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Fonts similar to DejaVu Serif

The fonts most like DejaVu Serif are PT Serif Caption (97 out of 100), IBM Plex Serif (92) and Montagu Slab (87), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 44–57% of the em (DejaVu Serif’s is 52%) and lowercase letters 49–63% of the em wide (57%), and all twelve are serifs too. Where they differ, most have less stroke contrast (ten of twelve).

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  1. 97match · #1

    PT Serif Caption

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    7% heavier

    Differs most from DejaVu Serif in g, 6, and G

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  2. 92match · #2

    IBM Plex Serif

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    6% narrower · less stroke contrast · 6% lighter

    Differs most from DejaVu Serif in g, c, and t

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  3. 87match · #3

    Montagu Slab

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    x-height 3% shorter

    Differs most from DejaVu Serif in Q, g, and a

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  4. 86match · #4

    Glegoo

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    less stroke contrast · x-height 10% taller · 20% lighter

    Differs most from DejaVu Serif in g, b, and h

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  5. 79match · #5

    Kay Pho Du

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    14% narrower · less stroke contrast · 7% lighter

    Differs most from DejaVu Serif in D, G, and 8

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  6. 79match · #6

    Slabo 13px

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    less stroke contrast · 4% narrower · x-height 4% taller

    Differs most from DejaVu Serif in O, p, and 8

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  7. 78match · #7

    Kameron

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    x-height 16% shorter · 9% narrower · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from DejaVu Serif in Q, t, and o

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  8. 78match · #8

    Roboto Slab

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    less stroke contrast · 13% heavier · 4% narrower

    Differs most from DejaVu Serif in r, J, and e

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  9. 77match · #9

    Hepta Slab

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    less stroke contrast · 10% wider · 10% lighter

    Differs most from DejaVu Serif in o, g, and 2

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  10. 77match · #10

    Pridi

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    23% heavier · less stroke contrast · x-height 8% shorter

    Differs most from DejaVu Serif in y, p, and i

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  11. 77match · #11

    Roboto Serif

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    less stroke contrast

    Differs most from DejaVu Serif in g, O, and 6

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  12. 76match · #12

    Trocchi

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    16% heavier · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from DejaVu Serif in 2, C, and S

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The 100 fonts like DejaVu Serif, measured

DejaVu Serif is wider than most fonts like it: 70 of the 100 are narrower and 5 wider. What they keep most is DejaVu Serif’s weight on the page: 44 are within 6% of it, Montagu Slab the closest of them. 97 are serifs like DejaVu Serif, and 2 monospaced fonts and 1 sans serif come close too, Iosevka Etoile the closest of them. They part from DejaVu Serif most often in g (35 of the 100), t (24) and c (15).

Questions about fonts like DejaVu Serif

What is the closest font to DejaVu Serif?

PT Serif Caption, at 97 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to DejaVu Serif, it is 7% heavier. After it come IBM Plex Serif (92) and Montagu Slab (87).

Is there a free alternative to DejaVu Serif?

DejaVu Serif is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and PT Serif Caption, IBM Plex Serif and Montagu Slab come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, PT Serif Caption sets running text 2.1% narrower, with an x-height 1.2% taller.