Fonts similar to Germanica
The fonts most like Germanica are CAT Childs (81 out of 100), Augsburger Schrift CAT (74) and Almendra SC (72), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 45–57% of the em (Germanica’s is 47%) and lowercase letters 32–52% of the em wide (36%), and nine of them are serifs too. Where they differ, most are wider (ten of twelve).
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81match · #1
CAT Childs
Find the font. Find its kind.23% wider · x-height 9% taller · less stroke contrast
Differs most from Germanica in D, S, and B
74match · #2
Augsburger Schrift CAT
Find the font. Find its kind.more stroke contrast · 8% wider · 13% heavier
Differs most from Germanica in 3, Z, and 9
72match · #3
Almendra SC
Find the font. Find its kind.40% wider · more stroke contrast · x-height 12% taller
Differs most from Germanica in B, 3, and Y
69match · #4
CAT Eckmann
Find the font. Find its kind.39% heavier · 4% wider · x-height 4% taller
Differs most from Germanica in 3, D, and Z
69match · #5
Almendra
Find the font. Find its kind.31% wider · more stroke contrast · 14% lighter
Differs most from Germanica in 3, Y, and 6
66match · #6
CAT Constantia
Find the font. Find its kind.31% wider · 46% heavier · more stroke contrast
Differs most from Germanica in B, c, and e
65match · #7
Eureka
Find the font. Find its kind.22% wider · 33% lighter · x-height 11% taller
Differs most from Germanica in B, f, and q
61match · #8
Alike Angular
Find the font. Find its kind.more stroke contrast · 44% wider · x-height 7% taller
Differs most from Germanica in V, s, and w
59match · #9
CAT Hohenzollern
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 20% taller · 28% heavier
Differs most from Germanica in Z, 6, and 3
55match · #10
Labrada
Find the font. Find its kind.36% wider · more stroke contrast · x-height 4% shorter
Differs most from Germanica in w, y, and U
55match · #11
Siren and Sailor
Find the font. Find its kind.more stroke contrast · 54% lighter · 26% wider
Differs most from Germanica in 8, V, and 9
53match · #12
Fette Globus
Find the font. Find its kind.39% heavier · 12% narrower · more stroke contrast
Differs most from Germanica in h, R, and B
The 100 fonts like Germanica, measured
Germanica has less stroke contrast than almost all the fonts like it: 83 of the 92 have more stroke contrast and 4 less. What they keep most is Germanica’s weight on the page: 26 are within 6% of it, CAT Childs the closest of them. 56 are serifs like Germanica, and 38 display faces, 3 sans serifs, 2 handwriting faces and 1 monospace font come close too, CAT Eckmann the closest of them. They part from Germanica most often in 9 (31 of the 100), 3 (30) and B (27).
WidthGermanica: 36% of the em
x-heightGermanica: 47% of the em
InkGermanica: 43% ink
ContrastGermanica: 0.83 : 1
- 83 more contrast
- Augsburger Schrift CAT 74 · more stroke contrast
- Almendra SC 72 · more stroke contrast
StylesGermanica: one weight
LettersWhere they differ most
- 931 of 100
- 330 of 100
- B27 of 100
Questions about fonts like Germanica
What is the closest font to Germanica?
CAT Childs, at 81 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Germanica, it is 23% wider, with an x-height 9% taller and less stroke contrast. After it come Augsburger Schrift CAT (74) and Almendra SC (72).
Is there a free alternative to Germanica?
Germanica is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and CAT Childs, Augsburger Schrift CAT and Almendra SC come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, CAT Eckmann sets running text 1.9% wider, with an x-height 3.8% taller.