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Fonts similar to Halibut Expanded

The fonts most like Halibut Expanded are Messapia (93 out of 100), Platypi (74) and BioRhyme Expanded (74), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 36–71% of the em (Halibut Expanded’s is 42%) and lowercase letters 48–103% of the em wide (70%), and eleven of them are serifs too. Where they differ, most have a taller x-height (eleven of twelve).

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  1. 93match · #1

    Messapia

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    x-height 20% taller · 22% lighter · more stroke contrast

    Differs most from Halibut Expanded in 9, 6, and i

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  2. 74match · #2

    Platypi

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    20% narrower · x-height 17% taller · 31% heavier

    Differs most from Halibut Expanded in j, 0, and P

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  3. 74match · #3

    BioRhyme Expanded

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    46% wider · x-height 13% taller · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Halibut Expanded in F, E, and L

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  4. 69match · #4

    Sprat Extended

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    42% wider · more stroke contrast · x-height 20% taller

    Differs most from Halibut Expanded in F, l, and L

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  5. 67match · #5

    BhuTuka Expanded One

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    57% lighter · x-height 14% shorter · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Halibut Expanded in F, 1, and E

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  6. 63match · #6

    Vast Shadow

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    34% heavier · 14% wider · x-height 14% taller

    Differs most from Halibut Expanded in F, E, and z

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  7. 59match · #7

    Daubenton

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    x-height 72% taller · 36% lighter · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Halibut Expanded in 8, 9, and 6

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  8. 56match · #8

    Stint Ultra Expanded

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    less stroke contrast · x-height 12% taller · 7% narrower

    Differs most from Halibut Expanded in 7, E, and F

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  9. 55match · #9

    Inknut Antiqua

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    x-height 28% taller · 24% heavier · 11% narrower

    Differs most from Halibut Expanded in z, 9, and u

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  10. 54match · #10

    Montenegrin Gothic One

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    x-height 19% taller · 16% narrower · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Halibut Expanded in F, T, and E

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  11. 54match · #11

    Bagnard

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    24% narrower · 39% heavier · x-height 15% taller

    Differs most from Halibut Expanded in 9, a, and 6

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  12. 53match · #12

    Mazius Display

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    31% narrower · x-height 13% taller · more stroke contrast

    Differs most from Halibut Expanded in S, J, and 8

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The 100 fonts like Halibut Expanded, measured

Halibut Expanded has a shorter x-height than almost all the fonts like it: 98 of the 100 have a taller x-height and 1 a shorter one. Few keep Halibut Expanded’s proportions: at most 15 keep its weight on the page, within 6%, Mazius Display the closest of them. 80 are serifs like Halibut Expanded, and 17 display faces and 3 sans serifs come close too, Sprat Extended the closest of them. They part from Halibut Expanded most often in 9 (45 of the 100), 6 (36) and F (22).

Questions about fonts like Halibut Expanded

What is the closest font to Halibut Expanded?

Messapia, at 93 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Halibut Expanded, it is 22% lighter, with an x-height 20% taller and more stroke contrast. After it come Platypi (74) and BioRhyme Expanded (74).

Is there a free alternative to Halibut Expanded?

Halibut Expanded is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Messapia, Platypi and BioRhyme Expanded come closest.