Fonts similar to Dai Banna SIL
The fonts most like Dai Banna SIL are Namdhinggo (100 out of 100), Gentium Book Plus (97) and Gentium Plus (96), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 38–50% of the em (Dai Banna SIL’s is 42%) and lowercase letters 39–49% of the em wide (44%), and all twelve are serifs too. Where they differ, most are wider (eight of twelve).
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100match · #1
Namdhinggo
Find the font. Find its kind.Nearly identical proportions
Differs most from Dai Banna SIL in 1, 6, and 7
97match · #2
Gentium Book Plus
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 9% taller · 8% wider
Differs most from Dai Banna SIL in 1, 7, and 6
96match · #3
Gentium Plus
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 9% taller · 14% lighter · 6% wider
Differs most from Dai Banna SIL in 1, 6, and 7
71match · #4
70match · #5
Petrona
Find the font. Find its kind.more stroke contrast · 11% wider · 13% lighter
Differs most from Dai Banna SIL in L, 1, and j
70match · #6
Erode
Find the font. Find its kind.25% lighter · x-height 7% taller · 5% wider
Differs most from Dai Banna SIL in 1, C, and 2
70match · #7
Halant
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 21% taller · 28% lighter · 8% wider
Differs most from Dai Banna SIL in 1, 8, and o
68match · #8
Parastoo
Find the font. Find its kind.more stroke contrast · 11% narrower · x-height 10% shorter
Differs most from Dai Banna SIL in 1, 8, and 2
68match · #9
Fenix
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 8% taller · 6% wider · less stroke contrast
Differs most from Dai Banna SIL in 1, 2, and o
67match · #10
Judson
Find the font. Find its kind.more stroke contrast · 8% wider · 12% lighter
Differs most from Dai Banna SIL in g, 2, and 1
67match · #11
66match · #12
Crimson Pro
Find the font. Find its kind.4% wider · more stroke contrast · 7% lighter
Differs most from Dai Banna SIL in 1, 2, and 6
The 100 fonts like Dai Banna SIL, measured
Dai Banna SIL has less stroke contrast than most fonts like it: 75 of the 100 have more stroke contrast and 6 less. Few keep Dai Banna SIL’s proportions: at most 22 keep its weight on the page, within 6%, Namdhinggo the closest of them. They part from Dai Banna SIL most often in 1 (88 of the 100), 2 (36) and C (28).
WidthDai Banna SIL: 44% of the em
x-heightDai Banna SIL: 42% of the em
InkDai Banna SIL: 47% ink
ContrastDai Banna SIL: 1.68 : 1
StylesDai Banna SIL: 5 weights with italics
LettersWhere they differ most
- 188 of 100
- 236 of 100
- C28 of 100
Questions about fonts like Dai Banna SIL
What is the closest font to Dai Banna SIL?
Namdhinggo, at 100 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Dai Banna SIL, it has nearly identical proportions. After it come Gentium Book Plus (97) and Gentium Plus (96).
Is there a free alternative to Dai Banna SIL?
Dai Banna SIL is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Namdhinggo, Gentium Book Plus and Gentium Plus come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Yrsa sets running text to the same width, with the same x-height.