Fonts similar to Genos
The fonts most like Genos are Chathura (77 out of 100), Gidugu (76) and Optician Sans (73), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 29–50% of the em (Genos’s is 40%) and lowercase letters 23–60% of the em wide (43%), and all twelve are sans serifs too. Where they differ, most have less stroke contrast (nine of twelve).
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77match · #1
Chathura
Find the font. Find its kind.46% narrower · x-height 27% shorter · less stroke contrast
Differs most from Genos in w, v, and s
76match · #2
Gidugu
Find the font. Find its kind.68% heavier · 25% narrower · x-height 20% shorter
Differs most from Genos in w, y, and s
73match · #3
Optician Sans
Find the font. Find its kind.40% wider · x-height 25% taller · less stroke contrast
Differs most from Genos in O, K, and 1
71match · #4
Athiti
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 18% taller · less stroke contrast · 8% wider
Differs most from Genos in w, 2, and Y
70match · #5
Dhurjati
Find the font. Find its kind.57% heavier · x-height 10% shorter · 4% narrower
Differs most from Genos in w, d, and i
67match · #6
Gruppo
Find the font. Find its kind.41% lighter · 19% wider · less stroke contrast
Differs most from Genos in w, 4, and v
64match · #7
Dongle
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 26% shorter · 26% narrower · 46% heavier
Differs most from Genos in c, o, and w
63match · #8
Fantasma
Find the font. Find its kind.18% narrower · 29% heavier · less stroke contrast
Differs most from Genos in 9, w, and e
61match · #9
Gemunu Libre
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 22% taller · 25% heavier · less stroke contrast
Differs most from Genos in x, d, and l
58match · #10
Glory
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 18% taller · less stroke contrast · 7% heavier
Differs most from Genos in 2, x, and 6
58match · #11
Jura
Find the font. Find its kind.23% wider · x-height 18% taller · less stroke contrast
Differs most from Genos in w, 7, and i
58match · #12
Darker Grotesque
Find the font. Find its kind.less stroke contrast · 17% lighter · 7% narrower
Differs most from Genos in w, e, and 2
The 100 fonts like Genos, measured
Genos has more stroke contrast than almost all the fonts like it: 89 of the 98 have less stroke contrast and 3 more. Few keep Genos’s proportions: at most 17 keep its weight on the page, within 6%, Maven Pro the closest of them. 91 are sans serifs like Genos, and 5 display faces, 2 monospaced fonts and 2 handwriting faces come close too, Cute Font the closest of them. They part from Genos most often in w (77 of the 100), 2 (24) and i (16).
WidthGenos: 43% of the em
x-heightGenos: 40% of the em
InkGenos: 37% ink
ContrastGenos: 1.84 : 1
LettersWhere they differ most
- w77 of 100
- 224 of 100
- i16 of 100
Questions about fonts like Genos
What is the closest font to Genos?
Chathura, at 77 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Genos, it is 46% narrower, with an x-height 27% shorter and less stroke contrast. After it come Gidugu (76) and Optician Sans (73).
Is there a free alternative to Genos?
Genos is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Chathura, Gidugu and Optician Sans come closest.