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Fonts similar to Besley

The fonts most like Besley are Montagu Slab (85 out of 100), Zodiak (83) and Domine (77), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 47–55% of the em (Besley’s is 52%) and lowercase letters 48–67% of the em wide (57%), and all twelve are serifs too.

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  1. 85match · #1

    Montagu Slab

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    x-height 3% shorter

    Differs most from Besley in 5, 7, and J

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  2. 83match · #2

    Zodiak

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    more stroke contrast · 14% lighter · x-height 4% shorter

    Differs most from Besley in i, b, and 4

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  3. 77match · #3

    Domine

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    x-height 4% taller

    Differs most from Besley in t, s, and 2

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  4. 77match · #4

    Cantata One

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    more stroke contrast · 14% heavier · x-height 4% shorter

    Differs most from Besley in J, 7, and Q

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  5. 77match · #5

    Arbutus Slab

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    17% heavier · x-height 5% shorter · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Besley in S, z, and G

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  6. 75match · #6

    Copse

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    less stroke contrast · 20% heavier · 7% narrower

    Differs most from Besley in S, C, and 8

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  7. 73match · #7

    BIZ UDPMincho

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    20% lighter · less stroke contrast · 5% wider

    Differs most from Besley in R, D, and t

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  8. 73match · #8

    Trocchi

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    12% heavier · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Besley in 2, S, and C

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  9. 72match · #9

    Edwin

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    x-height 10% shorter · 8% narrower · 7% heavier

    Differs most from Besley in Z, t, and 8

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  10. 72match · #10

    Cutive

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    18% wider · less stroke contrast · x-height 6% taller

    Differs most from Besley in o, d, and 6

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  11. 71match · #11

    DejaVu Serif

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    Nearly identical proportions

    Differs most from Besley in 7, g, and Q

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  12. 71match · #12

    Uchen

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    14% narrower · x-height 9% shorter · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Besley in u, Z, and o

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The 100 fonts like Besley, measured

Besley is wider than most fonts like it: 64 of the 100 are narrower and 10 wider. What they keep most is Besley’s weight on the page: 48 are within 6% of it, Montagu Slab the closest of them. They part from Besley most often in 7 (40 of the 100), Z (28) and Q (22).

Questions about fonts like Besley

What is the closest font to Besley?

Montagu Slab, at 85 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Besley, it has an x-height 3% shorter. After it come Zodiak (83) and Domine (77).

Is there a free alternative to Besley?

Besley is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Montagu Slab, Zodiak and Domine come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Montagu Slab sets running text 1.5% narrower, with an x-height 3.3% shorter.