Fonts similar to Beta54
The fonts most like Beta54 are Knorke (79 out of 100), Gorditas (60) and Wellfleet (59), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 41–57% of the em (Beta54’s is 54%) and lowercase letters 39–62% of the em wide (49%), and five of them are serifs too. Where they differ, most have more stroke contrast (ten of twelve).
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The original · Beta54
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79match · #1
Knorke
Find the font. Find its kind.more stroke contrast · x-height 16% shorter · 14% heavier
Differs most from Beta54 in p, o, and C
60match · #2
Gorditas
Find the font. Find its kind.24% wider · more stroke contrast · x-height 7% shorter
Differs most from Beta54 in M, T, and p
59match · #3
Wellfleet
Find the font. Find its kind.15% wider · more stroke contrast · 14% lighter
Differs most from Beta54 in p, q, and o
57match · #4
Admiral CAT
Find the font. Find its kind.more stroke contrast · x-height 10% shorter
Differs most from Beta54 in V, A, and S
57match · #5
Marko One
Find the font. Find its kind.more stroke contrast · 23% wider · x-height 5% shorter
Differs most from Beta54 in p, q, and G
57match · #6
Shrikhand
Find the font. Find its kind.more stroke contrast · 27% wider · 34% heavier
Differs most from Beta54 in 8, o, and 3
57match · #7
Chicle
Find the font. Find its kind.21% narrower · 31% heavier · x-height 8% shorter
Differs most from Beta54 in 3, S, and e
56match · #8
Sriracha
Find the font. Find its kind.more stroke contrast · x-height 9% shorter
Differs most from Beta54 in y, w, and x
55match · #9
Coustard
Find the font. Find its kind.more stroke contrast · 18% wider · 15% lighter
Differs most from Beta54 in p, 3, and q
55match · #10
Kotta One
Find the font. Find its kind.33% lighter · more stroke contrast · x-height 10% shorter
Differs most from Beta54 in e, Y, and y
55match · #11
Akaya Kanadaka
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 25% shorter · 8% narrower
Differs most from Beta54 in x, s, and k
54match · #12
Mogra
Find the font. Find its kind.17% wider · more stroke contrast · x-height 5% taller
Differs most from Beta54 in 8, S, and U
The 100 fonts like Beta54, measured
Beta54 has less stroke contrast than almost all the fonts like it: 88 of the 93 have more stroke contrast and 1 less. Few keep Beta54’s proportions: at most 17 keep its width, within 3%, Knorke the closest of them. 32 are serifs like Beta54, and 47 display faces, 19 handwriting faces and 2 sans serifs come close too, Gorditas the closest of them. They part from Beta54 most often in p (36 of the 100), q (23) and e (20).
WidthBeta54: 49% of the em
x-heightBeta54: 54% of the em
InkBeta54: 59% ink
ContrastBeta54: 0.74 : 1
- 1 less contrast
- CAT Childs 35 · less stroke contrast
StylesBeta54: one weight
LettersWhere they differ most
- p36 of 100
- q23 of 100
- e20 of 100
Questions about fonts like Beta54
What is the closest font to Beta54?
Knorke, at 79 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Beta54, it is 14% heavier, with more stroke contrast and an x-height 16% shorter. After it come Gorditas (60) and Wellfleet (59).
Is there a free alternative to Beta54?
Beta54 is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Knorke, Gorditas and Wellfleet come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, CAT Childs sets running text 2.7% narrower, with an x-height 5.0% shorter.