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Fonts similar to Handlee

The fonts most like Handlee are Chilanka (92 out of 100), Coming Soon (76) and Berner Basisschrift (76), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 40–55% of the em (Handlee’s is 49%) and lowercase letters 37–63% of the em wide (43%), and all twelve are handwriting faces too. Where they differ, most have less stroke contrast (nine of twelve).

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  1. 92match · #1

    Chilanka

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    20% wider · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Handlee in o, h, and P

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  2. 76match · #2

    Coming Soon

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    16% wider · less stroke contrast · x-height 11% taller

    Differs most from Handlee in u, W, and y

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  3. 76match · #3

    Berner Basisschrift

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    16% narrower · x-height 10% shorter · 18% lighter

    Differs most from Handlee in W, A, and Y

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  4. 75match · #4

    Indie Flower

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    x-height 20% shorter · less stroke contrast · 5% wider

    Differs most from Handlee in o, a, and 6

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  5. 75match · #5

    Fuzzy Bubbles

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    30% wider · less stroke contrast · x-height 8% taller

    Differs most from Handlee in o, I, and u

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  6. 73match · #6

    Short Stack

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    45% wider · x-height 10% taller · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Handlee in o, y, and h

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  7. 73match · #7

    CAT Kakographie

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    x-height 17% shorter · 10% heavier · 5% narrower

    Differs most from Handlee in g, W, and C

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  8. 72match · #8

    BoonJot

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    15% wider · 11% heavier · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Handlee in w, I, and u

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  9. 72match · #9

    Architects Daughter

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    17% wider · less stroke contrast · x-height 5% shorter

    Differs most from Handlee in y, s, and A

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  10. 71match · #10

    Patrick Hand SC

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

    Differs most from Handlee in 6, O, and 0

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  11. 70match · #11

    Playpen Sans

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    23% wider · x-height 11% taller · 21% heavier

    Differs most from Handlee in d, w, and o

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  12. 69match · #12

    Give You Glory

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    less stroke contrast · x-height 11% taller · 20% lighter

    Differs most from Handlee in A, u, and U

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The 100 fonts like Handlee, measured

Handlee has more stroke contrast than most fonts like it: 80 of the 89 have less stroke contrast and 4 more. Few keep Handlee’s proportions: at most 22 keep its weight on the page, within 6%, Chilanka the closest of them. 83 are handwriting faces like Handlee, and 12 display faces, 4 sans serifs and 1 monospace font come close too, Shantell Sans the closest of them. They part from Handlee most often in o (27 of the 100), O (26) and A (24).

Questions about fonts like Handlee

What is the closest font to Handlee?

Chilanka, at 92 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Handlee, it is 20% wider, with less stroke contrast. After it come Coming Soon (76) and Berner Basisschrift (76).

Is there a free alternative to Handlee?

Handlee is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Chilanka, Coming Soon and Berner Basisschrift come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Waiting for the Sunrise sets running text 1.7% narrower, with an x-height 0.6% taller.