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Fonts similar to Anticva

The fonts most like Anticva are Coconat (91 out of 100), Isenheim (88) and Basteleur (83), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 36–60% of the em (Anticva’s is 79%) and lowercase letters 41–64% of the em wide (72%), and all twelve are serifs too. Where they differ, all twelve have a shorter x-height.

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  1. 91match · #1

    Coconat

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    x-height 36% shorter · 28% narrower · 50% heavier

    Differs most from Anticva in V, X, and U

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  2. 88match · #2

    Isenheim

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    more stroke contrast · x-height 37% shorter · 24% narrower

    Differs most from Anticva in 1, Z, and C

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  3. 83match · #3

    Basteleur

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    x-height 30% shorter · 59% heavier · 13% narrower

    Differs most from Anticva in A, V, and E

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  4. 76match · #4

    Marcellus

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    x-height 37% shorter · 30% narrower · 50% heavier

    Differs most from Anticva in X, V, and N

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  5. 73match · #5

    Marcellus SC

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    x-height 33% shorter · 28% narrower · 26% heavier

    Differs most from Anticva in X, V, and N

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  6. 69match · #6

    Bellefair

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    x-height 54% shorter · 44% narrower · 61% heavier

    Differs most from Anticva in 1, A, and V

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  7. 69match · #7

    Anvers

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    x-height 38% shorter · 69% heavier · 24% narrower

    Differs most from Anticva in S, A, and 6

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  8. 69match · #8

    Career

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    more stroke contrast · 93% heavier · x-height 36% shorter

    Differs most from Anticva in Q, V, and A

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  9. 66match · #9

    Della Respira

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    x-height 41% shorter · 64% heavier · 32% narrower

    Differs most from Anticva in X, Z, and A

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  10. 66match · #10

    Nyght Serif

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    more stroke contrast · x-height 36% shorter · 31% narrower

    Differs most from Anticva in A, 8, and N

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  11. 65match · #11

    Gilda Display

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    x-height 40% shorter · 30% narrower · 33% heavier

    Differs most from Anticva in Q, 9, and J

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  12. 64match · #12

    Cinzel

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    x-height 24% shorter · 11% narrower · 7% lighter

    Differs most from Anticva in N, 1, and A

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The 100 fonts like Anticva, measured

Anticva has a taller x-height than all the fonts like it: 100 of the 100 have a shorter x-height and none a taller one. Few keep Anticva’s proportions: at most 2 keep its width, within 3%, Messapia the closest of them. 92 are serifs like Anticva, and 7 display faces and 1 sans serif come close too, Sinistre the closest of them. They part from Anticva most often in Q (34 of the 100), V (26) and 1 (23).

Questions about fonts like Anticva

What is the closest font to Anticva?

Coconat, at 91 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Anticva, it is 28% narrower and 50% heavier, with an x-height 36% shorter. After it come Isenheim (88) and Basteleur (83).

Is there a free alternative to Anticva?

Anticva is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Coconat, Isenheim and Basteleur come closest.