts like it: 76 of the 100 are heavier and 7 lighter. What they keep most is Antic’s x-height: 50 are within 3% of it, Actor the closest of them. They part from Antic most often in I (87 of the 100), o (26) and g (22).

Questions about fonts like Antic

What is the closest font to Antic?

Julius Sans One, at 84 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Antic, it is 29% wider and 47% lighter, with an x-height 29% taller. After it come Author (79) and Actor (74).

Is there a free alternative to Antic?

Antic is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Julius Sans One, Author and Actor come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Actor sets running text 0.7% narrower, with the same x-height.