Fonts similar to Carme
The fonts most like Carme are Cantarell (83 out of 100), Kulim Park (76) and TASA Explorer (74), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 48–52% of the em (Carme’s is 50%) and lowercase letters 47–55% of the em wide (52%), and all twelve are sans serifs too.
Matched by the letters themselves · early version
The original · Carme
Find the font. Find its kind.Like Carme, but…
83match · #1
76match · #2
74match · #3
TASA Explorer
Find the font. Find its kind.more stroke contrast
Differs most from Carme in q, 9, and S
73match · #4
72match · #5
Inder
Find the font. Find its kind.more stroke contrast · 9% heavier
Differs most from Carme in 3, l, and S
72match · #6
72match · #7
Commissioner
Find the font. Find its kind.Nearly identical proportions
Differs most from Carme in g, p, and M
71match · #8
M PLUS 1p
Find the font. Find its kind.15% lighter · more stroke contrast · x-height 4% taller
Differs most from Carme in q, 3, and p
71match · #9
71match · #10
70match · #11
70match · #12
Prompt
Find the font. Find its kind.17% heavier · 6% wider · more stroke contrast
Differs most from Carme in q, p, and J
The 100 fonts like Carme, measured
Fonts like Carme lean most in width, where 40 of the 100 are narrower and 18 wider. What they keep most is Carme’s x-height: 55 are within 3% of it, Kulim Park the closest of them. They part from Carme most often in q (58 of the 100), p (31) and J (31).
WidthCarme: 52% of the em
x-heightCarme: 50% of the em
InkCarme: 40% ink
ContrastCarme: 1.07 : 1
- 0 less contrast
- None
StylesCarme: one weight
LettersWhere they differ most
- q58 of 100
- p31 of 100
- J31 of 100
Questions about fonts like Carme
What is the closest font to Carme?
Cantarell, at 83 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Carme, it has an x-height 4% shorter. After it come Kulim Park (76) and TASA Explorer (74).
Is there a free alternative to Carme?
Carme is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Cantarell, Kulim Park and TASA Explorer come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Cantarell sets running text to the same width, with an x-height 3.5% shorter.