Fonts similar to Gloock
The fonts most like Gloock are Career (94 out of 100), Nyght Serif (87) and Noto Serif Display (83), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 48–54% of the em (Gloock’s is 51%) and lowercase letters 48–62% of the em wide (53%), and all twelve are serifs too. Where they differ, all twelve have less stroke contrast.
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The original · Gloock
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94match · #1
Career
Find the font. Find its kind.less stroke contrast · 7% wider · 8% lighter
Differs most from Gloock in 8, f, and J
87match · #2
Nyght Serif
Find the font. Find its kind.27% lighter · less stroke contrast · 5% narrower
Differs most from Gloock in 8, I, and f
83match · #3
Noto Serif Display
Find the font. Find its kind.37% lighter · less stroke contrast · x-height 6% taller
Differs most from Gloock in s, 8, and c
81match · #4
Sprat
Find the font. Find its kind.38% lighter · 18% wider · less stroke contrast
Differs most from Gloock in 0, 8, and b
80match · #5
DM Serif Display
Find the font. Find its kind.less stroke contrast · x-height 5% shorter
Differs most from Gloock in 7, 8, and J
76match · #6
Ortica
Find the font. Find its kind.less stroke contrast · 30% lighter · 7% wider
Differs most from Gloock in 8, 9, and 6
75match · #7
Isenheim
Find the font. Find its kind.38% lighter · less stroke contrast · 5% wider
Differs most from Gloock in A, 8, and O
75match · #8
Sprat Condensed
Find the font. Find its kind.less stroke contrast · 31% lighter
Differs most from Gloock in M, 0, and 8
72match · #9
Kalnia
Find the font. Find its kind.28% lighter · 11% wider · less stroke contrast
Differs most from Gloock in 7, f, and s
72match · #10
Gambarino
Find the font. Find its kind.less stroke contrast · 22% lighter · 8% narrower
Differs most from Gloock in 8, K, and 9
71match · #11
Jomolhari
Find the font. Find its kind.less stroke contrast · 23% lighter
Differs most from Gloock in 8, 5, and 7
68match · #12
Prata
Find the font. Find its kind.less stroke contrast · 26% lighter · 4% wider
Differs most from Gloock in l, s, and 8
The 100 fonts like Gloock, measured
Gloock has more stroke contrast than almost all the fonts like it: 99 of the 100 have less stroke contrast and 1 more. What they keep most is Gloock’s x-height: 34 are within 3% of it, Career the closest of them. 89 are serifs like Gloock, and 9 display faces and 2 sans serifs come close too, Chonburi the closest of them. They part from Gloock most often in 8 (57 of the 100), 7 (19) and K (19).
WidthGloock: 53% of the em
x-heightGloock: 51% of the em
InkGloock: 52% ink
ContrastGloock: 12.80 : 1
- 0 within 12%
- None
- 1 more contrast
- Stardom 60 · more stroke contrast
StylesGloock: one weight
LettersWhere they differ most
- 857 of 100
- 719 of 100
- K19 of 100
Questions about fonts like Gloock
What is the closest font to Gloock?
Career, at 94 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Gloock, it is 7% wider and 8% lighter, with less stroke contrast. After it come Nyght Serif (87) and Noto Serif Display (83).
Is there a free alternative to Gloock?
Gloock is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Career, Nyght Serif and Noto Serif Display come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Isenheim sets running text 2.3% wider, with an x-height 1.6% shorter.