Fonts similar to Glide
The fonts most like Glide are Radio Canada Big (87 out of 100), Mluvka (81) and Rag (80), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 50–56% of the em (Glide’s is 53%) and lowercase letters 49–57% of the em wide (52%), and all twelve are sans serifs too. Where they differ, most are lighter (eight of twelve).
Matched by the letters themselves · early version
The original · Glide
Find the font. Find its kind.Like Glide, but…
87match · #1
Radio Canada Big
Find the font. Find its kind.Nearly identical proportions
Differs most from Glide in O and Q
81match · #2
80match · #3
78match · #4
BDO Grotesk
Find the font. Find its kind.7% wider · x-height 6% taller · 7% lighter
Differs most from Glide in O, 3, and C
78match · #5
Scoutie Sans
Find the font. Find its kind.11% lighter · x-height 3% shorter
Differs most from Glide in I, g, and i
77match · #6
77match · #7
77match · #8
Kecal
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 4% shorter · 3% narrower
Differs most from Glide in 3, t, and o
77match · #9
77match · #10
76match · #11
Geologica
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 7% shorter · 5% wider
Differs most from Glide in o, 0, and 4
76match · #12
TikTok Sans
Find the font. Find its kind.6% narrower · 9% lighter · x-height 4% shorter
Differs most from Glide in j, o, and 9
The 100 fonts like Glide, measured
Glide is darker than most fonts like it: 84 of the 100 are lighter and 4 heavier. What they keep most is Glide’s width: 49 are within 3% of it, Radio Canada Big the closest of them. They part from Glide most often in 3 (53 of the 100), o (38) and Q (18).
WidthGlide: 52% of the em
x-heightGlide: 53% of the em
InkGlide: 48% ink
ContrastGlide: 1.19 : 1
StylesGlide: 10 weights with italics
LettersWhere they differ most
- 353 of 100
- o38 of 100
- Q18 of 100
Questions about fonts like Glide
What is the closest font to Glide?
Radio Canada Big, at 87 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Glide, it has nearly identical proportions. After it come Mluvka (81) and Rag (80).
Is there a free alternative to Glide?
Glide is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Radio Canada Big, Mluvka and Rag come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Radio Canada Big sets running text 1.7% narrower, with the same x-height.