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Fonts similar to Author

The fonts most like Author are Ysabeau SC (84 out of 100), Tajawal (81) and Antic (79), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 40–65% of the em (Author’s is 44%) and lowercase letters 43–62% of the em wide (44%), and all twelve are sans serifs too. Where they differ, most are wider (ten of twelve).

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  1. 84match · #1

    Ysabeau SC

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    18% wider · 16% lighter · more stroke contrast

    Differs most from Author in M, 0, and 4

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  2. 81match · #2

    Tajawal

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    6% wider · more stroke contrast

    Differs most from Author in g, P, and 5

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  3. 79match · #3

    Antic

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    x-height 14% taller · 9% wider · 8% lighter

    Differs most from Author in I, c, and z

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  4. 79match · #4

    Ysabeau

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    more stroke contrast · x-height 7% shorter · 5% wider

    Differs most from Author in z, q, and M

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  5. 76match · #5

    Alpino

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    23% heavier · x-height 10% shorter

    Differs most from Author in u, c, and j

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  6. 76match · #6

    Catamaran

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    x-height 13% taller · 12% heavier · 5% wider

    Differs most from Author in g, z, and 0

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  7. 75match · #7

    Ysabeau Office

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    more stroke contrast · x-height 7% shorter · 5% wider

    Differs most from Author in z, q, and M

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  8. 73match · #8

    Lil Grotesk

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    9% wider · x-height 7% taller

    Differs most from Author in 4, 8, and 3

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  9. 72match · #9

    Arsenal SC

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    x-height 13% taller · more stroke contrast

    Differs most from Author in O, G, and 4

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  10. 71match · #10

    Synonym

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    16% wider · x-height 8% taller · 8% lighter

    Differs most from Author in u, M, and 4

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  11. 71match · #11

    Julius Sans One

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    x-height 47% taller · 41% wider · 51% lighter

    Differs most from Author in P, 4, and M

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  12. 71match · #12

    Kedebideri

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    x-height 13% taller · 10% wider

    Differs most from Author in 4, l, and j

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The 100 fonts like Author, measured

Author is narrower than most fonts like it: 89 of the 100 are wider and 3 narrower. What they keep most is Author’s weight on the page: 30 are within 6% of it, Tajawal the closest of them. They part from Author most often in 4 (32 of the 100), g (30) and j (24).

Questions about fonts like Author

What is the closest font to Author?

Ysabeau SC, at 84 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Author, it is 18% wider and 16% lighter, with more stroke contrast. After it come Tajawal (81) and Antic (79).

Is there a free alternative to Author?

Author is free itself, under the ITF Free Font License, but that licence doesn’t let you change its files or pass them on. Of the fonts most like it, the closest under open licences, which allow both, are Ysabeau SC, Tajawal and Antic.