Fonts similar to Astrud
The fonts most like Astrud are Voltaire (67 out of 100), Berliner Wand (65) and Logotype (64), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 40–80% of the em (Astrud’s is 53%) and lowercase letters 22–65% of the em wide (29%), and all twelve are sans serifs too. Where they differ, most have more stroke contrast (ten of twelve).
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The original · Astrud
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67match · #1
Voltaire
Find the font. Find its kind.41% wider · 27% lighter · more stroke contrast
Differs most from Astrud in 3, 6, and A
65match · #2
Berliner Wand
Find the font. Find its kind.10% wider · 10% lighter · more stroke contrast
Differs most from Astrud in C, 3, and R
64match · #3
Logotype
Find the font. Find its kind.25% wider · 29% lighter · more stroke contrast
Differs most from Astrud in 3, C, and s
63match · #4
League Gothic
Find the font. Find its kind.more stroke contrast · x-height 4% taller
Differs most from Astrud in c, 3, and s
60match · #5
Six Caps
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 43% taller · 22% narrower · more stroke contrast
Differs most from Astrud in c, f, and E
58match · #6
Homenaje
Find the font. Find its kind.24% wider · 31% lighter · more stroke contrast
Differs most from Astrud in A, R, and D
55match · #7
Simplex Sans
Find the font. Find its kind.55% wider · 31% lighter · more stroke contrast
Differs most from Astrud in k, C, and s
55match · #8
Tac One
Find the font. Find its kind.more stroke contrast · 51% wider · x-height 24% shorter
Differs most from Astrud in 8, 4, and f
54match · #9
Kanalisirung
Find the font. Find its kind.73% wider · x-height 48% taller · 41% lighter
Differs most from Astrud in C, S, and 3
52match · #10
Georama
Find the font. Find its kind.23% lighter · more stroke contrast
Differs most from Astrud in 3, e, and c
51match · #11
Runic Sans
Find the font. Find its kind.126% wider · x-height 52% taller · 46% lighter
Differs most from Astrud in W, 8, and V
51match · #12
Jockey One
Find the font. Find its kind.49% wider · more stroke contrast
Differs most from Astrud in A, E, and v
The 100 fonts like Astrud, measured
Astrud has less stroke contrast than almost all the fonts like it: 84 of the 88 have more stroke contrast and none less. Few keep Astrud’s proportions: at most 22 keep its x-height, within 3%, Voltaire the closest of them. 83 are sans serifs like Astrud, and 17 display faces come close too, Commune Nuit Debout the closest of them. They part from Astrud most often in 3 (35 of the 100), c (35) and C (31).
WidthAstrud: 29% of the em
x-heightAstrud: 53% of the em
InkAstrud: 66% ink
ContrastAstrud: 0.85 : 1
- 0 less contrast
- None
StylesAstrud: one weight
LettersWhere they differ most
- 335 of 100
- c35 of 100
- C31 of 100
Questions about fonts like Astrud
What is the closest font to Astrud?
Voltaire, at 67 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Astrud, it is 41% wider and 27% lighter, with more stroke contrast. After it come Berliner Wand (65) and Logotype (64).
Is there a free alternative to Astrud?
Astrud is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Voltaire, Berliner Wand and Logotype come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, League Gothic sets running text to the same width, with an x-height 4.2% taller.