Fonts similar to Combo
The fonts most like Combo are Atma (77 out of 100), Canarina (67) and Caacupé One (59), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 46–67% of the em (Combo’s is 52%) and lowercase letters 27–55% of the em wide (43%), and nine of them are display faces too. Where they differ, most have less stroke contrast (eight of twelve).
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77match · #1
Atma
Find the font. Find its kind.less stroke contrast · x-height 7% taller
Differs most from Combo in X, k, and i
67match · #2
Canarina
Find the font. Find its kind.47% heavier · less stroke contrast · x-height 9% shorter
Differs most from Combo in x, E, and w
59match · #3
Caacupé One
Find the font. Find its kind.84% heavier · 19% narrower · less stroke contrast
Differs most from Combo in U, t, and u
57match · #4
Original Surfer
Find the font. Find its kind.19% wider · 33% heavier · more stroke contrast
Differs most from Combo in S, G, and X
56match · #5
Jolly Lodger
Find the font. Find its kind.31% narrower · 47% heavier · less stroke contrast
Differs most from Combo in x, k, and H
55match · #6
Dante
Find the font. Find its kind.15% narrower · x-height 11% shorter · more stroke contrast
Differs most from Combo in H, u, and 7
53match · #7
Trochut
Find the font. Find its kind.more stroke contrast · 10% narrower · x-height 7% shorter
Differs most from Combo in h, l, and n
51match · #8
Crushed
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 30% taller · less stroke contrast
Differs most from Combo in 7, E, and 4
51match · #9
Grandstander
Find the font. Find its kind.27% wider · x-height 12% taller · less stroke contrast
Differs most from Combo in c, e, and x
48match · #10
Truculenta
Find the font. Find its kind.less stroke contrast · 8% narrower
Differs most from Combo in E, 7, and 4
47match · #11
Englebert
Find the font. Find its kind.23% heavier · less stroke contrast
Differs most from Combo in E, q, and 7
46match · #12
Bahianita
Find the font. Find its kind.39% narrower · x-height 18% taller · 25% heavier
Differs most from Combo in 7, 5, and 6
The 100 fonts like Combo, measured
Combo has more stroke contrast than most fonts like it: 70 of the 85 have less stroke contrast and 11 more. Few keep Combo’s proportions: at most 20 keep its x-height, within 3%, Caacupé One the closest of them. 81 are display faces like Combo, and 12 sans serifs, 6 handwriting faces and 1 monospace font come close too, Dante the closest of them. They part from Combo most often in k (18 of the 100), X (17) and 7 (16).
WidthCombo: 43% of the em
x-heightCombo: 52% of the em
InkCombo: 37% ink
ContrastCombo: 1.98 : 1
StylesCombo: one weight
LettersWhere they differ most
- k18 of 100
- X17 of 100
- 716 of 100
Questions about fonts like Combo
What is the closest font to Combo?
Atma, at 77 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Combo, it has less stroke contrast and an x-height 7% taller. After it come Canarina (67) and Caacupé One (59).
Is there a free alternative to Combo?
Combo is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Atma, Canarina and Caacupé One come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Germania One sets running text 1.8% narrower, with an x-height 4.5% taller.