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Fonts similar to Encode Sans Semi Expanded

The fonts most like Encode Sans Semi Expanded are Sansation (78 out of 100), Maven Pro (72) and Amulya (71), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 50–63% of the em (Encode Sans Semi Expanded’s is 54%) and lowercase letters 51–60% of the em wide (54%), and all twelve are sans serifs too. Where they differ, most have a shorter x-height (seven of twelve).

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  1. 78match · #1

    Sansation

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    x-height 5% shorter · 11% heavier · 4% narrower

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

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  2. 72match · #2

    Maven Pro

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    x-height 8% shorter · 4% narrower · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Encode Sans Semi Expanded in J, 4, and j

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  3. 71match · #3

    Amulya

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    x-height 7% shorter

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

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  4. 70match · #4

    Amiko

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    5% wider · x-height 4% shorter

    Differs most from Encode Sans Semi Expanded in 5, B, and 4

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  5. 70match · #5

    Matangi

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    x-height 17% taller · 18% lighter · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Encode Sans Semi Expanded in d, G, and g

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  6. 69match · #6

    Telex

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    15% heavier · x-height 5% shorter

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

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  7. 68match · #7

    Kufam

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    11% heavier

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

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  8. 67match · #8

    M PLUS 2

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    x-height 4% shorter

    Differs most from Encode Sans Semi Expanded in O, c, and J

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  9. 67match · #9

    Inder

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    17% heavier · x-height 7% shorter

    Differs most from Encode Sans Semi Expanded in Q, o, and l

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  10. 66match · #10

    DejaVu Sans

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    5% wider

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

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  11. 66match · #11

    Armata

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    11% wider · x-height 7% taller · 10% lighter

    Differs most from Encode Sans Semi Expanded in d, G, and C

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  12. 64match · #12

    Open Sans

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    Nearly identical proportions

    Differs most from Encode Sans Semi Expanded in d, g, and j

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The 100 fonts like Encode Sans Semi Expanded, measured

Encode Sans Semi Expanded has a taller x-height than most fonts like it: 66 of the 100 have a shorter x-height and 8 a taller one. What they keep most is Encode Sans Semi Expanded’s width: 44 are within 3% of it, Amulya the closest of them. They part from Encode Sans Semi Expanded most often in g (28 of the 100), C (28) and J (23).

  • WidthEncode Sans Semi Expanded: 54% of the em

    42 narrower
    Sansation 78 · 4% narrower
    Maven Pro 72 · 4% narrower
    44 within 3%
    Amulya 71 · 2.1% narrower
    Matangi 70 · 2% narrower
    14 wider
    Amiko 70 · 5% wider
    DejaVu Sans 66 · 5% wider

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

    66 shorter
    Sansation 78 · x-height 5% shorter
    Maven Pro 72 · x-height 8% shorter
    26 within 3%
    Kufam 68 · x-height 0.2% taller
    DejaVu Sans 66 · x-height 0.8% taller
    8 taller
    Matangi 70 · x-height 17% taller
    Armata 66 · x-height 7% taller

  • InkEncode Sans Semi Expanded: 37% ink

    9 lighter
    Matangi 70 · 18% lighter
    Armata 66 · 10% lighter
    37 within 6%
    Maven Pro 72 · 5.9% lighter
    Amulya 71 · 2.1% lighter
    54 heavier
    Sansation 78 · 11% heavier
    Telex 69 · 15% heavier

  • ContrastEncode Sans Semi Expanded: 1.26 : 1

    8 less contrast
    Maven Pro 72 · less stroke contrast
    Matangi 70 · less stroke contrast
    83 within 12%
    Sansation 78
    Amulya 71
    9 more contrast
    Merriweather Sans 62 · more stroke contrast
    Voces 61 · more stroke contrast

  • StylesEncode Sans Semi Expanded: 9 weights

    44 with italics
    Sansation 78 · 3 weights
    Amulya 71 · 4 weights
    38 variable
    Maven Pro 72 · 6 weights
    Matangi 70 · 7 weights

  • LettersWhere they differ most

    1. g28 of 100
    2. C28 of 100
    3. J23 of 100

Questions about fonts like Encode Sans Semi Expanded

What is the closest font to Encode Sans Semi Expanded?

Sansation, at 78 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Encode Sans Semi Expanded, it is 11% heavier and 4% narrower, with an x-height 5% shorter. After it come Maven Pro (72) and Amulya (71).

Is there a free alternative to Encode Sans Semi Expanded?

Encode Sans Semi 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, Open Sans sets running text 0.9% narrower, with an x-height 1.4% shorter.