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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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  1. 100match · #1

    Rye

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    121% heavier · 34% narrower · x-height 19% shorter

    Differs most from Harry Piel in N, A, and 8

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  2. 79match · #2

    Ewert

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    70% heavier · 19% narrower

    Differs most from Harry Piel in C, G, and V

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  3. 78match · #3

    Miltonian

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    x-height 40% shorter · 76% heavier · 36% narrower

    Differs most from Harry Piel in N, W, and V

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  4. 76match · #4

    CAT Engravers

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    54% narrower · 93% heavier · x-height 27% shorter

    Differs most from Harry Piel in 7, K, and V

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  5. 71match · #5

    Agu Display

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    101% heavier · 41% narrower · x-height 29% shorter

    Differs most from Harry Piel in P, L, and U

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  6. 66match · #6

    CAT Altgotisch

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    69% narrower · 87% heavier · x-height 41% shorter

    Differs most from Harry Piel in 5, 1, and 3

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  7. 65match · #7

    CAT Altenglisch

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    132% heavier · 45% narrower · x-height 41% shorter

    Differs most from Harry Piel in 5, 3, and 8

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  8. 64match · #8

    Miltonian Tattoo

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    150% heavier · x-height 40% shorter · 36% narrower

    Differs most from Harry Piel in 1, V, and W

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  9. 63match · #9

    Spirax

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    46% narrower · x-height 34% shorter · 65% heavier

    Differs most from Harry Piel in 1, 4, and 8

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  10. 63match · #10

    Jena Gotisch

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    72% narrower · 81% heavier · x-height 35% shorter

    Differs most from Harry Piel in 4, 0, and H

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  11. 63match · #11

    Edison

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    62% narrower · 90% heavier · x-height 36% shorter

    Differs most from Harry Piel in 1, 0, and K

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  12. 61match · #12

    Akronim

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    59% narrower · 79% heavier · x-height 34% shorter

    Differs most from Harry Piel in K, S, and Y

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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

    96 narrower
    Rye 100 · 34% narrower
    Ewert 79 · 19% narrower
    1 within 3%
    Nosifer 54 · 1.6% wider
    3 wider
    Diplomata 56 · 21% wider
    Diplomata SC 56 · 31% wider
  • x-heightHarry Piel: 70% of the em

    88 shorter
    Rye 100 · x-height 19% shorter
    Miltonian 78 · x-height 40% shorter
    7 within 3%
    Ewert 79 · x-height 0.4% shorter
    Typefesse 53 · x-height 0.7% shorter
    5 taller
    Malebolge Adversarial 51 · x-height 9% taller
    Eater 48 · x-height 23% taller
  • InkHarry Piel: 25% ink

    9 lighter
    Kalnia Glaze 57 · 50% lighter
    Typefesse 53 · 43% lighter
    4 within 6%
    Tilt Prism 56 · 5.9% lighter
    Sprat Extended 45 · 3.6% heavier
    87 heavier
    Rye 100 · 121% heavier
    Ewert 79 · 70% heavier
  • StylesHarry Piel: one weight

    7 in more weights
    Kalnia Glaze 57 · 7 weights
    Astloch 48 · 2 weights
    1 variable
    Kalnia Glaze 57 · 7 weights
  • LettersWhere they differ most

    1. R28 of 100
    2. 519 of 100
    3. 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.