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Fonts similar to Gidugu

The fonts most like Gidugu are Jomhuria (94 out of 100), Dhurjati (93) and Gurajada (88), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 28–50% of the em (Gidugu’s is 32%) and lowercase letters 23–60% of the em wide (32%), and eleven of them are sans serifs too. Where they differ, most have a taller x-height (nine of twelve).

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  1. 94match · #1

    Jomhuria

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    30% heavier · 14% narrower · x-height 12% shorter

    Differs most from Gidugu in y, i, and r

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  2. 93match · #2

    Dhurjati

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    27% wider · x-height 13% taller · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Gidugu in b, o, and 9

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  3. 88match · #3

    Gurajada

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    less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Gidugu in n, H, and b

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  4. 76match · #4

    Genos

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    33% wider · x-height 25% taller · 40% lighter

    Differs most from Gidugu in w, y, and s

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  5. 72match · #5

    Arya

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    x-height 50% taller · 45% wider · 27% lighter

    Differs most from Gidugu in d, m, and 2

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  6. 72match · #6

    Optician Sans

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    85% wider · x-height 56% taller · 34% lighter

    Differs most from Gidugu in O, K, and G

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  7. 71match · #7

    Fantasma

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    x-height 29% taller · 23% lighter · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Gidugu in y, E, and e

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  8. 69match · #8

    Harmattan

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    19% wider · x-height 17% taller · 27% lighter

    Differs most from Gidugu in c, o, and L

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  9. 68match · #9

    Eirik Raude

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    x-height 39% taller · 30% wider · 17% lighter

    Differs most from Gidugu in b, l, and 1

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  10. 65match · #10

    Quilon

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    59% wider · x-height 45% taller · 13% lighter

    Differs most from Gidugu in m, b, and p

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  11. 63match · #11

    KKBahn

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    28% narrower · x-height 19% taller · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Gidugu in b, 1, and 0

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  12. 63match · #12

    Dongle

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    less stroke contrast · x-height 8% shorter · 13% lighter

    Differs most from Gidugu in c, o, and v

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The 100 fonts like Gidugu, measured

Gidugu has a shorter x-height than almost all the fonts like it: 92 of the 100 have a taller x-height and 5 a shorter one. Few keep Gidugu’s proportions: at most 9 keep its width, within 3%, Gurajada the closest of them. 87 are sans serifs like Gidugu, and 6 display faces, 5 serifs and 2 handwriting faces come close too, Jomhuria the closest of them. They part from Gidugu most often in 1 (28 of the 100), 2 (26) and b (18).

  • WidthGidugu: 32% of the em

    6 narrower
    Jomhuria 94 · 14% narrower
    KKBahn 63 · 28% narrower
    9 within 3%
    Gurajada 88 · 1% narrower
    Dongle 63 · 1.9% narrower
    85 wider
    Dhurjati 93 · 27% wider
    Genos 76 · 33% wider

  • x-heightGidugu: 32% of the em

    5 shorter
    Jomhuria 94 · x-height 12% shorter
    Dongle 63 · x-height 8% shorter
    3 within 3%
    Gurajada 88 · x-height 2.4% taller
    Peddana 44 · x-height 1.3% shorter
    92 taller
    Dhurjati 93 · x-height 13% taller
    Genos 76 · x-height 25% taller

  • InkGidugu: 61% ink

    85 lighter
    Dhurjati 93 · 6% lighter
    Genos 76 · 40% lighter
    7 within 6%
    Gurajada 88 · 3.5% lighter
    Teko 47 · 3.7% lighter
    8 heavier
    Jomhuria 94 · 30% heavier
    Lalezar 51 · 20% heavier

  • ContrastGidugu: 2.03 : 1

    79 less contrast
    Dhurjati 93 · less stroke contrast
    Gurajada 88 · less stroke contrast
    7 within 12%
    Genos 76
    Arya 72
    7 more contrast
    Jomhuria 94 · more stroke contrast
    Quilon 65 · more stroke contrast

  • StylesGidugu: one weight

    54 in more weights
    Genos 76 · 9 weights
    Arya 72 · 2 weights
    26 with italics
    Genos 76 · 9 weights
    Alumni Sans SC 59 · 9 weights
    22 variable
    Genos 76 · 9 weights
    Alumni Sans SC 59 · 9 weights

  • LettersWhere they differ most

    1. 128 of 100
    2. 226 of 100
    3. b18 of 100

Questions about fonts like Gidugu

What is the closest font to Gidugu?

Jomhuria, at 94 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Gidugu, it is 30% heavier and 14% narrower, with an x-height 12% shorter. After it come Dhurjati (93) and Gurajada (88).

Is there a free alternative to Gidugu?

Gidugu is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Jomhuria, Dhurjati and Gurajada come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Cute Font sets running text to the same width, with an x-height 0.5% taller.