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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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  1. 88match · #1

    Bona Nova SC

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    16% heavier · 5% wider · more stroke contrast

    Differs most from Erode in 9, 6, and J

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  2. 84match · #2

    Halant

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    x-height 12% taller

    Differs most from Erode in C, Q, and 9

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  3. 81match · #3

    Bona Nova

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    16% heavier · 5% wider · more stroke contrast

    Differs most from Erode in 0, q, and 9

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  4. 77match · #4

    Judson

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    more stroke contrast · 17% heavier

    Differs most from Erode in g, Q, and b

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  5. 77match · #5

    Gambetta

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    8% wider · more stroke contrast

    Differs most from Erode in J, 9, and 3

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  6. 77match · #6

    Gentium Plus

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    15% heavier · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Erode in C, o, and 9

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  7. 77match · #7

    Yrsa

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    26% heavier · x-height 7% shorter · 4% narrower

    Differs most from Erode in Q, 4, and O

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  8. 75match · #8

    Parastoo

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    x-height 16% shorter · 16% narrower · more stroke contrast

    Differs most from Erode in r, m, and b

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  9. 74match · #9

    Namdhinggo

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    27% heavier · x-height 4% shorter · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Erode in C, r, and 9

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  10. 74match · #10

    UNAL Ancizar Serif

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    21% heavier

    Differs most from Erode in Q, O, and 3

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  11. 73match · #11

    Gentium Book Plus

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    30% heavier · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Erode in C, o, and 9

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  12. 71match · #12

    Gupter

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    7% narrower · 11% heavier · more stroke contrast

    Differs most from Erode in Q, O, and 5

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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).

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.