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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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  1. 88match · #1

    Bertioga Sans Condensed

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    18% narrower · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Arimo in l, J, and g

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  2. 86match · #2

    Ramabhadra

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    33% heavier · 10% wider

    Differs most from Arimo in r, C, and t

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  3. 85match · #3

    Archivo

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    less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Arimo in C, g, and J

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  4. 76match · #4

    Switzer

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    4% wider · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Arimo in Q, J, and 1

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  5. 74match · #5

    Rag

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    12% wider · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Arimo in Q, J, and 1

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  6. 73match · #6

    Mulish

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    7% wider · x-height 5% shorter · 9% lighter

    Differs most from Arimo in a, c, and J

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  7. 73match · #7

    Schibsted Grotesk

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    8% wider · 7% lighter

    Differs most from Arimo in I, o, and j

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  8. 72match · #8

    Rag Narrow

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    10% heavier · 4% narrower · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Arimo in Q, J, and M

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  9. 71match · #9

    Plainsound

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    less stroke contrast · 3% wider

    Differs most from Arimo in G, J, and o

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  10. 71match · #10

    Public Sans

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    8% wider

    Differs most from Arimo in l, 1, and J

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  11. 71match · #11

    Ronzino

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    Nearly identical proportions

    Differs most from Arimo in Q, c, and J

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  12. 71match · #12

    Pontano Sans

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    x-height 5% shorter

    Differs most from Arimo in Q, C, and 7

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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).

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.