Fonts similar to Expletus Sans

The 100 fonts like Expletus Sans, measured

Fonts like Expletus Sans lean most in x-height, where 42 of the 100 have a shorter x-height and 23 a taller one. What they keep most is Expletus Sans’s weight on the page: 50 are within 6% of it, Proza Libre the closest of them. 13 are display faces like Expletus Sans, and 87 sans serifs come close too, Proza Libre the closest of them. They part from Expletus Sans most often in 6 (52 of the 100), 8 (45) and g (35).

• WidthExpletus Sans: 52% of the em

  38 narrower

  Average Sans 52 · 13% narrower

  Murecho 49 · 5% narrower

  31 within 3%

  Ubuntu 51 · 1.3% narrower

  Telex 48 · 0.6% wider

  31 wider

  Proza Libre 67 · 6% wider

  Merriweather Sans 53 · 5% wider

• x-heightExpletus Sans: 52% of the em

  42 shorter

  Average Sans 52 · x-height 12% shorter

  Bellota Text 49 · x-height 3% shorter

  35 within 3%

  Proza Libre 67 · x-height 0.1% taller

  Ubuntu 51 · x-height 0.5% taller

  23 taller

  Merriweather Sans 53 · x-height 8% taller

  Aboreto 50 · x-height 35% taller

• InkExpletus Sans: 41% ink

  22 lighter

  Aboreto 50 · 54% lighter

  Bellota Text 49 · 21% lighter

  50 within 6%

  Proza Libre 67 · 0.6% lighter

  Martel Sans 49 · 2.5% lighter

  28 heavier

  Merriweather Sans 53 · 19% heavier

  Average Sans 52 · 12% heavier

• ContrastExpletus Sans: 1.38 : 1

  38 less contrast

  Ubuntu 51 · less stroke contrast

  Bellota Text 49 · less stroke contrast

  52 within 12%

  Proza Libre 67

  Merriweather Sans 53

  8 more contrast

  Aboreto 50 · more stroke contrast

  Limelight 48 · more stroke contrast

• StylesExpletus Sans: 4 weights with italics

  41 in more weights

  Proza Libre 67 · 5 weights

  Merriweather Sans 53 · 6 weights

• LettersWhere they differ most

  1. 652 of 100
  2. 845 of 100
  3. g35 of 100