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Fonts similar to Gwendolyn

The fonts most like Gwendolyn are Imperial Script (90 out of 100), Mea Culpa (86) and MonteCarlo (86), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 26–39% of the em (Gwendolyn’s is 32%) and lowercase letters 27–39% of the em wide (34%), and all twelve are handwriting faces too. Where they differ, most are heavier (eleven of twelve).

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  1. 90match · #1

    Imperial Script

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    x-height 18% taller · 7% narrower

    Differs most from Gwendolyn in N

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  2. 86match · #2

    Mea Culpa

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    38% heavier · 13% narrower

    Differs most from Gwendolyn in N

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  3. 86match · #3

    MonteCarlo

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    37% heavier · x-height 6% taller · 4% narrower

    Differs most from Gwendolyn in N

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  4. 82match · #4

    Fleur De Leah

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    x-height 21% taller · 36% heavier

    Differs most from Gwendolyn in N, Q, and M

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  5. 81match · #5

    Rouge Script

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    22% heavier · 11% narrower · x-height 7% taller

    Differs most from Gwendolyn in q, 1, and 5

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  6. 81match · #6

    Kapakana

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    37% heavier · x-height 17% shorter · 9% narrower

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  7. 81match · #7

    Great Vibes

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    48% heavier · x-height 13% taller · 6% narrower

    Differs most from Gwendolyn in S, z, and 7

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  8. 79match · #8

    Updock

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    x-height 23% taller · 19% narrower · 15% heavier

    Differs most from Gwendolyn in 4, 7, and 2

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  9. 79match · #9

    Luxurious Script

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    18% narrower · 32% heavier · x-height 8% taller

    Differs most from Gwendolyn in N, 5, and 0

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  10. 78match · #10

    Pinyon Script

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    34% heavier · 15% wider · x-height 6% taller

    Differs most from Gwendolyn in k and N

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  11. 78match · #11

    Allura

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    45% heavier · 9% wider · x-height 5% shorter

    Differs most from Gwendolyn in S and z

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  12. 77match · #12

    Parisienne

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    38% heavier · 14% wider · x-height 11% taller

    Differs most from Gwendolyn in 7, 8, and 3

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The 100 fonts like Gwendolyn, measured

Gwendolyn is lighter than most fonts like it: 85 of the 100 are heavier and 7 lighter. Few keep Gwendolyn’s proportions: at most 12 keep its width, within 3%, Fleur De Leah the closest of them. 98 are handwriting faces like Gwendolyn, and 1 display font and 1 sans serif come close too, Dynalight the closest of them. They part from Gwendolyn most often in 7 (25 of the 100), 5 (23) and N (21).

Questions about fonts like Gwendolyn

What is the closest font to Gwendolyn?

Imperial Script, at 90 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Gwendolyn, it is 7% narrower, with an x-height 18% taller. After it come Mea Culpa (86) and MonteCarlo (86).

Is there a free alternative to Gwendolyn?

Gwendolyn is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Imperial Script, Mea Culpa and MonteCarlo come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Clicker Script sets running text 2.0% narrower, with an x-height 4.1% taller.