Fonts similar to Chilanka
The fonts most like Chilanka are Handlee (92 out of 100), Hachi Maru Pop (90) and Coming Soon (83), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 40–58% of the em (Chilanka’s is 50%) and lowercase letters 43–68% of the em wide (52%), and all twelve are handwriting faces too. Where they differ, most are narrower (seven of twelve).
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The original · Chilanka
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92match · #1
Handlee
Find the font. Find its kind.more stroke contrast · 17% narrower
Differs most from Chilanka in o, h, and P
90match · #2
Hachi Maru Pop
Find the font. Find its kind.30% wider · 12% lighter
Differs most from Chilanka in l, I, and Y
83match · #3
Coming Soon
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 10% taller · 12% lighter · 3% narrower
Differs most from Chilanka in P, 8, and y
82match · #4
Agrave Pro
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 18% taller · 10% narrower
Differs most from Chilanka in d, 0, and I
77match · #5
Short Stack
Find the font. Find its kind.20% wider · x-height 9% taller · 9% heavier
Differs most from Chilanka in P, I, and y
74match · #6
Indie Flower
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 20% shorter · 13% narrower · 6% heavier
Differs most from Chilanka in H, P, and N
73match · #7
Fuzzy Bubbles
Find the font. Find its kind.8% wider · x-height 7% taller
Differs most from Chilanka in P, I, and H
72match · #8
Playpen Sans
Find the font. Find its kind.28% heavier · x-height 10% taller
Differs most from Chilanka in 9, d, and w
70match · #9
69match · #10
Schoolbell
Find the font. Find its kind.17% narrower · 32% heavier · x-height 5% shorter
Differs most from Chilanka in I, y, and A
68match · #11
Mali
Find the font. Find its kind.more stroke contrast · 4% wider · 6% heavier
Differs most from Chilanka in 8, k, and e
66match · #12
Delius
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 4% taller · 3% narrower · 6% heavier
Differs most from Chilanka in 9, 6, and I
The 100 fonts like Chilanka, measured
Chilanka is wider than most fonts like it: 76 of the 100 are narrower and 17 wider. What they keep most is Chilanka’s x-height: 25 are within 3% of it, Handlee the closest of them. 81 are handwriting faces like Chilanka, and 13 display faces, 4 sans serifs and 2 monospaced fonts come close too, Sour Gummy the closest of them. They part from Chilanka most often in P (39 of the 100), H (22) and O (19).
WidthChilanka: 52% of the em
x-heightChilanka: 50% of the em
InkChilanka: 34% ink
ContrastChilanka: 1.00 : 1
StylesChilanka: one weight
LettersWhere they differ most
- P39 of 100
- H22 of 100
- O19 of 100
Questions about fonts like Chilanka
What is the closest font to Chilanka?
Handlee, at 92 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Chilanka, it is 17% narrower, with more stroke contrast. After it come Hachi Maru Pop (90) and Coming Soon (83).
Is there a free alternative to Chilanka?
Chilanka is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Handlee, Hachi Maru Pop and Coming Soon come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Delius sets running text 2.9% narrower, with an x-height 3.9% taller.