Fonts similar to Gentium Book Plus
The fonts most like Gentium Book Plus are Dai Banna SIL (97 out of 100), Fenix (76) and Halant (75), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 42–50% of the em (Gentium Book Plus’s is 45%) and lowercase letters 43–55% of the em wide (48%), and all twelve are serifs too. Where they differ, most have more stroke contrast (seven of twelve).
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The original · Gentium Book Plus
Find the font. Find its kind.Gentium Book Plus's letters under another nameGentium PlusNamdhinggo
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97match · #1
Dai Banna SIL
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 8% shorter · 8% narrower
Differs most from Gentium Book Plus in 1, 7, and 6
76match · #2
Fenix
Find the font. Find its kind.less stroke contrast
Differs most from Gentium Book Plus in o, 3, and r
75match · #3
Halant
Find the font. Find its kind.26% lighter · x-height 11% taller · more stroke contrast
Differs most from Gentium Book Plus in o, j, and Q
73match · #4
Erode
Find the font. Find its kind.23% lighter · more stroke contrast
Differs most from Gentium Book Plus in C, o, and 9
72match · #5
UNAL Ancizar Serif
Find the font. Find its kind.7% lighter
Differs most from Gentium Book Plus in 3, o, and r
71match · #6
Crimson Pro
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 8% shorter · more stroke contrast · 4% narrower
Differs most from Gentium Book Plus in y, L, and r
71match · #7
Neuton
Find the font. Find its kind.10% narrower · x-height 5% shorter
Differs most from Gentium Book Plus in L, j, and O
70match · #8
Yrsa
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 8% shorter · more stroke contrast · 7% narrower
Differs most from Gentium Book Plus in o, 4, and C
69match · #9
Sentient
Find the font. Find its kind.15% wider · x-height 11% taller · more stroke contrast
Differs most from Gentium Book Plus in C, o, and B
69match · #10
Montaga
Find the font. Find its kind.less stroke contrast · 13% lighter · 3% wider
Differs most from Gentium Book Plus in 0, D, and o
69match · #11
Caladea
Find the font. Find its kind.more stroke contrast
Differs most from Gentium Book Plus in O, Q, and G
69match · #12
Poly
Find the font. Find its kind.6% wider · x-height 4% taller · more stroke contrast
Differs most from Gentium Book Plus in C, o, and 5
The 100 fonts like Gentium Book Plus, measured
Gentium Book Plus has less stroke contrast than most fonts like it: 76 of the 100 have more stroke contrast and 5 less. What they keep most is Gentium Book Plus’s width: 30 are within 3% of it, Fenix the closest of them. 99 are serifs like Gentium Book Plus, and 1 display font comes close too: Shafarik. They part from Gentium Book Plus most often in C (51 of the 100), o (32) and D (16).
WidthGentium Book Plus: 48% of the em
x-heightGentium Book Plus: 45% of the em
InkGentium Book Plus: 46% ink
ContrastGentium Book Plus: 1.63 : 1
StylesGentium Book Plus: 2 weights with italics
LettersWhere they differ most
- C51 of 100
- o32 of 100
- D16 of 100
Questions about fonts like Gentium Book Plus
What is the closest font to Gentium Book Plus?
Dai Banna SIL, at 97 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Gentium Book Plus, it is 8% narrower, with an x-height 8% shorter. After it come Fenix (76) and Halant (75).
Is there a free alternative to Gentium Book Plus?
Gentium Book Plus is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Dai Banna SIL, Fenix and Halant come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Erode sets running text 2.8% narrower, with an x-height 1.3% shorter.