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Fonts similar to Barrio

The fonts most like Barrio are Barriecito (100 out of 100), Grandstander (75) and Kirang Haerang (70), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 35–60% of the em (Barrio’s is 70%) and lowercase letters 38–68% of the em wide (56%), and all twelve are display faces too. Where they differ, all twelve have a shorter x-height.

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  1. 100match · #1

    Barriecito

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    x-height 16% shorter · 15% narrower · less stroke contrast

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  2. 75match · #2

    Grandstander

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    x-height 17% shorter

    Differs most from Barrio in 7, 3, and 0

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  3. 70match · #3

    Kirang Haerang

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    x-height 50% shorter · 59% heavier · 24% narrower

    Differs most from Barrio in J, 3, and 7

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  4. 68match · #4

    Londrina Solid

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    75% heavier · x-height 28% shorter · 23% narrower

    Differs most from Barrio in Q, 7, and 8

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  5. 62match · #5

    Bubblegum Sans

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    x-height 31% shorter · 25% narrower · 46% heavier

    Differs most from Barrio in A, 0, and 7

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  6. 61match · #6

    Canarina

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    x-height 33% shorter · 28% narrower · 33% heavier

    Differs most from Barrio in 4, S, and M

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  7. 60match · #7

    Syne Tactile

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    x-height 24% shorter · 18% narrower · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Barrio in 9, 7, and Z

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  8. 51match · #8

    Skranji

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    54% heavier · x-height 16% shorter · 11% narrower

    Differs most from Barrio in 8, O, and 7

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  9. 50match · #9

    Autour One

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    21% wider · x-height 14% shorter · 12% heavier

    Differs most from Barrio in 0, O, and M

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  10. 50match · #10

    Boogaloo

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    33% narrower · x-height 29% shorter · 53% heavier

    Differs most from Barrio in 7, 3, and 0

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  11. 48match · #11

    Atma

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    23% narrower · x-height 21% shorter

    Differs most from Barrio in 7, G, and C

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  12. 47match · #12

    Averia Sans Libre

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    x-height 31% shorter · 13% narrower · 8% heavier

    Differs most from Barrio in 0, 5, and 6

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The 100 fonts like Barrio, measured

Barrio has a taller x-height than almost all the fonts like it: 95 of the 100 have a shorter x-height and 2 a taller one. Few keep Barrio’s proportions: at most 14 keep its weight on the page, within 6%, Grandstander the closest of them. 79 are display faces like Barrio, and 13 sans serifs, 5 handwriting faces and 3 monospaced fonts come close too, Operation Napalm the closest of them. They part from Barrio most often in Q (36 of the 100), 7 (25) and O (23).

Questions about fonts like Barrio

What is the closest font to Barrio?

Barriecito, at 100 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Barrio, it is 15% narrower, with an x-height 16% shorter and less stroke contrast. After it come Grandstander (75) and Kirang Haerang (70).

Is there a free alternative to Barrio?

Barrio is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Barriecito, Grandstander and Kirang Haerang come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Luckiest Guy sets running text 1.4% wider, with an x-height 0.9% shorter.