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Fonts similar to Balthazar

The fonts most like Balthazar are Port Lligat Slab (79 out of 100), Markazi Text (75) and Suravaram (75), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 34–50% of the em (Balthazar’s is 40%) and lowercase letters 38–63% of the em wide (43%), and all twelve are serifs too. Where they differ, most are wider (nine of twelve).

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  1. 79match · #1

    Port Lligat Slab

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    x-height 17% taller · less stroke contrast · 3% wider

    Differs most from Balthazar in 3, s, and t

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  2. 75match · #2

    Markazi Text

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    11% narrower · 19% heavier · x-height 9% shorter

    Differs most from Balthazar in T, Z, and s

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  3. 75match · #3

    Suravaram

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    x-height 10% shorter · more stroke contrast · 5% narrower

    Differs most from Balthazar in l, j, and i

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  4. 74match · #4

    Ruwudu

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    more stroke contrast · 9% wider · x-height 5% taller

    Differs most from Balthazar in 3, 1, and e

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  5. 73match · #5

    Maname

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    16% wider · x-height 16% taller · more stroke contrast

    Differs most from Balthazar in t, j, and v

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  6. 72match · #6

    Crimson Pro

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

    Differs most from Balthazar in c, y, and i

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  7. 71match · #7

    Almendra

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    x-height 22% taller · 10% wider · 19% lighter

    Differs most from Balthazar in w, v, and y

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  8. 71match · #8

    Andada Pro

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    x-height 24% taller · 21% wider · 12% lighter

    Differs most from Balthazar in 4, 1, and d

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  9. 70match · #9

    Buenard

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    more stroke contrast · 8% wider · x-height 6% taller

    Differs most from Balthazar in l, J, and b

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  10. 70match · #10

    Alegreya SC

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    x-height 26% taller · 23% wider · 27% lighter

    Differs most from Balthazar in O, Q, and I

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  11. 69match · #11

    Lateef

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    x-height 15% shorter · 13% narrower · more stroke contrast

    Differs most from Balthazar in y, c, and a

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  12. 68match · #12

    Vollkorn SC

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    47% wider · x-height 26% taller · 30% lighter

    Differs most from Balthazar in J, 3, and O

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The 100 fonts like Balthazar, measured

Balthazar has a shorter x-height than most fonts like it: 89 of the 100 have a taller x-height and 8 a shorter one. What they keep most is Balthazar’s weight on the page: 27 are within 6% of it, Port Lligat Slab the closest of them. 98 are serifs like Balthazar, and 2 sans serifs come close too, Galdeano the closest of them. They part from Balthazar most often in l (31 of the 100), j (31) and 1 (25).

Questions about fonts like Balthazar

What is the closest font to Balthazar?

Port Lligat Slab, at 79 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Balthazar, it is 3% wider, with an x-height 17% taller and less stroke contrast. After it come Markazi Text (75) and Suravaram (75).

Is there a free alternative to Balthazar?

Balthazar is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Port Lligat Slab, Markazi Text and Suravaram come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Fanwood Text sets running text 1.2% narrower, with an x-height 3.5% shorter.