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Fonts similar to Epistle

The fonts most like Epistle are Sentient (88 out of 100), Hedvig Letters Serif (82) and Libre Caslon Text (82), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 44–52% of the em (Epistle’s is 48%) and lowercase letters 48–56% of the em wide (51%), and all twelve are serifs too. Where they differ, most are lighter (eight of twelve).

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  1. 88match · #1

    Sentient

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    7% wider · x-height 5% taller · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Epistle in f, c, and W

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  2. 82match · #2

    Hedvig Letters Serif

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    x-height 8% taller · 13% lighter · 4% wider

    Differs most from Epistle in Z, Q, and c

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  3. 82match · #3

    Libre Caslon Text

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    x-height 9% taller · 5% wider · 8% lighter

    Differs most from Epistle in T, S, and 7

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  4. 80match · #4

    Jomolhari

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    13% lighter · more stroke contrast · x-height 5% taller

    Differs most from Epistle in S, 7, and f

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  5. 78match · #5

    Gulzar

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    x-height 8% shorter · 7% narrower

    Differs most from Epistle in 1, W, and b

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  6. 78match · #6

    Mattern

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    8% wider · 13% lighter · x-height 5% taller

    Differs most from Epistle in C, f, and S

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  7. 77match · #7

    Ortica

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    21% lighter · 9% wider · more stroke contrast

    Differs most from Epistle in r, a, and f

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  8. 77match · #8

    STIX Two Text

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    6% narrower · 9% lighter · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Epistle in j, 7, and S

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  9. 77match · #9

    Radley

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    x-height 9% shorter · 8% lighter

    Differs most from Epistle in 1, 0, and 8

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  10. 76match · #10

    Redaction

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    7% lighter · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Epistle in 9, 6, and 3

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  11. 76match · #11

    Literata

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    less stroke contrast · 8% wider · x-height 6% taller

    Differs most from Epistle in W, S, and 6

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  12. 75match · #12

    DM Serif Text

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    more stroke contrast · 13% heavier

    Differs most from Epistle in 3, b, and 7

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The 100 fonts like Epistle, measured

Epistle is darker than most fonts like it: 68 of the 100 are lighter and 8 heavier. What they keep most is Epistle’s width: 29 are within 3% of it, Jomolhari the closest of them. 99 are serifs like Epistle, and 1 sans serif comes close too: Nuosu SIL. They part from Epistle most often in S (23 of the 100), 3 (22) and Z (15).

Questions about fonts like Epistle

What is the closest font to Epistle?

Sentient, at 88 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Epistle, it is 7% wider, with an x-height 5% taller and less stroke contrast. After it come Hedvig Letters Serif (82) and Libre Caslon Text (82).

Is there a free alternative to Epistle?

Epistle is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Sentient, Hedvig Letters Serif and Libre Caslon Text come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Jomolhari sets running text 1.6% wider, with an x-height 4.6% taller.