Fonts similar to DiffiKult
The fonts most like DiffiKult are Centre Claws (88 out of 100), Lment (80) and Baltic (79), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 40–76% of the em (DiffiKult’s is 45%) and lowercase letters 40–96% of the em wide (53%), and seven of them are sans serifs too. Where they differ, most are heavier (ten of twelve).
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88match · #1
Centre Claws
Find the font. Find its kind.58% heavier · 9% narrower
Differs most from DiffiKult in b, 3, and 8
80match · #2
Lment
Find the font. Find its kind.33% wider · x-height 32% taller · 21% heavier
Differs most from DiffiKult in Y, 6, and 8
79match · #3
Baltic
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 45% taller · 40% lighter · 18% wider
Differs most from DiffiKult in K, F, and 7
72match · #4
Train One
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 24% taller · 35% heavier · 12% wider
Differs most from DiffiKult in Z, 7, and s
57match · #5
Monoton
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 57% taller · 44% wider · 24% heavier
Differs most from DiffiKult in S, B, and Z
56match · #6
Gondrin
Find the font. Find its kind.75% heavier · x-height 19% taller · 13% wider
Differs most from DiffiKult in Z, Y, and L
54match · #7
Zen Tokyo Zoo
Find the font. Find its kind.22% narrower · x-height 10% shorter · 14% heavier
Differs most from DiffiKult in e, 6, and q
53match · #8
Isar CAT
Find the font. Find its kind.75% heavier · 10% narrower
Differs most from DiffiKult in G, e, and 6
51match · #9
Tac One
Find the font. Find its kind.174% heavier · 18% narrower · x-height 11% shorter
Differs most from DiffiKult in s, 2, and w
51match · #10
Fundamental
Find the font. Find its kind.89% heavier · 23% narrower
Differs most from DiffiKult in 5, b, and o
50match · #11
Melodrama
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 13% taller · 12% narrower
Differs most from DiffiKult in 2, 1, and T
43match · #12
Border Control
Find the font. Find its kind.83% wider · x-height 71% taller · 68% heavier
Differs most from DiffiKult in W, S, and F
The 100 fonts like DiffiKult, measured
DiffiKult is lighter than most fonts like it: 87 of the 100 are heavier and 10 lighter. Few keep DiffiKult’s proportions: at most 15 keep its width, within 3%, Russolo the closest of them. 61 are sans serifs like DiffiKult, and 35 display faces and 4 serifs come close too, Train One the closest of them. They part from DiffiKult most often in G (20 of the 100), z (18) and D (13).
WidthDiffiKult: 53% of the em
x-heightDiffiKult: 45% of the em
InkDiffiKult: 29% ink
StylesDiffiKult: one weight
LettersWhere they differ most
- G20 of 100
- z18 of 100
- D13 of 100
Questions about fonts like DiffiKult
What is the closest font to DiffiKult?
Centre Claws, at 88 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to DiffiKult, it is 58% heavier and 9% narrower. After it come Lment (80) and Baltic (79).
Is there a free alternative to DiffiKult?
DiffiKult is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Centre Claws, Lment and Baltic come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Bodoni Moda sets running text 2.2% narrower, with an x-height 2.7% taller.