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Fonts similar to Helmet

The fonts most like Helmet are Optician Sans (100 out of 100), Overused Grotesk (78) and Estedad (76), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 40–50% of the em (Helmet’s is 45%) and lowercase letters 44–60% of the em wide (50%), and all twelve are sans serifs too. Where they differ, most are lighter (ten of twelve).

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  1. 100match · #1

    Optician Sans

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    20% wider · x-height 12% taller · 15% lighter

    Differs most from Helmet in 1, 7, and M

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  2. 78match · #2

    Overused Grotesk

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    x-height 12% taller · 8% lighter

    Differs most from Helmet in i, J, and t

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  3. 76match · #3

    Estedad

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    21% lighter · x-height 10% taller · 6% wider

    Differs most from Helmet in o, t, and K

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  4. 76match · #4

    Karla

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    19% lighter · x-height 8% taller · 4% wider

    Differs most from Helmet in g, q, and o

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  5. 75match · #5

    Apfel Grotezk

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    x-height 12% taller · 8% lighter · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Helmet in 4, 3, and 6

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  6. 74match · #6

    Solitus

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    40% heavier · 12% narrower · x-height 11% shorter

    Differs most from Helmet in 9, S, and d

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  7. 74match · #7

    Quilon

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    more stroke contrast · 12% heavier · x-height 4% taller

    Differs most from Helmet in g, o, and Q

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  8. 74match · #8

    Padauk

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    10% narrower · 10% lighter · more stroke contrast

    Differs most from Helmet in c, Q, and O

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  9. 71match · #9

    Garcia

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    15% lighter · less stroke contrast · x-height 3% taller

    Differs most from Helmet in g, 3, and l

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  10. 71match · #10

    Funnel Sans

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    x-height 12% taller · 9% lighter

    Differs most from Helmet in f, 0, and Q

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  11. 69match · #11

    Syne

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    x-height 12% taller · 15% lighter · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Helmet in j, 6, and a

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  12. 68match · #12

    Gantari

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    16% lighter · x-height 6% taller · 3% wider

    Differs most from Helmet in B, 2, and 5

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The 100 fonts like Helmet, measured

Helmet has a shorter x-height than almost all the fonts like it: 94 of the 100 have a taller x-height and 2 a shorter one. What they keep most is Helmet’s width: 33 are within 3% of it, Overused Grotesk the closest of them. They part from Helmet most often in 3 (21 of the 100), g (20) and Q (19).

Questions about fonts like Helmet

What is the closest font to Helmet?

Optician Sans, at 100 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Helmet, it is 20% wider and 15% lighter, with an x-height 12% taller. After it come Overused Grotesk (78) and Estedad (76).

Is there a free alternative to Helmet?

Helmet is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Optician Sans, Overused Grotesk and Estedad come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Garcia sets running text 2.6% wider, with an x-height 3.3% taller.