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Fonts similar to Harmattan

The fonts most like Harmattan are Tenali Ramakrishna (93 out of 100), GFS Neohellenic (90) and Alegreya Sans SC (76), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 32–50% of the em (Harmattan’s is 37%) and lowercase letters 32–51% of the em wide (39%), and all twelve are sans serifs too. Where they differ, most have a taller x-height (nine of twelve).

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  1. 93match · #1

    Tenali Ramakrishna

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    more stroke contrast · 12% lighter · x-height 4% shorter

    Differs most from Harmattan in U, y, and g

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  2. 90match · #2

    GFS Neohellenic

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    11% lighter · x-height 4% taller

    Differs most from Harmattan in I, E, and g

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  3. 76match · #3

    Alegreya Sans SC

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    x-height 33% taller · 29% wider · 29% lighter

    Differs most from Harmattan in I, 5, and T

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  4. 74match · #4

    Gurajada

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    17% narrower · 32% heavier · x-height 12% shorter

    Differs most from Harmattan in n, h, and k

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  5. 72match · #5

    Andika

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    34% wider · x-height 33% taller

    Differs most from Harmattan in g, h, and N

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  6. 69match · #6

    Anaheim

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    x-height 30% taller · 14% wider · 25% lighter

    Differs most from Harmattan in i, j, and r

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  7. 69match · #7

    Author

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    x-height 19% taller · 14% wider · 19% lighter

    Differs most from Harmattan in u, r, and d

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  8. 69match · #8

    Gidugu

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    more stroke contrast · 36% heavier · 16% narrower

    Differs most from Harmattan in c, o, and L

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  9. 69match · #9

    Darker Grotesque

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    33% lighter · x-height 9% taller · 4% wider

    Differs most from Harmattan in g, b, and T

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  10. 69match · #10

    Tajawal

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    x-height 22% taller · 21% wider · 22% lighter

    Differs most from Harmattan in g, h, and q

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  11. 68match · #11

    Alpino

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    11% wider · x-height 7% taller

    Differs most from Harmattan in r, T, and L

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  12. 66match · #12

    Alegreya Sans

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    x-height 23% taller · 16% wider · 13% lighter

    Differs most from Harmattan in n, j, and m

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The 100 fonts like Harmattan, measured

Harmattan has a shorter x-height than almost all the fonts like it: 92 of the 100 have a taller x-height and 8 a shorter one. Few keep Harmattan’s proportions: at most 23 keep its weight on the page, within 6%, Andika the closest of them. 92 are sans serifs like Harmattan, and 3 monospaced fonts, 3 display faces and 2 handwriting faces come close too, Inconsolata the closest of them. They part from Harmattan most often in u (35 of the 100), r (22) and c (22).

Questions about fonts like Harmattan

What is the closest font to Harmattan?

Tenali Ramakrishna, at 93 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Harmattan, it is 12% lighter, with more stroke contrast and an x-height 4% shorter. After it come GFS Neohellenic (90) and Alegreya Sans SC (76).

Is there a free alternative to Harmattan?

Harmattan is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Tenali Ramakrishna, GFS Neohellenic and Alegreya Sans SC come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Tenali Ramakrishna sets running text 0.7% wider, with an x-height 4.3% shorter.