Fonts similar to Herkules
The fonts most like Herkules are Chicle (89 out of 100), Bagel Fat One (82) and Cherry Bomb One (79), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 47–72% of the em (Herkules’s is 49%) and lowercase letters 35–70% of the em wide (46%), and all twelve are display faces too. Where they differ, most have a taller x-height (eight of twelve).
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89match · #1
Chicle
Find the font. Find its kind.16% narrower · less stroke contrast
Differs most from Herkules in 6, 4, and f
82match · #2
Bagel Fat One
Find the font. Find its kind.15% wider · less stroke contrast · x-height 7% taller
Differs most from Herkules in o, 0, and H
79match · #3
Cherry Bomb One
Find the font. Find its kind.14% wider · x-height 4% shorter
Differs most from Herkules in o, 0, and d
78match · #4
Chela One
Find the font. Find its kind.9% narrower · x-height 8% taller · 9% lighter
Differs most from Herkules in q, g, and J
78match · #5
Agbalumo
Find the font. Find its kind.more stroke contrast · 15% wider · 15% lighter
Differs most from Herkules in 6, t, and f
77match · #6
Kavoon
Find the font. Find its kind.22% wider · x-height 18% taller · more stroke contrast
Differs most from Herkules in 6, D, and E
73match · #7
Lobular
Find the font. Find its kind.52% wider · x-height 47% taller · 12% lighter
Differs most from Herkules in 0, O, and C
73match · #8
Chewy
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 12% taller · 7% lighter
Differs most from Herkules in 0, 6, and f
72match · #9
Modak
Find the font. Find its kind.14% wider · x-height 12% taller · 15% heavier
Differs most from Herkules in 0, O, and 4
71match · #10
Coiny
Find the font. Find its kind.26% wider · more stroke contrast · x-height 3% shorter
Differs most from Herkules in H, D, and U
71match · #11
Gothic Gumdrop
Find the font. Find its kind.25% narrower · 27% lighter · x-height 9% taller
Differs most from Herkules in o, 0, and C
70match · #12
Manosque
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 12% taller · 5% narrower
Differs most from Herkules in O, L, and I
The 100 fonts like Herkules, measured
Herkules is darker than most fonts like it: 77 of the 100 are lighter and 5 heavier. Few keep Herkules’s proportions: at most 18 keep its weight on the page, within 6%, Chicle the closest of them. 92 are display faces like Herkules, and 4 sans serifs, 3 handwriting faces and 1 serif come close too, Matemasie the closest of them. They part from Herkules most often in 0 (38 of the 100), 6 (26) and o (20).
WidthHerkules: 46% of the em
x-heightHerkules: 49% of the em
InkHerkules: 78% ink
ContrastHerkules: 1.07 : 1
StylesHerkules: one weight
LettersWhere they differ most
- 038 of 100
- 626 of 100
- o20 of 100
Questions about fonts like Herkules
What is the closest font to Herkules?
Chicle, at 89 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Herkules, it is 16% narrower, with less stroke contrast. After it come Bagel Fat One (82) and Cherry Bomb One (79).
Is there a free alternative to Herkules?
Herkules is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Chicle, Bagel Fat One and Cherry Bomb One come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Londrina Solid sets running text 2.3% narrower, with an x-height 2.0% taller.