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Fonts similar to Catamaran

The fonts most like Catamaran are Cambay (84 out of 100), Cantarell (83) and Actor (82), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 44–53% of the em (Catamaran’s is 50%) and lowercase letters 44–54% of the em wide (46%), and all twelve are sans serifs too. Where they differ, most are wider (eight of twelve).

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  1. 84match · #1

    Cambay

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    6% wider · x-height 4% shorter

    Differs most from Catamaran in l, z, and H

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  2. 83match · #2

    Cantarell

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    12% wider · 7% lighter · x-height 3% shorter

    Differs most from Catamaran in 5, z, and 1

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  3. 82match · #3

    Actor

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    4% wider

    Differs most from Catamaran in M, z, and u

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  4. 80match · #4

    Ysabeau SC

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    25% lighter · 12% wider · x-height 6% shorter

    Differs most from Catamaran in M, 5, and Q

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  5. 78match · #5

    Puritan

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    Nearly identical proportions

    Differs most from Catamaran in g, R, and X

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  6. 77match · #6

    Palanquin Dark

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    45% heavier · 11% wider

    Differs most from Catamaran in O, C, and 1

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  7. 76match · #7

    Author

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    x-height 11% shorter · 11% lighter · 5% narrower

    Differs most from Catamaran in g, z, and 0

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  8. 75match · #8

    Tajawal

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    x-height 9% shorter · 13% lighter

    Differs most from Catamaran in Z, B, and r

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  9. 74match · #9

    Antic

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    18% lighter · 4% wider

    Differs most from Catamaran in I, g, and t

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  10. 73match · #10

    Average Sans

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    x-height 9% shorter · 12% heavier · more stroke contrast

    Differs most from Catamaran in g, 0, and M

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  11. 72match · #11

    Martel Sans

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    17% wider · x-height 7% taller

    Differs most from Catamaran in 0, g, and k

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  12. 72match · #12

    Synonym

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    11% wider · 17% lighter · x-height 4% shorter

    Differs most from Catamaran in g, p, and u

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The 100 fonts like Catamaran, measured

Catamaran is narrower than most fonts like it: 73 of the 100 are wider and 4 narrower. What they keep most is Catamaran’s weight on the page: 46 are within 6% of it, Cambay the closest of them. They part from Catamaran most often in 0 (37 of the 100), g (35) and z (30).

  • WidthCatamaran: 46% of the em

    4 narrower
    Author 76 · 5% narrower
    Alpino 67 · 7% narrower
    23 within 3%
    Puritan 78 · 1.4% wider
    Tajawal 75 · 1.4% wider
    73 wider
    Cambay 84 · 6% wider
    Cantarell 83 · 12% wider

  • x-heightCatamaran: 50% of the em

    32 shorter
    Cambay 84 · x-height 4% shorter
    Cantarell 83 · x-height 3% shorter
    40 within 3%
    Actor 82 · x-height 0.9% taller
    Puritan 78 · x-height 1.8% taller
    28 taller
    Martel Sans 72 · x-height 7% taller
    Bespoke Sans 70 · x-height 4% taller

  • InkCatamaran: 41% ink

    36 lighter
    Cantarell 83 · 7% lighter
    Ysabeau SC 80 · 25% lighter
    46 within 6%
    Cambay 84 · 1.4% lighter
    Actor 82 · 1.2% heavier
    18 heavier
    Palanquin Dark 77 · 45% heavier
    Average Sans 73 · 12% heavier

  • ContrastCatamaran: 1.20 : 1

    5 less contrast
    Kulim Park 63 · less stroke contrast
    Excon 57 · less stroke contrast
    83 within 12%
    Cambay 84
    Cantarell 83
    12 more contrast
    Ysabeau SC 80 · more stroke contrast
    Average Sans 73 · more stroke contrast

  • StylesCatamaran: 9 weights

    51 with italics
    Cambay 84 · 2 weights
    Cantarell 83 · 2 weights

  • LettersWhere they differ most

    1. 037 of 100
    2. g35 of 100
    3. z30 of 100

Questions about fonts like Catamaran

What is the closest font to Catamaran?

Cambay, at 84 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Catamaran, it is 6% wider, with an x-height 4% shorter. After it come Cantarell (83) and Actor (82).

Is there a free alternative to Catamaran?

Catamaran is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Cambay, Cantarell and Actor come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Puritan sets running text 2.4% wider, with an x-height 1.9% taller.