Fonts similar to Doto
The fonts most like Doto are DotMatrix Expanded (72 out of 100), VT323 (71) and DotMatrix (66), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 40–61% of the em (Doto’s is 48%) and lowercase letters 35–72% of the em wide (60%). Where they differ, most are heavier (ten of twelve).
Matched by the letters themselves · early version
The original · Doto
Find the font. Find its kind.Like Doto, but…
72match · #1
DotMatrix Expanded
Find the font. Find its kind.46% heavier · 19% wider · x-height 5% taller
Differs most from Doto in y
71match · #2
VT323
Find the font. Find its kind.291% heavier · 33% narrower · x-height 16% shorter
Differs most from Doto in L, F, and E
66match · #3
66match · #4
Workbench
Find the font. Find its kind.303% heavier · x-height 28% taller · 17% narrower
Differs most from Doto in L, I, and 0
64match · #5
63match · #6
DotMatrix Condensed
Find the font. Find its kind.202% heavier · 42% narrower · x-height 5% taller
Differs most from Doto in y, L, and F
61match · #7
61match · #8
DotMatrix Ultra Condensed
Find the font. Find its kind.256% heavier · x-height 3% taller
Differs most from Doto in i, F, and L
55match · #9
Bitcount Grid Single
Find the font. Find its kind.198% heavier · x-height 5% taller
Differs most from Doto in i, L, and r
55match · #10
Bitcount Grid Single Ink
Find the font. Find its kind.198% heavier · x-height 5% taller
Differs most from Doto in i, L, and r
55match · #11
Bitcount Single
Find the font. Find its kind.200% heavier · x-height 5% taller
Differs most from Doto in i, L, and r
55match · #12
Bitcount Single Ink
Find the font. Find its kind.200% heavier · x-height 5% taller
Differs most from Doto in i, L, and r
The 100 fonts like Doto, measured
Doto is lighter than almost all the fonts like it: 92 of the 99 are heavier and 5 lighter. What they keep most is Doto’s width: 27 are within 3% of it, DotMatrix the closest of them. 15 are sans serifs like Doto, and 70 display faces, 12 monospaced fonts, 2 serifs and 1 handwriting font come close too, DotMatrix Expanded the closest of them. They part from Doto most often in L (46 of the 100), F (40) and H (38).
WidthDoto: 60% of the em
x-heightDoto: 48% of the em
InkDoto: 12% ink
StylesDoto: 9 weights
LettersWhere they differ most
- L46 of 100
- F40 of 100
- H38 of 100
Questions about fonts like Doto
What is the closest font to Doto?
DotMatrix Expanded, at 72 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Doto, it is 46% heavier and 19% wider, with an x-height 5% taller. After it come VT323 (71) and DotMatrix (66).
Is there a free alternative to Doto?
Doto is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and DotMatrix Expanded, VT323 and DotMatrix come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, DotMatrix Ultra Condensed sets running text to the same width, with an x-height 3.4% taller.