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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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  1. 77match · #1

    Phlatt Grotesk

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    23% wider · x-height 18% taller · 20% heavier

    Differs most from Darker Grotesque in a, 3, and 4

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  2. 72match · #2

    Cabinet Grotesk

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    20% wider · x-height 18% taller · 15% heavier

    Differs most from Darker Grotesque in g, I, and a

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  3. 71match · #3

    Panamera

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    25% wider · x-height 16% taller · more stroke contrast

    Differs most from Darker Grotesque in 6, J, and j

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  4. 71match · #4

    Gruppo

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    29% wider · 29% lighter · x-height 8% shorter

    Differs most from Darker Grotesque in N, y, and V

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  5. 70match · #5

    Zen Kaku Gothic New

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    22% wider · x-height 18% taller · 9% heavier

    Differs most from Darker Grotesque in a, I, and o

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  6. 70match · #6

    CMU Bright

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    x-height 16% taller · 16% wider · 8% heavier

    Differs most from Darker Grotesque in J, I, and K

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  7. 69match · #7

    Author

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    10% wider · 20% heavier · x-height 9% taller

    Differs most from Darker Grotesque in d, g, and j

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  8. 69match · #8

    Harmattan

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    48% heavier · x-height 8% shorter · 3% narrower

    Differs most from Darker Grotesque in g, b, and T

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  9. 68match · #9

    Didact Gothic

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    18% wider · x-height 15% taller · 26% heavier

    Differs most from Darker Grotesque in J, 7, and 4

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  10. 67match · #10

    Pavanam

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    x-height 17% taller · 11% wider · 16% heavier

    Differs most from Darker Grotesque in a, I, and O

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  11. 66match · #11

    Thasadith

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    x-height 27% taller · 32% lighter · 12% wider

    Differs most from Darker Grotesque in I, E, and D

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  12. 66match · #12

    Arsenal SC

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    x-height 23% taller · more stroke contrast · 11% wider

    Differs most from Darker Grotesque in 3, I, and O

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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).

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.