Fonts similar to Harry Piel
The fonts most like Harry Piel are Rye (100 out of 100), Ewert (79) and Miltonian (78), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 41–70% of the em (Harry Piel’s is 70%) and lowercase letters 26–74% of the em wide (91%), and all twelve are display faces too. Where they differ, all twelve are heavier.
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100match · #1
Rye
Find the font. Find its kind.121% heavier · 34% narrower · x-height 19% shorter
Differs most from Harry Piel in N, A, and 8
79match · #2
Ewert
Find the font. Find its kind.70% heavier · 19% narrower
Differs most from Harry Piel in C, G, and V
78match · #3
Miltonian
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 40% shorter · 76% heavier · 36% narrower
Differs most from Harry Piel in N, W, and V
76match · #4
CAT Engravers
Find the font. Find its kind.54% narrower · 93% heavier · x-height 27% shorter
Differs most from Harry Piel in 7, K, and V
71match · #5
Agu Display
Find the font. Find its kind.101% heavier · 41% narrower · x-height 29% shorter
Differs most from Harry Piel in P, L, and U
66match · #6
CAT Altgotisch
Find the font. Find its kind.69% narrower · 87% heavier · x-height 41% shorter
Differs most from Harry Piel in 5, 1, and 3
65match · #7
CAT Altenglisch
Find the font. Find its kind.132% heavier · 45% narrower · x-height 41% shorter
Differs most from Harry Piel in 5, 3, and 8
64match · #8
Miltonian Tattoo
Find the font. Find its kind.150% heavier · x-height 40% shorter · 36% narrower
Differs most from Harry Piel in 1, V, and W
63match · #9
Spirax
Find the font. Find its kind.46% narrower · x-height 34% shorter · 65% heavier
Differs most from Harry Piel in 1, 4, and 8
63match · #10
Jena Gotisch
Find the font. Find its kind.72% narrower · 81% heavier · x-height 35% shorter
Differs most from Harry Piel in 4, 0, and H
63match · #11
Edison
Find the font. Find its kind.62% narrower · 90% heavier · x-height 36% shorter
Differs most from Harry Piel in 1, 0, and K
61match · #12
Akronim
Find the font. Find its kind.59% narrower · 79% heavier · x-height 34% shorter
Differs most from Harry Piel in K, S, and Y
The 100 fonts like Harry Piel, measured
Harry Piel is wider than almost all the fonts like it: 96 of the 100 are narrower and 3 wider. Few keep Harry Piel’s proportions: at most 7 keep its x-height, within 3%, Ewert the closest of them. 91 are display faces like Harry Piel, and 5 serifs, 3 sans serifs and 1 handwriting font come close too, Eureka the closest of them. They part from Harry Piel most often in R (28 of the 100), 5 (19) and 3 (19).
WidthHarry Piel: 91% of the em
- 1 within 3%
- Nosifer 54 · 1.6% wider
x-heightHarry Piel: 70% of the em
InkHarry Piel: 25% ink
StylesHarry Piel: one weight
- 1 variable
- Kalnia Glaze 57 · 7 weights
LettersWhere they differ most
- R28 of 100
- 519 of 100
- 319 of 100
Questions about fonts like Harry Piel
What is the closest font to Harry Piel?
Rye, at 100 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Harry Piel, it is 121% heavier and 34% narrower, with an x-height 19% shorter. After it come Ewert (79) and Miltonian (78).
Is there a free alternative to Harry Piel?
Harry Piel is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Rye, Ewert and Miltonian come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Nosifer sets running text 2.4% wider, with an x-height 3.1% shorter.