Fonts similar to Gilda Display
The fonts most like Gilda Display are Cinzel (81 out of 100), Noto Serif Display (79) and Playfair Display SC (78), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 42–61% of the em (Gilda Display’s is 47%) and lowercase letters 44–64% of the em wide (51%), and all twelve are serifs too.
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The original · Gilda Display
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81match · #1
Cinzel
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 27% taller · 26% wider · 30% lighter
Differs most from Gilda Display in 7, Q, and M
79match · #2
Noto Serif Display
Find the font. Find its kind.more stroke contrast · x-height 13% taller · 8% wider
Differs most from Gilda Display in 5, 7, and C
78match · #3
Playfair Display SC
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 29% taller · 23% wider · more stroke contrast
Differs most from Gilda Display in J, 3, and 6
77match · #4
Baskervville
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 8% shorter · 8% heavier · less stroke contrast
Differs most from Gilda Display in 8, 2, and Z
77match · #5
Ibarra Real Nova
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 10% shorter · 8% narrower · less stroke contrast
Differs most from Gilda Display in 7, m, and y
77match · #6
Playfair Display
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 9% taller · more stroke contrast · 12% heavier
Differs most from Gilda Display in t, J, and 3
75match · #7
CMU Serif
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 9% shorter · 4% narrower
Differs most from Gilda Display in 8, Z, and 1
75match · #8
Gambetta
Find the font. Find its kind.less stroke contrast · x-height 4% shorter
Differs most from Gilda Display in 6, 7, and 3
74match · #9
Literata
Find the font. Find its kind.34% heavier · less stroke contrast · 10% wider
Differs most from Gilda Display in j, Z, and 1
74match · #10
Bacasime Antique
Find the font. Find its kind.14% narrower · x-height 12% shorter · more stroke contrast
Differs most from Gilda Display in 4, 5, and 9
73match · #11
Sprat Condensed
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 6% taller · 9% heavier
Differs most from Gilda Display in 0, 5, and 9
73match · #12
Sprat
Find the font. Find its kind.22% wider · x-height 6% taller
Differs most from Gilda Display in 0, 9, and 5
The 100 fonts like Gilda Display, measured
Gilda Display is lighter than most fonts like it: 74 of the 100 are heavier and 11 lighter. Few keep Gilda Display’s proportions: at most 24 keep its x-height, within 3%, STIX Two Text the closest of them. 97 are serifs like Gilda Display, and 2 display faces and 1 sans serif come close too, Viaoda Libre the closest of them. They part from Gilda Display most often in Z (39 of the 100), 7 (34) and 6 (24).
WidthGilda Display: 51% of the em
x-heightGilda Display: 47% of the em
InkGilda Display: 33% ink
ContrastGilda Display: 3.80 : 1
- 17 more contrast
- Noto Serif Display 79 · more stroke contrast
- Playfair Display SC 78 · more stroke contrast
StylesGilda Display: one weight
LettersWhere they differ most
- Z39 of 100
- 734 of 100
- 624 of 100
Questions about fonts like Gilda Display
What is the closest font to Gilda Display?
Cinzel, at 81 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Gilda Display, it is 26% wider and 30% lighter, with an x-height 27% taller. After it come Noto Serif Display (79) and Playfair Display SC (78).
Is there a free alternative to Gilda Display?
Gilda Display is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Cinzel, Noto Serif Display and Playfair Display SC come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Gambetta sets running text 2.4% narrower, with an x-height 4.4% shorter.