Fonts similar to Asar
The fonts most like Asar are Petrona (88 out of 100), Song Myung (87) and Gelasio (82), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 44–51% of the em (Asar’s is 46%) and lowercase letters 47–54% of the em wide (47%), and all twelve are serifs too. Where they differ, most are wider (nine of twelve).
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88match · #1
Petrona
Find the font. Find its kind.more stroke contrast · 6% wider · 11% lighter
Differs most from Asar in 4, 9, and 7
87match · #2
Song Myung
Find the font. Find its kind.more stroke contrast · 8% wider · 8% heavier
Differs most from Asar in b, 4, and C
82match · #3
Gelasio
Find the font. Find its kind.7% wider · x-height 6% taller · more stroke contrast
Differs most from Asar in 9, J, and i
81match · #4
Karma
Find the font. Find its kind.19% lighter · x-height 7% taller · less stroke contrast
Differs most from Asar in 4, 9, and 6
77match · #5
Fraunces
Find the font. Find its kind.16% wider · more stroke contrast
Differs most from Asar in 6, 9, and G
74match · #6
Lustria
Find the font. Find its kind.15% wider · 21% lighter · x-height 10% taller
Differs most from Asar in 4, 5, and i
74match · #7
73match · #8
Esteban
Find the font. Find its kind.8% wider · 10% lighter · x-height 5% taller
Differs most from Asar in 4, 9, and T
72match · #9
Alice
Find the font. Find its kind.more stroke contrast · 11% wider · 8% lighter
Differs most from Asar in 4, S, and d
72match · #10
Alike
Find the font. Find its kind.11% wider · x-height 10% taller · more stroke contrast
Differs most from Asar in 3, 4, and 7
71match · #11
Caladea
Find the font. Find its kind.Nearly identical proportions
Differs most from Asar in u, A, and b
71match · #12
Maitree
Find the font. Find its kind.14% wider · 22% lighter · x-height 7% taller
Differs most from Asar in Z, g, and 4
The 100 fonts like Asar, measured
Asar is narrower than most fonts like it: 66 of the 100 are wider and 13 narrower. What they keep most is Asar’s weight on the page: 34 are within 6% of it, Gelasio the closest of them. 99 are serifs like Asar, and 1 display font comes close too: Corben. They part from Asar most often in 4 (58 of the 100), C (31) and b (19).
WidthAsar: 47% of the em
x-heightAsar: 46% of the em
InkAsar: 46% ink
ContrastAsar: 1.89 : 1
StylesAsar: one weight
LettersWhere they differ most
- 458 of 100
- C31 of 100
- b19 of 100
Questions about fonts like Asar
What is the closest font to Asar?
Petrona, at 88 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Asar, it is 6% wider and 11% lighter, with more stroke contrast. After it come Song Myung (87) and Gelasio (82).
Is there a free alternative to Asar?
Asar is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Petrona, Song Myung and Gelasio come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Petrona sets running text 2.6% wider, with an x-height 3.3% shorter.