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Fonts similar to Commissioner

The fonts most like Commissioner are Murecho (83 out of 100), Excon (81) and Spinnaker (81), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 48–53% of the em (Commissioner’s is 50%) and lowercase letters 48–55% of the em wide (52%), and all twelve are sans serifs too.

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  1. 83match · #1

    Murecho

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    5% narrower · x-height 4% taller · more stroke contrast

    Differs most from Commissioner in Q, o, and j

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  2. 81match · #2

    Excon

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    5% wider · x-height 4% taller

    Differs most from Commissioner in g, p, and 5

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  3. 81match · #3

    Spinnaker

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    4% wider · 8% heavier

    Differs most from Commissioner in J, t, and l

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  4. 79match · #4

    Cabin

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    18% heavier · 8% narrower

    Differs most from Commissioner in 6, 9, and l

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  5. 79match · #5

    Cantarell

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    x-height 3% shorter

    Differs most from Commissioner in g, p, and M

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  6. 78match · #6

    Plein

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    Nearly identical proportions

    Differs most from Commissioner in p, o, and J

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  7. 78match · #7

    Martel Sans

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    x-height 7% taller · 4% wider · more stroke contrast

    Differs most from Commissioner in M, o, and 1

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  8. 78match · #8

    Nebula Sans

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    15% lighter · 6% wider · x-height 6% taller

    Differs most from Commissioner in J, s, and 8

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  9. 77match · #9

    Mulish

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    Nearly identical proportions

    Differs most from Commissioner in a, g, and j

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  10. 77match · #10

    M PLUS 2

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    5% wider · x-height 4% taller · 8% lighter

    Differs most from Commissioner in J, j, and g

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  11. 77match · #11

    Synonym

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    16% lighter · x-height 4% shorter

    Differs most from Commissioner in u, r, and p

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  12. 76match · #12

    Varela

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    4% wider · 6% heavier

    Differs most from Commissioner in t, g, and j

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The 100 fonts like Commissioner, measured

Fonts like Commissioner lean most in x-height, where 43 of the 100 have a taller x-height and 15 a shorter one. What they keep most is Commissioner’s weight on the page: 52 are within 6% of it, Murecho the closest of them. They part from Commissioner most often in g (40 of the 100), J (34) and M (22).

  • WidthCommissioner: 52% of the em

    26 narrower
    Murecho 83 · 5% narrower
    Cabin 79 · 8% narrower
    37 within 3%
    Cantarell 79 · same width
    Plein 78 · 2.9% narrower
    37 wider
    Excon 81 · 5% wider
    Spinnaker 81 · 4% wider
  • x-heightCommissioner: 50% of the em

    15 shorter
    Cantarell 79 · x-height 3% shorter
    Synonym 77 · x-height 4% shorter
    42 within 3%
    Spinnaker 81 · x-height 2.2% shorter
    Cabin 79 · x-height 1.8% shorter
    43 taller
    Murecho 83 · x-height 4% taller
    Excon 81 · x-height 4% taller
  • InkCommissioner: 40% ink

    21 lighter
    Nebula Sans 78 · 15% lighter
    M PLUS 2 77 · 8% lighter
    52 within 6%
    Murecho 83 · 5.4% heavier
    Excon 81 · 5.5% heavier
    27 heavier
    Spinnaker 81 · 8% heavier
    Cabin 79 · 18% heavier
  • ContrastCommissioner: 1.18 : 1

    1 less contrast
    Fustat 66 · less stroke contrast
    87 within 12%
    Excon 81
    Spinnaker 81
    12 more contrast
    Murecho 83 · more stroke contrast
    Martel Sans 78 · more stroke contrast
  • StylesCommissioner: 9 weights

    48 with italics
    Cabin 79 · 4 weights
    Cantarell 79 · 2 weights
  • LettersWhere they differ most

    1. g40 of 100
    2. J34 of 100
    3. M22 of 100

Questions about fonts like Commissioner

What is the closest font to Commissioner?

Murecho, at 83 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Commissioner, it is 5% narrower, with an x-height 4% taller and more stroke contrast. After it come Excon (81) and Spinnaker (81).

Is there a free alternative to Commissioner?

Commissioner is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Murecho, Excon and Spinnaker come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Murecho sets running text 2.6% narrower, with an x-height 4.2% taller.