Fonts similar to BIZ UDMincho
The fonts most like BIZ UDMincho are Xanh Mono (87 out of 100), Toren (73) and New Heterodox Mono (69), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 46–54% of the em (BIZ UDMincho’s is 54%) and lowercase letters 28–61% of the em wide (50%), and eight of them are serifs too. Where they differ, most have more stroke contrast (ten of twelve).
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87match · #1
Xanh Mono
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Differs most from BIZ UDMincho in f, 7, and t
73match · #2
Toren
Find the font. Find its kind.22% wider · more stroke contrast · x-height 11% shorter
Differs most from BIZ UDMincho in U, i, and I
69match · #3
New Heterodox Mono
Find the font. Find its kind.more stroke contrast · x-height 16% shorter · 13% wider
Differs most from BIZ UDMincho in i, l, and 8
68match · #4
Girassol
Find the font. Find its kind.more stroke contrast · 33% heavier · 6% narrower
Differs most from BIZ UDMincho in K, 7, and Q
62match · #5
Imbue
Find the font. Find its kind.34% narrower · 50% heavier · more stroke contrast
Differs most from BIZ UDMincho in u, q, and f
61match · #6
Instrument Serif
Find the font. Find its kind.more stroke contrast · 22% narrower · 20% heavier
Differs most from BIZ UDMincho in w, 7, and c
60match · #7
Stint Ultra Condensed
Find the font. Find its kind.45% narrower · 65% heavier · x-height 14% shorter
Differs most from BIZ UDMincho in t, f, and g
56match · #8
Uchen
Find the font. Find its kind.36% heavier · x-height 12% shorter · more stroke contrast
Differs most from BIZ UDMincho in W, t, and m
56match · #9
Libre Caslon Condensed
Find the font. Find its kind.35% heavier · 14% narrower · more stroke contrast
Differs most from BIZ UDMincho in W, N, and u
54match · #10
Iosevka Curly Slab
Find the font. Find its kind.32% heavier · less stroke contrast · x-height 4% shorter
Differs most from BIZ UDMincho in t, c, and z
51match · #11
Gambarino
Find the font. Find its kind.more stroke contrast · 29% heavier · 3% narrower
Differs most from BIZ UDMincho in W, m, and e
50match · #12
Caladea
Find the font. Find its kind.40% heavier · x-height 14% shorter · more stroke contrast
Differs most from BIZ UDMincho in W, Z, and 4
The 100 fonts like BIZ UDMincho, measured
BIZ UDMincho is lighter than most fonts like it: 89 of the 100 are heavier and 5 lighter. What they keep most is BIZ UDMincho’s width: 33 are within 3% of it, Xanh Mono the closest of them. 82 are serifs like BIZ UDMincho, and 10 display faces, 7 monospaced fonts and 1 sans serif come close too, Xanh Mono the closest of them. They part from BIZ UDMincho most often in W (65 of the 100), m (44) and M (16).
WidthBIZ UDMincho: 50% of the em
x-heightBIZ UDMincho: 54% of the em
InkBIZ UDMincho: 32% ink
ContrastBIZ UDMincho: 1.50 : 1
- 10 less contrast
- Stint Ultra Condensed 60 · less stroke contrast
- Iosevka Curly Slab 54 · less stroke contrast
StylesBIZ UDMincho: 2 weights
LettersWhere they differ most
- W65 of 100
- m44 of 100
- M16 of 100
Questions about fonts like BIZ UDMincho
What is the closest font to BIZ UDMincho?
Xanh Mono, at 87 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to BIZ UDMincho, it has more stroke contrast. After it come Toren (73) and New Heterodox Mono (69).
Is there a free alternative to BIZ UDMincho?
BIZ UDMincho is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Xanh Mono, Toren and New Heterodox Mono come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Xanh Mono sets running text to the same width, with the same x-height.