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Fonts similar to Gotho

The fonts most like Gotho are Ostrich Sans (100 out of 100), Alumni Sans Pinstripe (100) and Bubbler One (83), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 48–67% of the em (Gotho’s is 53%) and lowercase letters 26–62% of the em wide (35%), and ten of them are sans serifs too. Where they differ, most are heavier (eight of twelve).

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  1. 100match · #1

    Ostrich Sans

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    x-height 28% taller · 18% heavier · more stroke contrast

    Differs most from Gotho in 7

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  2. 100match · #2

    Alumni Sans Pinstripe

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    25% lighter · 8% narrower · x-height 6% shorter

    Differs most from Gotho in 7, g, and l

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  3. 83match · #3

    Bubbler One

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    22% wider · 39% heavier · x-height 3% shorter

    Differs most from Gotho in x, A, and Y

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  4. 79match · #4

    Wire One

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    27% narrower · 17% heavier · more stroke contrast

    Differs most from Gotho in 7, A, and 8

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  5. 75match · #5

    Printline

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    167% heavier · 20% narrower · more stroke contrast

    Differs most from Gotho in H, N, and J

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  6. 75match · #6

    Megrim

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    53% wider · x-height 10% taller · 12% lighter

    Differs most from Gotho in F, A, and E

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  7. 72match · #7

    Thasadith

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    28% wider · more stroke contrast · 26% heavier

    Differs most from Gotho in O, X, and D

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  8. 71match · #8

    Zen Loop

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    23% narrower · x-height 10% shorter · more stroke contrast

    Differs most from Gotho in M, m, and w

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  9. 65match · #9

    Advent Pro

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    110% heavier · 16% wider · more stroke contrast

    Differs most from Gotho in Y, J, and y

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  10. 64match · #10

    Abel

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    109% heavier · 20% wider · more stroke contrast

    Differs most from Gotho in 7, t, and 1

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  11. 64match · #11

    Julius Sans One

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    76% wider · x-height 23% taller · more stroke contrast

    Differs most from Gotho in O, Q, and C

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  12. 64match · #12

    Marvel

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    101% heavier · 8% wider · x-height 5% shorter

    Differs most from Gotho in b, e, and C

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The 100 fonts like Gotho, measured

Gotho has less stroke contrast than almost all the fonts like it: 94 of the 98 have more stroke contrast and 2 less. Few keep Gotho’s proportions: at most 23 keep its x-height, within 3%, Thasadith the closest of them. 91 are sans serifs like Gotho, and 7 display faces, 1 handwriting font and 1 monospace font come close too, Megrim the closest of them. They part from Gotho most often in J (19 of the 100), G (17) and X (16).

Questions about fonts like Gotho

What is the closest font to Gotho?

Ostrich Sans, at 100 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Gotho, it is 18% heavier, with an x-height 28% taller and more stroke contrast. After it come Alumni Sans Pinstripe (100) and Bubbler One (83).

Is there a free alternative to Gotho?

Gotho is free itself, under the Apache License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Ostrich Sans, Alumni Sans Pinstripe and Bubbler One come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Pathway Gothic One sets running text 1.5% narrower, with an x-height 2.2% taller.