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Fonts similar to Encode Sans Expanded

The fonts most like Encode Sans Expanded are Sansation (78 out of 100), Maven Pro (71) and Amulya (71), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 50–67% of the em (Encode Sans Expanded’s is 54%) and lowercase letters 51–85% of the em wide (57%), and all twelve are sans serifs too. Where they differ, most are narrower (eight of twelve).

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  1. 78match · #1

    Sansation

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    10% narrower · 14% heavier · x-height 5% shorter

    Differs most from Encode Sans Expanded in B, t, and k

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  2. 71match · #2

    Maven Pro

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    10% narrower · x-height 8% shorter

    Differs most from Encode Sans Expanded in J, P, and D

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  3. 71match · #3

    Amulya

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    8% narrower · x-height 7% shorter

    Differs most from Encode Sans Expanded in g, y, and l

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  4. 71match · #4

    Amiko

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    8% heavier · x-height 4% shorter

    Differs most from Encode Sans Expanded in 5, B, and D

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  5. 70match · #5

    Inder

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    19% heavier · 8% narrower · x-height 7% shorter

    Differs most from Encode Sans Expanded in o, Q, and B

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  6. 69match · #6

    Kufam

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    13% heavier · 5% narrower

    Differs most from Encode Sans Expanded in V, A, and W

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  7. 69match · #7

    Telex

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    18% heavier · 8% narrower · x-height 5% shorter

    Differs most from Encode Sans Expanded in 5, C, and P

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  8. 68match · #8

    Matangi

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    x-height 17% taller · 8% narrower · 16% lighter

    Differs most from Encode Sans Expanded in d, G, and q

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  9. 68match · #9

    M PLUS 2

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    5% narrower · x-height 4% shorter

    Differs most from Encode Sans Expanded in 5, O, and c

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  10. 68match · #10

    DejaVu Sans

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    9% heavier

    Differs most from Encode Sans Expanded in q, d, and 5

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  11. 68match · #11

    Syncopate

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    49% wider · x-height 24% taller · 45% lighter

    Differs most from Encode Sans Expanded in 0, J, and Q

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  12. 66match · #12

    M PLUS U

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    x-height 4% shorter · 4% wider

    Differs most from Encode Sans Expanded in l, a, and 5

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The 100 fonts like Encode Sans Expanded, measured

Encode Sans Expanded is wider than most fonts like it: 83 of the 100 are narrower and 8 wider. What they keep most is Encode Sans Expanded’s x-height: 26 are within 3% of it, Kufam the closest of them. They part from Encode Sans Expanded most often in 5 (37 of the 100), J (20) and Q (20).

  • WidthEncode Sans Expanded: 57% of the em

    83 narrower
    Sansation 78 · 10% narrower
    Maven Pro 71 · 10% narrower
    9 within 3%
    Amiko 71 · 1.8% narrower
    DejaVu Sans 68 · 1.2% narrower
    8 wider
    Syncopate 68 · 49% wider
    M PLUS U 66 · 4% wider

  • x-heightEncode Sans Expanded: 54% of the em

    66 shorter
    Sansation 78 · x-height 5% shorter
    Maven Pro 71 · x-height 8% shorter
    26 within 3%
    Kufam 69 · x-height 0.2% taller
    DejaVu Sans 68 · x-height 0.8% taller
    8 taller
    Matangi 68 · x-height 17% taller
    Syncopate 68 · x-height 24% taller

  • InkEncode Sans Expanded: 36% ink

    9 lighter
    Matangi 68 · 16% lighter
    Syncopate 68 · 45% lighter
    26 within 6%
    Maven Pro 71 · 3.6% lighter
    Amulya 71 · 0.3% heavier
    65 heavier
    Sansation 78 · 14% heavier
    Amiko 71 · 8% heavier

  • ContrastEncode Sans Expanded: 1.23 : 1

    5 less contrast
    Matangi 68 · less stroke contrast
    Roundo 60 · less stroke contrast
    86 within 12%
    Sansation 78
    Maven Pro 71
    9 more contrast
    Merriweather Sans 61 · more stroke contrast
    Voces 60 · more stroke contrast

  • StylesEncode Sans Expanded: 9 weights

    45 with italics
    Sansation 78 · 3 weights
    Amulya 71 · 4 weights
    36 variable
    Maven Pro 71 · 6 weights
    Kufam 69 · 6 weights

  • LettersWhere they differ most

    1. 537 of 100
    2. J20 of 100
    3. Q20 of 100

Questions about fonts like Encode Sans Expanded

What is the closest font to Encode Sans Expanded?

Sansation, at 78 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Encode Sans Expanded, it is 10% narrower and 14% heavier, with an x-height 5% shorter. After it come Maven Pro (71) and Amulya (71).

Is there a free alternative to Encode Sans Expanded?

Encode Sans Expanded is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Sansation, Maven Pro and Amulya come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Amiko sets running text 0.9% narrower, with an x-height 3.8% shorter.