Fonts similar to Gambarino
The fonts most like Gambarino are Playfair Display (81 out of 100), Jomolhari (81) and Literata (80), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 47–61% of the em (Gambarino’s is 53%) and lowercase letters 39–62% of the em wide (48%), and all twelve are serifs too. Where they differ, most are wider (seven of twelve).
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The original · Gambarino
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81match · #1
Playfair Display
Find the font. Find its kind.more stroke contrast · 5% wider · 9% lighter
Differs most from Gambarino in 7, t, and 3
81match · #2
Jomolhari
Find the font. Find its kind.6% wider · x-height 5% shorter · less stroke contrast
Differs most from Gambarino in 5, u, and 7
80match · #3
Literata
Find the font. Find its kind.15% wider · less stroke contrast · 9% heavier
Differs most from Gambarino in 7, 2, and u
79match · #4
Libre Caslon Condensed
Find the font. Find its kind.less stroke contrast · 11% narrower
Differs most from Gambarino in u, 5, and 7
78match · #5
Instrument Serif
Find the font. Find its kind.19% narrower · less stroke contrast · x-height 4% shorter
Differs most from Gambarino in u, W, and 5
76match · #6
Playfair Display SC
Find the font. Find its kind.29% wider · 33% lighter · x-height 15% taller
Differs most from Gambarino in 7, 3, and 2
76match · #7
DM Serif Text
Find the font. Find its kind.30% heavier · x-height 9% shorter · more stroke contrast
Differs most from Gambarino in u, 7, and b
76match · #8
Ortica
Find the font. Find its kind.16% wider · x-height 5% shorter · 10% lighter
Differs most from Gambarino in 7, e, and a
76match · #9
Isenheim
Find the font. Find its kind.more stroke contrast · 14% wider · 21% lighter
Differs most from Gambarino in O, a, and Q
76match · #10
Vidaloka
Find the font. Find its kind.more stroke contrast · 17% heavier · x-height 8% shorter
Differs most from Gambarino in S, N, and 7
75match · #11
Noto Serif Display
Find the font. Find its kind.more stroke contrast · 13% wider · 19% lighter
Differs most from Gambarino in l, S, and i
74match · #12
Frank Ruhl Libre
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 12% shorter · less stroke contrast
Differs most from Gambarino in 7, 2, and e
The 100 fonts like Gambarino, measured
Gambarino has a taller x-height than most fonts like it: 76 of the 100 have a shorter x-height and 7 a taller one. What they keep most is Gambarino’s weight on the page: 41 are within 6% of it, Jomolhari the closest of them. 98 are serifs like Gambarino, and 1 display font and 1 sans serif come close too, Viaoda Libre the closest of them. They part from Gambarino most often in u (51 of the 100), 7 (37) and 2 (19).
WidthGambarino: 48% of the em
x-heightGambarino: 53% of the em
- 17 within 3%
- Playfair Display 81 · x-height 2.8% shorter
- Libre Caslon Condensed 79 · x-height 1% shorter
InkGambarino: 41% ink
ContrastGambarino: 3.98 : 1
- 18 more contrast
- Playfair Display 81 · more stroke contrast
- Playfair Display SC 76 · more stroke contrast
StylesGambarino: one weight
LettersWhere they differ most
- u51 of 100
- 737 of 100
- 219 of 100
Questions about fonts like Gambarino
What is the closest font to Gambarino?
Playfair Display, at 81 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Gambarino, it is 5% wider and 9% lighter, with more stroke contrast. After it come Jomolhari (81) and Literata (80).
Is there a free alternative to Gambarino?
Gambarino 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 Playfair Display, Jomolhari and Literata.