Fonts similar to Duru Sans
The fonts most like Duru Sans are Asap Sharp (83 out of 100), Murecho (82) and Amulya (82), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 50–58% of the em (Duru Sans’s is 56%) and lowercase letters 49–60% of the em wide (57%), and all twelve are sans serifs too. Where they differ, most are narrower (eleven of twelve).
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The original · Duru Sans
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83match · #1
Asap Sharp
Find the font. Find its kind.13% narrower · 16% heavier · x-height 7% shorter
Differs most from Duru Sans in q, b, and h
82match · #2
Murecho
Find the font. Find its kind.14% narrower · 19% heavier · x-height 8% shorter
Differs most from Duru Sans in l, q, and b
82match · #3
Amulya
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 11% shorter · 9% narrower
Differs most from Duru Sans in n, u, and k
79match · #4
Nobile
Find the font. Find its kind.5% narrower · 7% heavier
Differs most from Duru Sans in j, l, and I
78match · #5
Oxygen
Find the font. Find its kind.12% narrower · 11% heavier · x-height 5% shorter
Differs most from Duru Sans in q, u, and g
76match · #6
Junction
Find the font. Find its kind.6% narrower · 12% heavier
Differs most from Duru Sans in q, c, and P
76match · #7
Telex
Find the font. Find its kind.21% heavier · x-height 9% shorter · 9% narrower
Differs most from Duru Sans in l, g, and 1
74match · #8
Martel Sans
Find the font. Find its kind.6% narrower · 12% heavier · x-height 5% shorter
Differs most from Duru Sans in l, C, and b
73match · #9
73match · #10
Merriweather Sans
Find the font. Find its kind.36% heavier · more stroke contrast · 5% narrower
Differs most from Duru Sans in l, 4, and 6
72match · #11
Mako
Find the font. Find its kind.15% narrower · x-height 11% shorter · 19% heavier
Differs most from Duru Sans in g, l, and O
71match · #12
Voces
Find the font. Find its kind.21% heavier · x-height 9% shorter · 9% narrower
Differs most from Duru Sans in l, g, and 5
The 100 fonts like Duru Sans, measured
Duru Sans is wider than almost all the fonts like it: 91 of the 100 are narrower and 3 wider. Few keep Duru Sans’s proportions: at most 20 keep its weight on the page, within 6%, Amulya the closest of them. They part from Duru Sans most often in l (49 of the 100), q (42) and g (30).
WidthDuru Sans: 57% of the em
x-heightDuru Sans: 56% of the em
InkDuru Sans: 35% ink
ContrastDuru Sans: 1.23 : 1
StylesDuru Sans: one weight
LettersWhere they differ most
- l49 of 100
- q42 of 100
- g30 of 100
Questions about fonts like Duru Sans
What is the closest font to Duru Sans?
Asap Sharp, at 83 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Duru Sans, it is 13% narrower and 16% heavier, with an x-height 7% shorter. After it come Murecho (82) and Amulya (82).
Is there a free alternative to Duru Sans?
Duru Sans is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Asap Sharp, Murecho and Amulya come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Armata sets running text 2.0% wider, with an x-height 2.9% taller.