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Fonts similar to Carlito

The fonts most like Carlito are Lato (100 out of 100), Mukta (81) and Narnoor (79), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 40–53% of the em (Carlito’s is 48%) and lowercase letters 43–54% of the em wide (46%), and all twelve are sans serifs too. Where they differ, most are wider (seven of twelve).

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  1. 100match · #1

    Lato

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    8% wider · x-height 6% taller

    Differs most from Carlito in 1

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  2. 81match · #2

    Mukta

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    3% wider

    Differs most from Carlito in Q, M, and c

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  3. 79match · #3

    Narnoor

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    6% heavier

    Differs most from Carlito in 8, l, and o

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  4. 78match · #4

    Alpino

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    x-height 16% shorter · 6% narrower

    Differs most from Carlito in 1, K, and f

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  5. 75match · #5

    Tajawal

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    18% lighter · x-height 5% shorter

    Differs most from Carlito in g, 9, and o

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  6. 74match · #6

    Source Sans 3

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    4% wider

    Differs most from Carlito in 8, l, and 9

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  7. 74match · #7

    Puritan

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    x-height 6% taller · 7% lighter

    Differs most from Carlito in 0, v, and x

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  8. 72match · #8

    Quattrocento Sans

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    8% wider · 13% lighter · x-height 4% shorter

    Differs most from Carlito in 2, D, and K

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  9. 72match · #9

    Varta

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    9% lighter · 4% wider

    Differs most from Carlito in 9, 2, and l

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  10. 71match · #10

    Karla

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    14% wider · 10% lighter

    Differs most from Carlito in c, 9, and 8

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  11. 71match · #11

    Average Sans

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    x-height 5% shorter

    Differs most from Carlito in b, 2, and q

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  12. 70match · #12

    Martel Sans

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    18% wider · x-height 12% taller · 8% lighter

    Differs most from Carlito in K, 2, and d

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The 100 fonts like Carlito, measured

Carlito is narrower than most fonts like it: 73 of the 100 are wider and 7 narrower. What they keep most is Carlito’s weight on the page: 40 are within 6% of it, Lato the closest of them. They part from Carlito most often in g (26 of the 100), 2 (22) and o (21).

  • WidthCarlito: 46% of the em

    7 narrower
    Alpino 78 · 6% narrower
    Cabin Condensed 67 · 8% narrower
    20 within 3%
    Narnoor 79 · 1.8% wider
    Tajawal 75 · 2.5% wider
    73 wider
    Lato 100 · 8% wider
    Mukta 81 · 3% wider

  • x-heightCarlito: 48% of the em

    17 shorter
    Alpino 78 · x-height 16% shorter
    Tajawal 75 · x-height 5% shorter
    26 within 3%
    Mukta 81 · x-height 1.5% shorter
    Narnoor 79 · x-height 1.3% shorter
    57 taller
    Lato 100 · x-height 6% taller
    Puritan 74 · x-height 6% taller

  • InkCarlito: 43% ink

    53 lighter
    Tajawal 75 · 18% lighter
    Puritan 74 · 7% lighter
    40 within 6%
    Lato 100 · 2.6% lighter
    Mukta 81 · 4.3% heavier
    7 heavier
    Narnoor 79 · 6% heavier
    Cabin Condensed 67 · 15% heavier

  • ContrastCarlito: 1.32 : 1

    34 less contrast
    Reddit Sans Condensed 69 · less stroke contrast
    Lil Grotesk 67 · less stroke contrast
    62 within 12%
    Lato 100
    Mukta 81
    4 more contrast
    Skeena Indigenous 68 · more stroke contrast
    Arsenal SC 64 · more stroke contrast

  • StylesCarlito: 2 weights with italics

    70 in more weights
    Lato 100 · 5 weights
    Mukta 81 · 7 weights
    36 variable
    Source Sans 3 74 · 8 weights
    Varta 72 · 5 weights

  • LettersWhere they differ most

    1. g26 of 100
    2. 222 of 100
    3. o21 of 100

Questions about fonts like Carlito

What is the closest font to Carlito?

Lato, at 100 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Carlito, it is 8% wider, with an x-height 6% taller. After it come Mukta (81) and Narnoor (79).

Is there a free alternative to Carlito?

Carlito is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Lato, Mukta and Narnoor come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Mukta sets running text 2.9% wider, with an x-height 1.6% shorter.