Fonts similar to Elsie
The fonts most like Elsie are Viaoda Libre (67 out of 100), Picaflor (66) and Boska (62), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 46–70% of the em (Elsie’s is 48%) and lowercase letters 42–62% of the em wide (50%), and seven of them are display faces too. Where they differ, most are heavier (seven of twelve).
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The original · Elsie
Find the font. Find its kind.Elsie's own familyElsie Swash Caps
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67match · #1
Viaoda Libre
Find the font. Find its kind.16% narrower · 13% lighter
Differs most from Elsie in 4, w, and 8
66match · #2
Picaflor
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 47% taller · less stroke contrast · 4% narrower
Differs most from Elsie in 8, 2, and 3
62match · #3
Boska
Find the font. Find its kind.30% lighter · more stroke contrast · 8% narrower
Differs most from Elsie in w, v, and y
61match · #4
Abril Fatface
Find the font. Find its kind.78% heavier · more stroke contrast · 7% wider
Differs most from Elsie in w, v, and 8
58match · #5
Zina
Find the font. Find its kind.22% wider · 35% heavier · x-height 16% taller
Differs most from Elsie in w, v, and i
58match · #6
Playfair Display SC
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 28% taller · 24% wider · 26% lighter
Differs most from Elsie in H, 2, and I
57match · #7
Rozha One
Find the font. Find its kind.43% heavier · 9% wider · more stroke contrast
Differs most from Elsie in w, v, and y
56match · #8
Croissant One
Find the font. Find its kind.24% wider · 37% heavier · less stroke contrast
Differs most from Elsie in h, n, and 8
56match · #9
55match · #10
52match · #11
Monomakh
Find the font. Find its kind.21% heavier · 10% wider · less stroke contrast
Differs most from Elsie in y, 2, and v
52match · #12
Kalnia
Find the font. Find its kind.16% wider · more stroke contrast · x-height 8% taller
Differs most from Elsie in w, 4, and v
The 100 fonts like Elsie, measured
Elsie has more stroke contrast than most fonts like it: 73 of the 98 have less stroke contrast and 13 more. What they keep most is Elsie’s weight on the page: 28 are within 6% of it, Kalnia the closest of them. 39 are display faces like Elsie, and 57 serifs, 2 monospaced fonts and 2 sans serifs come close too, Boska the closest of them. They part from Elsie most often in w (74 of the 100), v (52) and 2 (25).
WidthElsie: 50% of the em
x-heightElsie: 48% of the em
InkElsie: 37% ink
ContrastElsie: 5.71 : 1
StylesElsie: 2 weights
LettersWhere they differ most
- w74 of 100
- v52 of 100
- 225 of 100
Questions about fonts like Elsie
What is the closest font to Elsie?
Viaoda Libre, at 67 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Elsie, it is 16% narrower and 13% lighter. After it come Picaflor (66) and Boska (62).
Is there a free alternative to Elsie?
Elsie is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Viaoda Libre, Picaflor and Boska come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Vidaloka sets running text 2.1% narrower, with an x-height 3.0% taller.