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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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  1. 81match · #1

    CAT Childs

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    23% wider · x-height 9% taller · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Germanica in D, S, and B

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  2. 74match · #2

    Augsburger Schrift CAT

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    more stroke contrast · 8% wider · 13% heavier

    Differs most from Germanica in 3, Z, and 9

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  3. 72match · #3

    Almendra SC

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    40% wider · more stroke contrast · x-height 12% taller

    Differs most from Germanica in B, 3, and Y

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  4. 69match · #4

    CAT Eckmann

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    39% heavier · 4% wider · x-height 4% taller

    Differs most from Germanica in 3, D, and Z

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  5. 69match · #5

    Almendra

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    31% wider · more stroke contrast · 14% lighter

    Differs most from Germanica in 3, Y, and 6

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  6. 66match · #6

    CAT Constantia

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    31% wider · 46% heavier · more stroke contrast

    Differs most from Germanica in B, c, and e

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  7. 65match · #7

    Eureka

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    22% wider · 33% lighter · x-height 11% taller

    Differs most from Germanica in B, f, and q

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  8. 61match · #8

    Alike Angular

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    more stroke contrast · 44% wider · x-height 7% taller

    Differs most from Germanica in V, s, and w

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  9. 59match · #9

    CAT Hohenzollern

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    x-height 20% taller · 28% heavier

    Differs most from Germanica in Z, 6, and 3

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  10. 55match · #10

    Labrada

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    36% wider · more stroke contrast · x-height 4% shorter

    Differs most from Germanica in w, y, and U

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  11. 55match · #11

    Siren and Sailor

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    more stroke contrast · 54% lighter · 26% wider

    Differs most from Germanica in 8, V, and 9

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  12. 53match · #12

    Fette Globus

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    39% heavier · 12% narrower · more stroke contrast

    Differs most from Germanica in h, R, and B

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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).

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.