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Fonts similar to Hausschrift

The fonts most like Hausschrift are CMU Serif (95 out of 100), BJCree (87) and Old Standard TT (86), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 42–50% of the em (Hausschrift’s is 43%) and lowercase letters 46–57% of the em wide (49%), and all twelve are serifs too. Where they differ, most have a taller x-height (nine of twelve).

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  1. 95match · #1

    CMU Serif

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    16% lighter

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  2. 87match · #2

    BJCree

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    less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Hausschrift in 5

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  3. 86match · #3

    Old Standard TT

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    14% lighter · x-height 5% taller · more stroke contrast

    Differs most from Hausschrift in b and 7

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  4. 83match · #4

    Frank Ruhl Libre

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    x-height 8% taller

    Differs most from Hausschrift in 6 and 9

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  5. 82match · #5

    Taviraj

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    x-height 9% taller · 8% wider · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Hausschrift in c

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  6. 82match · #6

    Edwin

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    x-height 8% taller · 7% wider · 12% heavier

    Differs most from Hausschrift in u

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  7. 81match · #7

    GFS Didot

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    x-height 5% taller · 3% wider · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Hausschrift in c, 4, and z

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  8. 81match · #8

    Uchen

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    less stroke contrast · x-height 9% taller · 7% heavier

    Differs most from Hausschrift in t, a, and 2

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  9. 80match · #9

    Unna

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    7% narrower · x-height 3% shorter

    Differs most from Hausschrift in Z, Q, and 7

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  10. 80match · #10

    Brygada 1918

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    9% wider · x-height 6% taller · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Hausschrift in u, S, and q

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  11. 79match · #11

    Zodiak

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    17% wider · x-height 15% taller · 9% lighter

    Differs most from Hausschrift in 8, 2, and b

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  12. 77match · #12

    STIX Two Text

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    x-height 9% taller · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Hausschrift in 6, 7, and 3

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The 100 fonts like Hausschrift, measured

Hausschrift has a shorter x-height than most fonts like it: 72 of the 100 have a taller x-height and 11 a shorter one. What they keep most is Hausschrift’s weight on the page: 44 are within 6% of it, BJCree the closest of them. 97 are serifs like Hausschrift, and 1 monospace font, 1 sans serif and 1 display font come close too, New Heterodox Mono the closest of them. They part from Hausschrift most often in 7 (23 of the 100), 6 (23) and 1 (19).

Questions about fonts like Hausschrift

What is the closest font to Hausschrift?

CMU Serif, at 95 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Hausschrift, it is 16% lighter. After it come BJCree (87) and Old Standard TT (86).

Is there a free alternative to Hausschrift?

Hausschrift is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and CMU Serif, BJCree and Old Standard TT come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, CMU Serif sets running text 2.9% wider, with the same x-height.