Fonts similar to Erode
The fonts most like Erode are Bona Nova SC (88 out of 100), Halant (84) and Bona Nova (81), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 38–50% of the em (Erode’s is 45%) and lowercase letters 39–51% of the em wide (47%), and all twelve are serifs too. Where they differ, most are heavier (nine of twelve).
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88match · #1
Bona Nova SC
Find the font. Find its kind.16% heavier · 5% wider · more stroke contrast
Differs most from Erode in 9, 6, and J
84match · #2
81match · #3
Bona Nova
Find the font. Find its kind.16% heavier · 5% wider · more stroke contrast
Differs most from Erode in 0, q, and 9
77match · #4
Judson
Find the font. Find its kind.more stroke contrast · 17% heavier
Differs most from Erode in g, Q, and b
77match · #5
Gambetta
Find the font. Find its kind.8% wider · more stroke contrast
Differs most from Erode in J, 9, and 3
77match · #6
Gentium Plus
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Differs most from Erode in C, o, and 9
77match · #7
Yrsa
Find the font. Find its kind.26% heavier · x-height 7% shorter · 4% narrower
Differs most from Erode in Q, 4, and O
75match · #8
Parastoo
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 16% shorter · 16% narrower · more stroke contrast
Differs most from Erode in r, m, and b
74match · #9
Namdhinggo
Find the font. Find its kind.27% heavier · x-height 4% shorter · less stroke contrast
Differs most from Erode in C, r, and 9
74match · #10
73match · #11
Gentium Book Plus
Find the font. Find its kind.30% heavier · less stroke contrast
Differs most from Erode in C, o, and 9
71match · #12
Gupter
Find the font. Find its kind.7% narrower · 11% heavier · more stroke contrast
Differs most from Erode in Q, O, and 5
The 100 fonts like Erode, measured
Erode is lighter than most fonts like it: 78 of the 100 are heavier and 9 lighter. What they keep most is Erode’s x-height: 28 are within 3% of it, Bona Nova SC the closest of them. 97 are serifs like Erode, and 3 display faces come close too, Forum the closest of them. They part from Erode most often in Q (40 of the 100), r (27) and b (26).
WidthErode: 47% of the em
x-heightErode: 45% of the em
InkErode: 35% ink
ContrastErode: 1.86 : 1
StylesErode: 5 weights with italics
LettersWhere they differ most
- Q40 of 100
- r27 of 100
- b26 of 100
Questions about fonts like Erode
What is the closest font to Erode?
Bona Nova SC, at 88 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Erode, it is 16% heavier and 5% wider, with more stroke contrast. After it come Halant (84) and Bona Nova (81).
Is there a free alternative to Erode?
Erode is free itself, under the ITF Free Font License, but that licence doesn’t let you change its files or pass them on. Of the fonts most like it, the closest under open licences, which allow both, are Bona Nova SC, Halant and Bona Nova.