Fonts similar to Damion
The fonts most like Damion are Yellowtail (93 out of 100), Condiment (80) and Marck Script (78), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 32–51% of the em (Damion’s is 35%) and lowercase letters 36–59% of the em wide (40%), and all twelve are handwriting faces too. Where they differ, most have a taller x-height (ten of twelve).
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93match · #1
Yellowtail
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 27% taller · less stroke contrast · 15% lighter
Differs most from Damion in Y, s, and V
80match · #2
78match · #3
Marck Script
Find the font. Find its kind.37% lighter · x-height 6% taller · 6% wider
Differs most from Damion in v, o, and Y
77match · #4
flottflott
Find the font. Find its kind.10% narrower · less stroke contrast · x-height 8% shorter
Differs most from Damion in Q, 7, and Y
77match · #5
Caveat
Find the font. Find its kind.41% lighter · less stroke contrast · 10% narrower
Differs most from Damion in Z, i, and q
76match · #6
Norican
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 17% taller · less stroke contrast · 13% lighter
Differs most from Damion in 7, 2, and 5
74match · #7
Praise
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 35% taller · more stroke contrast · 16% lighter
Differs most from Damion in s, Y, and k
74match · #8
Courgette
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 45% taller · 23% wider · 31% lighter
Differs most from Damion in 2, 7, and j
74match · #9
Discipuli Britannica
Find the font. Find its kind.48% wider · x-height 13% taller · 7% lighter
Differs most from Damion in 2, 3, and V
74match · #10
Satisfy
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 16% taller · 20% lighter · 5% wider
Differs most from Damion in Z, 2, and 7
73match · #11
La Belle Aurore
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 27% taller · 44% lighter · less stroke contrast
Differs most from Damion in S, Y, and o
73match · #12
EuroScript
Find the font. Find its kind.34% wider · x-height 20% taller · more stroke contrast
Differs most from Damion in 8, 5, and 3
The 100 fonts like Damion, measured
Damion is darker than almost all the fonts like it: 90 of the 100 are lighter and 4 heavier. Few keep Damion’s proportions: at most 13 keep its x-height, within 3%, Caveat the closest of them. 99 are handwriting faces like Damion, and 1 sans serif comes close too: Story Script. They part from Damion most often in Y (37 of the 100), s (24) and 5 (21).
WidthDamion: 40% of the em
x-heightDamion: 35% of the em
InkDamion: 73% ink
ContrastDamion: 2.22 : 1
StylesDamion: one weight
LettersWhere they differ most
- Y37 of 100
- s24 of 100
- 521 of 100
Questions about fonts like Damion
What is the closest font to Damion?
Yellowtail, at 93 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Damion, it is 15% lighter, with an x-height 27% taller and less stroke contrast. After it come Condiment (80) and Marck Script (78).
Is there a free alternative to Damion?
Damion is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Yellowtail, Condiment and Marck Script come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Mr Dafoe sets running text 1.6% narrower, with an x-height 2.2% shorter.