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Fonts similar to Arapey

The fonts most like Arapey are Unna (87 out of 100), Abhaya Libre (83) and Judson (81), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 38–50% of the em (Arapey’s is 44%) and lowercase letters 39–54% of the em wide (44%), and all twelve are serifs too. Where they differ, most are wider (seven of twelve).

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  1. 87match · #1

    Unna

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    21% heavier · x-height 4% shorter · 3% wider

    Differs most from Arapey in q, 6, and 7

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  2. 83match · #2

    Abhaya Libre

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    5% wider · x-height 5% shorter

    Differs most from Arapey in 1, 8, and Z

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  3. 81match · #3

    Judson

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    9% wider · 17% heavier

    Differs most from Arapey in g, 8, and Q

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  4. 81match · #4

    Sree Krushnadevaraya

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    37% heavier · x-height 13% shorter

    Differs most from Arapey in 8, Z, and t

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  5. 78match · #5

    Suranna

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    more stroke contrast · x-height 7% shorter · 12% heavier

    Differs most from Arapey in 6, 1, and Z

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  6. 78match · #6

    Parastoo

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    x-height 14% shorter · 11% narrower · 13% heavier

    Differs most from Arapey in 7, A, and q

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  7. 76match · #7

    Frank Ruhl Libre

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    12% wider · x-height 7% taller · 14% heavier

    Differs most from Arapey in 8, q, and 2

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  8. 75match · #8

    Bacasime Antique

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    more stroke contrast · x-height 5% shorter

    Differs most from Arapey in 1, Q, and K

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  9. 73match · #9

    Old Standard TT

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    10% wider · x-height 4% taller

    Differs most from Arapey in E, K, and q

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  10. 72match · #10

    Antic Didone

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    23% wider · 29% lighter · x-height 14% taller

    Differs most from Arapey in 7, j, and z

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  11. 72match · #11

    Gilda Display

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    15% wider · x-height 8% taller

    Differs most from Arapey in K, 6, and 9

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  12. 72match · #12

    Boska

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    more stroke contrast · 25% lighter · x-height 11% taller

    Differs most from Arapey in b, 6, and 0

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The 100 fonts like Arapey, measured

Arapey is narrower than most fonts like it: 72 of the 100 are wider and 12 narrower. Few keep Arapey’s proportions: at most 22 keep its x-height, within 3%, Judson the closest of them. 99 are serifs like Arapey, and 1 display font comes close too: Viaoda Libre. They part from Arapey most often in K (45 of the 100), 7 (25) and q (17).

Questions about fonts like Arapey

What is the closest font to Arapey?

Unna, at 87 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Arapey, it is 21% heavier and 3% wider, with an x-height 4% shorter. After it come Abhaya Libre (83) and Judson (81).

Is there a free alternative to Arapey?

Arapey is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Unna, Abhaya Libre and Judson come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Unna sets running text to the same width, with an x-height 4.1% shorter.