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Fonts similar to Berner Basisschrift

The fonts most like Berner Basisschrift are Yuyu (76 out of 100), Handlee (76) and The Girl Next Door (74), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 25–66% of the em (Berner Basisschrift’s is 45%) and lowercase letters 24–48% of the em wide (37%), and eleven of them are handwriting faces too. Where they differ, most have a taller x-height (seven of twelve).

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  1. 76match · #1

    Yuyu

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    x-height 19% shorter · 15% narrower · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Berner Basisschrift in 4, a, and f

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  2. 76match · #2

    Handlee

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    19% wider · x-height 11% taller · 21% heavier

    Differs most from Berner Basisschrift in W, A, and Y

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  3. 74match · #3

    The Girl Next Door

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    32% wider · x-height 21% taller · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Berner Basisschrift in v, l, and x

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  4. 72match · #4

    Simple Print

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    x-height 44% shorter · 34% narrower · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Berner Basisschrift in l, k, and I

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  5. 70match · #5

    CAT Kakographie

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    34% heavier · 12% wider · x-height 8% shorter

    Differs most from Berner Basisschrift in V, X, and C

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  6. 68match · #6

    Annie Use Your Telescope

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    less stroke contrast · x-height 9% taller

    Differs most from Berner Basisschrift in 4, v, and w

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  7. 68match · #7

    Square Peg

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    x-height 39% shorter · 51% heavier · 25% narrower

    Differs most from Berner Basisschrift in I, j, and 4

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  8. 68match · #8

    Waiting for the Sunrise

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    x-height 11% taller · less stroke contrast · 11% wider

    Differs most from Berner Basisschrift in T, Y, and 9

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  9. 66match · #9

    Pompiere

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    x-height 16% shorter · 25% heavier · 10% narrower

    Differs most from Berner Basisschrift in l, Y, and w

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  10. 65match · #10

    Amatic SC

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    x-height 49% taller · 38% lighter · 14% narrower

    Differs most from Berner Basisschrift in 9, I, and 4

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  11. 64match · #11

    Shadows Into Light

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    x-height 36% taller · less stroke contrast · 5% wider

    Differs most from Berner Basisschrift in D, 9, and 6

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  12. 64match · #12

    First Time Writing!

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    44% lighter · 22% wider · x-height 20% taller

    Differs most from Berner Basisschrift in H, 4, and 0

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The 100 fonts like Berner Basisschrift, measured

Berner Basisschrift has more stroke contrast than most fonts like it: 77 of the 91 have less stroke contrast and 5 more. Few keep Berner Basisschrift’s proportions: at most 11 keep its weight on the page, within 6%, Simple Print the closest of them. 79 are handwriting faces like Berner Basisschrift, and 12 sans serifs, 8 display faces and 1 monospace font come close too, Pompiere the closest of them. They part from Berner Basisschrift most often in I (34 of the 100), 4 (19) and Y (17).

Questions about fonts like Berner Basisschrift

What is the closest font to Berner Basisschrift?

Yuyu, at 76 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Berner Basisschrift, it is 15% narrower, with an x-height 19% shorter and less stroke contrast. After it come Handlee (76) and The Girl Next Door (74).

Is there a free alternative to Berner Basisschrift?

Berner Basisschrift is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Yuyu, Handlee and The Girl Next Door come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Dante sets running text 0.9% narrower, with an x-height 3.6% taller.