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Fonts similar to Corben

The fonts most like Corben are Chubbo (75 out of 100), Oldenburg (75) and Averia Serif Libre (75), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 44–60% of the em (Corben’s is 47%) and lowercase letters 48–67% of the em wide (55%), and six of them are display faces too. Where they differ, most have a taller x-height (ten of twelve).

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  1. 75match · #1

    Chubbo

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    less stroke contrast · 4% narrower · x-height 4% taller

    Differs most from Corben in G, 2, and 5

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  2. 75match · #2

    Oldenburg

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    less stroke contrast · x-height 7% taller · 6% wider

    Differs most from Corben in g, 9, and 6

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  3. 75match · #3

    Averia Serif Libre

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    more stroke contrast · 4% narrower

    Differs most from Corben in O, 0, and b

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  4. 69match · #4

    Coustard

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    x-height 14% taller · 14% heavier · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Corben in 3, 5, and t

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  5. 65match · #5

    Stoke

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    16% wider · x-height 7% taller · 8% heavier

    Differs most from Corben in j, 7, and U

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  6. 65match · #6

    Kiwi Maru

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    less stroke contrast · x-height 9% taller · 9% wider

    Differs most from Corben in g, t, and o

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  7. 61match · #7

    Quando

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    x-height 27% taller · 11% wider · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Corben in Q, 7, and e

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  8. 59match · #8

    Ribeye

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    11% wider · x-height 11% taller · 15% heavier

    Differs most from Corben in g, b, and e

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  9. 59match · #9

    Life Savers

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    36% lighter · 13% narrower · x-height 7% shorter

    Differs most from Corben in G, S, and C

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  10. 56match · #10

    Anvers

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    less stroke contrast · x-height 5% taller

    Differs most from Corben in j, q, and b

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  11. 54match · #11

    Cutive

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    23% wider · x-height 18% taller · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Corben in 0, j, and p

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  12. 53match · #12

    Caprasimo

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    76% heavier · 9% wider · x-height 7% taller

    Differs most from Corben in 2, O, and 3

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The 100 fonts like Corben, measured

Corben has a shorter x-height than most fonts like it: 60 of the 100 have a taller x-height and 19 a shorter one. What they keep most is Corben’s weight on the page: 35 are within 6% of it, Chubbo the closest of them. 36 are display faces like Corben, and 60 serifs, 2 sans serifs and 2 monospaced fonts come close too, Coustard the closest of them. They part from Corben most often in 0 (36 of the 100), O (29) and Q (22).

Questions about fonts like Corben

What is the closest font to Corben?

Chubbo, at 75 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Corben, it is 4% narrower, with less stroke contrast and an x-height 4% taller. After it come Oldenburg (75) and Averia Serif Libre (75).

Is there a free alternative to Corben?

Corben is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Chubbo, Oldenburg and Averia Serif Libre come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Chubbo sets running text 2.6% narrower, with an x-height 3.9% taller.