Fonts similar to Crimson Pro
The fonts most like Crimson Pro are Lateef (100 out of 100), Neuton (84) and Idiqlat (83), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 30–49% of the em (Crimson Pro’s is 42%) and lowercase letters 35–56% of the em wide (46%), and all twelve are serifs too.
Matched by the letters themselves · early version
The original · Crimson Pro
Find the font. Find its kind.Like Crimson Pro, but…
100match · #1
84match · #2
Neuton
Find the font. Find its kind.6% narrower · 8% heavier
Differs most from Crimson Pro in e, y, and s
83match · #3
Idiqlat
Find the font. Find its kind.23% wider · 42% heavier · x-height 16% taller
Differs most from Crimson Pro in 8, o, and e
83match · #4
Ramsina
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 28% shorter · 24% narrower · 41% heavier
Differs most from Crimson Pro in 9, 5, and 1
80match · #5
Yrsa
Find the font. Find its kind.Nearly identical proportions
Differs most from Crimson Pro in c, y, and 4
76match · #6
Cactus Classical Serif
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 13% taller · 11% wider · 17% lighter
Differs most from Crimson Pro in t, 2, and 7
75match · #7
Ruwudu
Find the font. Find its kind.11% heavier · more stroke contrast
Differs most from Crimson Pro in y, J, and c
72match · #8
Balthazar
Find the font. Find its kind.6% narrower · less stroke contrast · x-height 5% shorter
Differs most from Crimson Pro in c, y, and i
72match · #9
Crimson Text
Find the font. Find its kind.more stroke contrast · 3% narrower
Differs most from Crimson Pro in y, r, and Z
72match · #10
Gulzar
Find the font. Find its kind.more stroke contrast · x-height 5% taller · 4% wider
Differs most from Crimson Pro in y, Z, and 1
71match · #11
Gentium Book Plus
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 8% taller · 4% wider · less stroke contrast
Differs most from Crimson Pro in y, L, and r
71match · #12
Namdhinggo
Find the font. Find its kind.less stroke contrast
Differs most from Crimson Pro in y, r, and C
The 100 fonts like Crimson Pro, measured
Crimson Pro has a shorter x-height than most fonts like it: 71 of the 100 have a taller x-height and 13 a shorter one. What they keep most is Crimson Pro’s weight on the page: 51 are within 6% of it, Yrsa the closest of them. They part from Crimson Pro most often in y (52 of the 100), r (20) and c (19).
WidthCrimson Pro: 46% of the em
x-heightCrimson Pro: 42% of the em
InkCrimson Pro: 43% ink
ContrastCrimson Pro: 1.94 : 1
StylesCrimson Pro: 8 weights with italics
LettersWhere they differ most
- y52 of 100
- r20 of 100
- c19 of 100
Questions about fonts like Crimson Pro
What is the closest font to Crimson Pro?
Lateef, at 100 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Crimson Pro, it is 18% narrower and 14% heavier, with an x-height 19% shorter. After it come Neuton (84) and Idiqlat (83).
Is there a free alternative to Crimson Pro?
Crimson Pro is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Lateef, Neuton and Idiqlat come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Yrsa sets running text 1.1% narrower, with an x-height 0.9% shorter.