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Fonts similar to Bilbo

The fonts most like Bilbo are Moon Dance (97 out of 100), Shalimar (79) and Hurricane (75), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 26–42% of the em (Bilbo’s is 38%) and lowercase letters 23–41% of the em wide (29%), and all twelve are handwriting faces too. Where they differ, most have a shorter x-height (seven of twelve).

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  1. 97match · #1

    Moon Dance

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    6% wider · x-height 5% shorter · 9% lighter

    Differs most from Bilbo in y, Q, and g

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  2. 79match · #2

    Shalimar

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    x-height 23% shorter · 17% narrower · 10% lighter

    Differs most from Bilbo in Y, v, and y

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  3. 75match · #3

    Hurricane

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    5% wider · 8% heavier

    Differs most from Bilbo in A, y, and g

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  4. 71match · #4

    Grape Nuts

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    39% wider · x-height 10% shorter · 7% lighter

    Differs most from Bilbo in E, a, and X

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  5. 71match · #5

    Oooh Baby

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    36% wider · 16% lighter

    Differs most from Bilbo in z, 0, and 2

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  6. 71match · #6

    Qwigley

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    x-height 17% shorter · 21% heavier · 8% narrower

    Differs most from Bilbo in A, Y, and E

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  7. 70match · #7

    Fuggles

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    x-height 30% shorter · 20% narrower · more stroke contrast

    Differs most from Bilbo in V, Y, and E

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  8. 69match · #8

    Vujahday Script

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    40% wider · more stroke contrast · x-height 8% taller

    Differs most from Bilbo in J, B, and R

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  9. 69match · #9

    Birthstone

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    more stroke contrast · 9% wider · x-height 5% taller

    Differs most from Bilbo in I, z, and y

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  10. 69match · #10

    Petemoss

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    22% narrower · x-height 12% shorter · more stroke contrast

    Differs most from Bilbo in A, Y, and L

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  11. 69match · #11

    Waterfall

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    x-height 32% shorter · more stroke contrast · 14% narrower

    Differs most from Bilbo in A, Y, and z

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  12. 69match · #12

    Kristi

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    36% heavier · less stroke contrast · 7% narrower

    Differs most from Bilbo in Q, D, and O

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The 100 fonts like Bilbo, measured

Bilbo has less stroke contrast than most fonts like it: 43 of the 64 have more stroke contrast and 6 less. What they keep most is Bilbo’s weight on the page: 25 are within 6% of it, Vujahday Script the closest of them. They part from Bilbo most often in A (48 of the 100), Y (33) and E (28).

Questions about fonts like Bilbo

What is the closest font to Bilbo?

Moon Dance, at 97 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Bilbo, it is 6% wider and 9% lighter, with an x-height 5% shorter. After it come Shalimar (79) and Hurricane (75).

Is there a free alternative to Bilbo?

Bilbo is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Moon Dance, Shalimar and Hurricane come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Hurricane sets running text 2.5% wider, with an x-height 1.0% shorter.