Fonts similar to Calistoga
The fonts most like Calistoga are Croissant One (79 out of 100), Caprasimo (77) and Orelega One (70), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 45–57% of the em (Calistoga’s is 53%) and lowercase letters 47–65% of the em wide (52%), and eleven of them are display faces too. Where they differ, most are lighter (seven of twelve).
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79match · #1
Croissant One
Find the font. Find its kind.19% wider · more stroke contrast · 24% lighter
Differs most from Calistoga in a, w, and v
77match · #2
Caprasimo
Find the font. Find its kind.14% wider · 17% heavier · x-height 6% shorter
Differs most from Calistoga in 4, U, and j
70match · #3
Orelega One
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 15% shorter · less stroke contrast
Differs most from Calistoga in 4, S, and u
68match · #4
VC Henrietta
Find the font. Find its kind.11% wider · 17% heavier · less stroke contrast
Differs most from Calistoga in A, 9, and C
66match · #5
Bigshot One
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 15% shorter · more stroke contrast · 7% lighter
Differs most from Calistoga in 5, 3, and 7
65match · #6
Stardos Stencil
Find the font. Find its kind.30% lighter · x-height 10% shorter · 7% narrower
Differs most from Calistoga in 8, e, and 4
63match · #7
Young Serif
Find the font. Find its kind.10% wider · less stroke contrast · 15% lighter
Differs most from Calistoga in o, 4, and 0
62match · #8
Monomakh
Find the font. Find its kind.more stroke contrast · 32% lighter · x-height 12% shorter
Differs most from Calistoga in J, a, and e
62match · #9
Rye
Find the font. Find its kind.15% wider · 17% lighter · x-height 7% taller
Differs most from Calistoga in 3, 5, and S
61match · #10
Girassol
Find the font. Find its kind.37% lighter · 10% narrower · more stroke contrast
Differs most from Calistoga in B, 8, and Q
61match · #11
Patua One
Find the font. Find its kind.less stroke contrast · x-height 6% shorter
Differs most from Calistoga in g, n, and r
60match · #12
Chonburi
Find the font. Find its kind.more stroke contrast · 24% wider · x-height 8% shorter
Differs most from Calistoga in 2, a, and c
The 100 fonts like Calistoga, measured
Calistoga is darker than most fonts like it: 82 of the 100 are lighter and 8 heavier. Few keep Calistoga’s proportions: at most 21 keep its x-height, within 3%, Girassol the closest of them. 45 are display faces like Calistoga, and 53 serifs, 1 sans serif and 1 handwriting font come close too, Young Serif the closest of them. They part from Calistoga most often in s (26 of the 100), 2 (24) and 7 (21).
WidthCalistoga: 52% of the em
x-heightCalistoga: 53% of the em
InkCalistoga: 67% ink
ContrastCalistoga: 2.44 : 1
StylesCalistoga: one weight
LettersWhere they differ most
- s26 of 100
- 224 of 100
- 721 of 100
Questions about fonts like Calistoga
What is the closest font to Calistoga?
Croissant One, at 79 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Calistoga, it is 19% wider and 24% lighter, with more stroke contrast. After it come Caprasimo (77) and Orelega One (70).
Is there a free alternative to Calistoga?
Calistoga is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Croissant One, Caprasimo and Orelega One come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Cambo sets running text 0.8% narrower, with an x-height 4.7% shorter.