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Fonts similar to Gotu

The fonts most like Gotu are Dante (63 out of 100), Laila (62) and Krub (61), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 44–56% of the em (Gotu’s is 52%) and lowercase letters 37–54% of the em wide (56%), and ten of them are sans serifs too. Where they differ, most are narrower (eleven of twelve).

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  1. 63match · #1

    Dante

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    34% narrower · 26% heavier · x-height 12% shorter

    Differs most from Gotu in d, m, and q

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  2. 62match · #2

    Laila

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    20% heavier · 7% narrower · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Gotu in N, v, and j

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  3. 61match · #3

    Krub

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    less stroke contrast · 6% narrower · x-height 5% taller

    Differs most from Gotu in x, N, and Y

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  4. 58match · #4

    B612

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    23% heavier · less stroke contrast · x-height 7% taller

    Differs most from Gotu in 5, h, and T

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  5. 56match · #5

    Ruluko

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    16% narrower · x-height 8% shorter · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Gotu in 7, u, and c

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  6. 56match · #6

    Arima

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    9% narrower · 14% heavier · more stroke contrast

    Differs most from Gotu in d, p, and y

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  7. 55match · #7

    Athiti

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    16% narrower · less stroke contrast · x-height 10% shorter

    Differs most from Gotu in Z, 3, and F

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  8. 54match · #8

    Snippet

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    11% narrower · less stroke contrast · x-height 4% shorter

    Differs most from Gotu in 3, j, and x

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  9. 53match · #9

    Cagliostro

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    36% heavier · x-height 15% shorter · 13% narrower

    Differs most from Gotu in p, s, and u

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  10. 53match · #10

    Gowun Dodum

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    17% narrower · less stroke contrast · 9% lighter

    Differs most from Gotu in v, w, and F

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  11. 53match · #11

    Thasadith

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    20% narrower · 37% lighter · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Gotu in b, j, and W

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  12. 52match · #12

    Ubuntu Sans

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    less stroke contrast · 9% narrower · 11% heavier

    Differs most from Gotu in z, N, and T

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The 100 fonts like Gotu, measured

Gotu has more stroke contrast than most fonts like it: 80 of the 99 have less stroke contrast and 14 more. What they keep most is Gotu’s x-height: 35 are within 3% of it, Laila the closest of them. 89 are sans serifs like Gotu, and 6 display faces, 2 serifs, 2 monospaced fonts and 1 handwriting font come close too, Laila the closest of them. They part from Gotu most often in Y (31 of the 100), v (27) and M (21).

  • WidthGotu: 56% of the em

    73 narrower
    Dante 63 · 34% narrower
    Laila 62 · 7% narrower
    17 within 3%
    Tsukimi Rounded 49 · 1.4% narrower
    Proza Libre 46 · 1.4% narrower
    10 wider
    Aboreto 51 · 22% wider
    Artifika 48 · 7% wider
  • x-heightGotu: 52% of the em

    45 shorter
    Dante 63 · x-height 12% shorter
    Ruluko 56 · x-height 8% shorter
    35 within 3%
    Laila 62 · x-height 1.3% shorter
    Arima 56 · x-height 0.6% shorter
    20 taller
    Krub 61 · x-height 5% taller
    B612 58 · x-height 7% taller
  • InkGotu: 33% ink

    12 lighter
    Snippet 54 · 7% lighter
    Gowun Dodum 53 · 9% lighter
    13 within 6%
    Krub 61 · 0.2% heavier
    Athiti 55 · 4.3% lighter
    75 heavier
    Dante 63 · 26% heavier
    Laila 62 · 20% heavier
  • ContrastGotu: 1.89 : 1

    80 less contrast
    Laila 62 · less stroke contrast
    Krub 61 · less stroke contrast
    5 within 12%
    Gayathri 52
    Arsenal 40
    14 more contrast
    Dante 63 · more stroke contrast
    Arima 56 · more stroke contrast
  • StylesGotu: one weight

    69 in more weights
    Laila 62 · 5 weights
    Krub 61 · 6 weights
    37 with italics
    Krub 61 · 6 weights
    B612 58 · 2 weights
    21 variable
    Arima 56 · 7 weights
    Ubuntu Sans 52 · 8 weights
  • LettersWhere they differ most

    1. Y31 of 100
    2. v27 of 100
    3. M21 of 100

Questions about fonts like Gotu

What is the closest font to Gotu?

Dante, at 63 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Gotu, it is 34% narrower and 26% heavier, with an x-height 12% shorter. After it come Laila (62) and Krub (61).

Is there a free alternative to Gotu?

Gotu is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Dante, Laila and Krub come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Tsukimi Rounded sets running text 0.6% narrower, with an x-height 2.5% shorter.