Fonts similar to Anvers
The fonts most like Anvers are Della Respira (87 out of 100), Stoke (84) and Hahmlet (83), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 42–60% of the em (Anvers’s is 49%) and lowercase letters 48–64% of the em wide (55%), and all twelve are serifs too. Where they differ, most have more stroke contrast (eight of twelve).
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87match · #1
Della Respira
Find the font. Find its kind.10% narrower · x-height 5% shorter
Differs most from Anvers in q, l, and d
84match · #2
Stoke
Find the font. Find its kind.17% wider · 13% heavier · more stroke contrast
Differs most from Anvers in q, J, and d
83match · #3
81match · #4
Lustria
Find the font. Find its kind.more stroke contrast · 15% lighter
Differs most from Anvers in o, l, and q
75match · #5
Donegal One
Find the font. Find its kind.more stroke contrast · 11% heavier
Differs most from Anvers in q, o, and l
74match · #6
Lusitana
Find the font. Find its kind.more stroke contrast · x-height 12% shorter · 11% narrower
Differs most from Anvers in l, q, and o
72match · #7
Gowun Batang
Find the font. Find its kind.32% lighter · 11% narrower · x-height 10% taller
Differs most from Anvers in q, j, and A
72match · #8
Quando
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 21% taller · 11% wider
Differs most from Anvers in v, x, and l
71match · #9
Adamina
Find the font. Find its kind.more stroke contrast · x-height 10% taller
Differs most from Anvers in o, l, and q
71match · #10
Indira K
Find the font. Find its kind.more stroke contrast · x-height 14% shorter · 17% heavier
Differs most from Anvers in o, q, and 8
71match · #11
Basteleur
Find the font. Find its kind.15% wider · more stroke contrast · x-height 12% taller
Differs most from Anvers in A, q, and l
70match · #12
Young Serif
Find the font. Find its kind.33% heavier · 6% wider
Differs most from Anvers in q, a, and l
The 100 fonts like Anvers, measured
Anvers has less stroke contrast than most fonts like it: 87 of the 100 have more stroke contrast and 1 less. What they keep most is Anvers’s weight on the page: 46 are within 6% of it, Della Respira the closest of them. 99 are serifs like Anvers, and 1 display font comes close too: Corben. They part from Anvers most often in q (81 of the 100), l (57) and o (43).
WidthAnvers: 55% of the em
x-heightAnvers: 49% of the em
InkAnvers: 42% ink
ContrastAnvers: 1.36 : 1
- 1 less contrast
- Montaga 66 · less stroke contrast
StylesAnvers: 3 weights with italics
LettersWhere they differ most
- q81 of 100
- l57 of 100
- o43 of 100
Questions about fonts like Anvers
What is the closest font to Anvers?
Della Respira, at 87 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Anvers, it is 10% narrower, with an x-height 5% shorter. After it come Stoke (84) and Hahmlet (83).
Is there a free alternative to Anvers?
Anvers is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Della Respira, Stoke and Hahmlet come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Hahmlet sets running text to the same width, with the same x-height.