Fonts similar to Barlow

The 100 fonts like Barlow, measured

Barlow is lighter than most fonts like it: 63 of the 100 are heavier and 9 lighter. What they keep most is Barlow’s x-height: 38 are within 3% of it, Rajdhani the closest of them. 99 are sans serifs like Barlow, and 1 monospace font comes close too: Iosevka Aile. They part from Barlow most often in J (24 of the 100), O (21) and Q (20).

• WidthBarlow: 49% of the em

  36 narrower

  Sofia Sans Semi Condensed 76 · 5% narrower

  Rajdhani 75 · 9% narrower

  29 within 3%

  Supreme 77 · 2% wider

  Sofia Sans 77 · same width

  35 wider

  Bai Jamjuree 74 · 5% wider

  Rubik 70 · 9% wider

• x-heightBarlow: 51% of the em

  27 shorter

  Supreme 77 · x-height 4% shorter

  Sofia Sans 77 · x-height 4% shorter

  38 within 3%

  Rajdhani 75 · x-height 0.7% taller

  Bai Jamjuree 74 · x-height 1.3% shorter

  35 taller

  Gidole 72 · x-height 4% taller

  Pathway Extreme 69 · x-height 7% taller

• InkBarlow: 36% ink

  9 lighter

  Rajdhani 75 · 24% lighter

  Nanum Gothic 66 · 8% lighter

  28 within 6%

  Bai Jamjuree 74 · 2.6% heavier

  Wonder Unit Sans 72 · 1.3% lighter

  63 heavier

  Supreme 77 · 10% heavier

  Sofia Sans 77 · 21% heavier

• ContrastBarlow: 1.15 : 1

  9 less contrast

  Alte DIN 1451 Mittelschrift 58 · less stroke contrast

  Text Me One 56 · less stroke contrast

  74 within 12%

  Supreme 77

  Sofia Sans 77

  15 more contrast

  Pavanam 65 · more stroke contrast

  Istok Web 64 · more stroke contrast

• StylesBarlow: 9 weights with italics

  40 variable

  Sofia Sans 77 · 11 weights

  Sofia Sans Semi Condensed 76 · 11 weights

• LettersWhere they differ most

  1. J24 of 100
  2. O21 of 100
  3. Q20 of 100