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Fonts similar to Cuban

The fonts most like Cuban are Original Surfer (88 out of 100), Trickster (76) and Dynamo (75), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 41–66% of the em (Cuban’s is 75%) and lowercase letters 50–96% of the em wide (87%), and all twelve are display faces too. Where they differ, all twelve are heavier.

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  1. 88match · #1

    Original Surfer

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    41% narrower · x-height 36% shorter · 22% heavier

    Differs most from Cuban in A, V, and C

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  2. 76match · #2

    Trickster

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    43% narrower · 32% heavier · x-height 13% shorter

    Differs most from Cuban in G, U, and 0

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  3. 75match · #3

    Dynamo

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    68% heavier · x-height 29% shorter · 10% wider

    Differs most from Cuban in U, 1, and W

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  4. 70match · #4

    CAT Altenglisch

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    x-height 45% shorter · 43% narrower · 42% heavier

    Differs most from Cuban in 1, U, and I

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  5. 68match · #5

    Emblema One

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    x-height 35% shorter · 57% heavier · 22% narrower

    Differs most from Cuban in U, X, and W

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  6. 65match · #6

    Cherry Cream Soda

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    x-height 36% shorter · 30% narrower · 43% heavier

    Differs most from Cuban in V, Y, and H

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  7. 65match · #7

    Ribeye

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    x-height 31% shorter · 31% narrower · 26% heavier

    Differs most from Cuban in V, U, and A

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  8. 64match · #8

    Sonsie One

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    83% heavier · x-height 30% shorter · 6% narrower

    Differs most from Cuban in U, N, and I

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  9. 64match · #9

    Galindo

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    34% narrower · 63% heavier · x-height 30% shorter

    Differs most from Cuban in W, A, and 7

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  10. 64match · #10

    Marhey

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    x-height 38% shorter · 36% narrower · 36% heavier

    Differs most from Cuban in O, 1, and U

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  11. 63match · #11

    Reggae One

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    33% narrower · x-height 24% shorter · 22% heavier

    Differs most from Cuban in 1, M, and W

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  12. 62match · #12

    Miltonian Tattoo

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    x-height 43% shorter · 34% narrower · 54% heavier

    Differs most from Cuban in U, W, and C

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The 100 fonts like Cuban, measured

Cuban has a taller x-height than all the fonts like it: 100 of the 100 have a shorter x-height and none a taller one. Few keep Cuban’s proportions: at most 7 keep its weight on the page, within 6%, Henny Penny the closest of them. 88 are display faces like Cuban, and 6 sans serifs, 5 serifs and 1 handwriting font come close too, Marko One the closest of them. They part from Cuban most often in U (41 of the 100), 1 (32) and H (24).

Questions about fonts like Cuban

What is the closest font to Cuban?

Original Surfer, at 88 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Cuban, it is 41% narrower and 22% heavier, with an x-height 36% shorter. After it come Trickster (76) and Dynamo (75).

Is there a free alternative to Cuban?

Cuban is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Original Surfer, Trickster and Dynamo come closest.