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Fonts similar to Datatype

The fonts most like Datatype are JuliaMono (77 out of 100), Overpass Mono (74) and Inconsolata (73), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 46–56% of the em (Datatype’s is 52%) and lowercase letters 50–62% of the em wide (50%), and ten of them are monospaced fonts too. Where they differ, most are wider (nine of twelve).

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  1. 77match · #1

    JuliaMono

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    20% wider · x-height 7% taller · more stroke contrast

    Differs most from Datatype in c, a, and 3

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  2. 74match · #2

    Overpass Mono

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    23% wider

    Differs most from Datatype in g, d, and 7

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  3. 73match · #3

    Inconsolata

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    x-height 11% shorter · more stroke contrast

    Differs most from Datatype in t, r, and J

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  4. 71match · #4

    Opus One

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    20% wider

    Differs most from Datatype in a, S, and e

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  5. 70match · #5

    Google Sans Code

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    20% wider · 14% heavier

    Differs most from Datatype in 9, K, and c

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  6. 70match · #6

    JetBrains Mono

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    20% wider · x-height 7% taller

    Differs most from Datatype in r, g, and 4

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  7. 69match · #7

    SUSE Mono

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    20% wider · x-height 7% shorter · more stroke contrast

    Differs most from Datatype in 4, E, and 1

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  8. 69match · #8

    Buena Mono

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    24% wider

    Differs most from Datatype in r, 7, and 2

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  9. 69match · #9

    Cousine

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    20% wider · more stroke contrast

    Differs most from Datatype in r, 7, and a

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  10. 69match · #10

    Spline Sans Mono

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    20% wider · 14% heavier · x-height 6% taller

    Differs most from Datatype in 4, M, and 7

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  11. 68match · #11

    Lekton

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    19% lighter · x-height 8% shorter

    Differs most from Datatype in g, p, and J

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  12. 67match · #12

    BIZ UDGothic

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    x-height 9% taller · more stroke contrast · 7% heavier

    Differs most from Datatype in j, l, and i

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The 100 fonts like Datatype, measured

Datatype is lighter than most fonts like it: 60 of the 100 are heavier and 5 lighter. What they keep most is Datatype’s x-height: 43 are within 3% of it, Overpass Mono the closest of them. 54 are monospaced fonts like Datatype, and 42 sans serifs, 2 handwriting faces and 2 display faces come close too, SUSE Mono the closest of them. They part from Datatype most often in r (31 of the 100), i (20) and I (18).

Questions about fonts like Datatype

What is the closest font to Datatype?

JuliaMono, at 77 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Datatype, it is 20% wider, with an x-height 7% taller and more stroke contrast. After it come Overpass Mono (74) and Inconsolata (73).

Is there a free alternative to Datatype?

Datatype is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and JuliaMono, Overpass Mono and Inconsolata come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Iosevka Charon sets running text to the same width, with an x-height 0.8% taller.