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Fonts similar to DotGothic16

The fonts most like DotGothic16 are Jgs (84 out of 100), Home Video (77) and Departure Mono (74), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 39–70% of the em (DotGothic16’s is 54%) and lowercase letters 37–67% of the em wide (50%), and four of them are sans serifs too. Where they differ, most are heavier (seven of twelve).

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  1. 84match · #1

    Jgs

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    63% lighter · x-height 28% shorter

    Differs most from DotGothic16 in I, f, and t

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  2. 77match · #2

    Home Video

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    x-height 30% taller · 20% wider · 7% heavier

    Differs most from DotGothic16 in I, 1, and H

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  3. 74match · #3

    Departure Mono

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    27% wider

    Differs most from DotGothic16 in I, l, and 1

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  4. 72match · #4

    TDAText

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    20% wider · 17% heavier · x-height 7% shorter

    Differs most from DotGothic16 in I, 1, and l

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  5. 70match · #5

    Terminalia

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    x-height 20% shorter · more stroke contrast

    Differs most from DotGothic16 in H, A, and I

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  6. 70match · #6

    Galmuri

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    x-height 23% taller · 21% wider · 11% lighter

    Differs most from DotGothic16 in I, H, and 1

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  7. 67match · #7

    WIN95FA

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    13% narrower · x-height 11% shorter · 16% heavier

    Differs most from DotGothic16 in f, t, and r

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  8. 67match · #8

    Geist Pixel

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    5% wider

    Differs most from DotGothic16 in l, i, and 1

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  9. 65match · #9

    Pixel Code

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    33% wider · 14% heavier

    Differs most from DotGothic16 in I, 1, and l

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  10. 65match · #10

    Monocraft

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    33% wider · 13% heavier

    Differs most from DotGothic16 in I, i, and l

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  11. 64match · #11

    Handjet

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    301% heavier · 25% narrower · x-height 13% shorter

    Differs most from DotGothic16 in I, 1, and t

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  12. 58match · #12

    Galmuri Condensed

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    x-height 23% taller · 22% narrower · 6% heavier

    Differs most from DotGothic16 in N, z, and y

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The 100 fonts like DotGothic16, measured

Fonts like DotGothic16 lean most in weight on the page, where 59 of the 99 are heavier and 28 lighter. Few keep DotGothic16’s proportions: at most 19 keep its x-height, within 3%, Departure Mono the closest of them. 22 are sans serifs like DotGothic16, and 55 display faces, 18 monospaced fonts and 5 serifs come close too, Jgs the closest of them. They part from DotGothic16 most often in H (57 of the 100), T (40) and F (34).

Questions about fonts like DotGothic16

What is the closest font to DotGothic16?

Jgs, at 84 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to DotGothic16, it is 63% lighter, with an x-height 28% shorter. After it come Home Video (77) and Departure Mono (74).

Is there a free alternative to DotGothic16?

DotGothic16 is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Jgs, Home Video and Departure Mono come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Geist Pixel sets running text 1.3% narrower, with an x-height 1.5% shorter.