Fonts similar to Darker Grotesque
The fonts most like Darker Grotesque are Phlatt Grotesk (77 out of 100), Cabinet Grotesk (72) and Panamera (71), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 37–51% of the em (Darker Grotesque’s is 41%) and lowercase letters 39–51% of the em wide (40%), and all twelve are sans serifs too. Where they differ, most are wider (eleven of twelve).
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77match · #1
Phlatt Grotesk
Find the font. Find its kind.23% wider · x-height 18% taller · 20% heavier
Differs most from Darker Grotesque in a, 3, and 4
72match · #2
Cabinet Grotesk
Find the font. Find its kind.20% wider · x-height 18% taller · 15% heavier
Differs most from Darker Grotesque in g, I, and a
71match · #3
Panamera
Find the font. Find its kind.25% wider · x-height 16% taller · more stroke contrast
Differs most from Darker Grotesque in 6, J, and j
71match · #4
Gruppo
Find the font. Find its kind.29% wider · 29% lighter · x-height 8% shorter
Differs most from Darker Grotesque in N, y, and V
70match · #5
Zen Kaku Gothic New
Find the font. Find its kind.22% wider · x-height 18% taller · 9% heavier
Differs most from Darker Grotesque in a, I, and o
70match · #6
CMU Bright
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 16% taller · 16% wider · 8% heavier
Differs most from Darker Grotesque in J, I, and K
69match · #7
Author
Find the font. Find its kind.10% wider · 20% heavier · x-height 9% taller
Differs most from Darker Grotesque in d, g, and j
69match · #8
Harmattan
Find the font. Find its kind.48% heavier · x-height 8% shorter · 3% narrower
Differs most from Darker Grotesque in g, b, and T
68match · #9
Didact Gothic
Find the font. Find its kind.18% wider · x-height 15% taller · 26% heavier
Differs most from Darker Grotesque in J, 7, and 4
67match · #10
Pavanam
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 17% taller · 11% wider · 16% heavier
Differs most from Darker Grotesque in a, I, and O
66match · #11
Thasadith
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 27% taller · 32% lighter · 12% wider
Differs most from Darker Grotesque in I, E, and D
66match · #12
Arsenal SC
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 23% taller · more stroke contrast · 11% wider
Differs most from Darker Grotesque in 3, I, and O
The 100 fonts like Darker Grotesque, measured
Darker Grotesque is narrower than almost all the fonts like it: 90 of the 100 are wider and 8 narrower. Few keep Darker Grotesque’s proportions: at most 11 keep its weight on the page, within 6%, Panamera the closest of them. 97 are sans serifs like Darker Grotesque, and 2 handwriting faces and 1 monospace font come close too, Simple Print the closest of them. They part from Darker Grotesque most often in f (32 of the 100), J (30) and a (28).
WidthDarker Grotesque: 40% of the em
x-heightDarker Grotesque: 41% of the em
InkDarker Grotesque: 30% ink
ContrastDarker Grotesque: 1.14 : 1
StylesDarker Grotesque: 7 weights
LettersWhere they differ most
- f32 of 100
- J30 of 100
- a28 of 100
Questions about fonts like Darker Grotesque
What is the closest font to Darker Grotesque?
Phlatt Grotesk, at 77 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Darker Grotesque, it is 23% wider and 20% heavier, with an x-height 18% taller. After it come Cabinet Grotesk (72) and Panamera (71).
Is there a free alternative to Darker Grotesque?
Darker Grotesque is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Phlatt Grotesk, Cabinet Grotesk and Panamera come closest.