Fonts similar to Arimo
The fonts most like Arimo are Bertioga Sans Condensed (88 out of 100), Ramabhadra (86) and Archivo (85), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 50–53% of the em (Arimo’s is 53%) and lowercase letters 40–55% of the em wide (49%), and all twelve are sans serifs too. Where they differ, most are wider (seven of twelve).
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The original · Arimo
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88match · #1
Bertioga Sans Condensed
Find the font. Find its kind.18% narrower · less stroke contrast
Differs most from Arimo in l, J, and g
86match · #2
Ramabhadra
Find the font. Find its kind.33% heavier · 10% wider
Differs most from Arimo in r, C, and t
85match · #3
76match · #4
Switzer
Find the font. Find its kind.4% wider · less stroke contrast
Differs most from Arimo in Q, J, and 1
74match · #5
Rag
Find the font. Find its kind.12% wider · less stroke contrast
Differs most from Arimo in Q, J, and 1
73match · #6
Mulish
Find the font. Find its kind.7% wider · x-height 5% shorter · 9% lighter
Differs most from Arimo in a, c, and J
73match · #7
Schibsted Grotesk
Find the font. Find its kind.8% wider · 7% lighter
Differs most from Arimo in I, o, and j
72match · #8
Rag Narrow
Find the font. Find its kind.10% heavier · 4% narrower · less stroke contrast
Differs most from Arimo in Q, J, and M
71match · #9
Plainsound
Find the font. Find its kind.less stroke contrast · 3% wider
Differs most from Arimo in G, J, and o
71match · #10
71match · #11
Ronzino
Find the font. Find its kind.Nearly identical proportions
Differs most from Arimo in Q, c, and J
71match · #12
The 100 fonts like Arimo, measured
Arimo has more stroke contrast than most fonts like it: 64 of the 99 have less stroke contrast and 3 more. What they keep most is Arimo’s x-height: 57 are within 3% of it, Bertioga Sans Condensed the closest of them. They part from Arimo most often in J (46 of the 100), Q (38) and C (22).
WidthArimo: 49% of the em
x-heightArimo: 53% of the em
InkArimo: 42% ink
ContrastArimo: 1.42 : 1
StylesArimo: 4 weights with italics
LettersWhere they differ most
- J46 of 100
- Q38 of 100
- C22 of 100
Questions about fonts like Arimo
What is the closest font to Arimo?
Bertioga Sans Condensed, at 88 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Arimo, it is 18% narrower, with less stroke contrast. After it come Ramabhadra (86) and Archivo (85).
Is there a free alternative to Arimo?
Arimo is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Bertioga Sans Condensed, Ramabhadra and Archivo come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Archivo sets running text 1.4% narrower, with the same x-height.