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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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  1. 89match · #1

    Chicle

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    16% narrower · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Herkules in 6, 4, and f

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  2. 82match · #2

    Bagel Fat One

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    15% wider · less stroke contrast · x-height 7% taller

    Differs most from Herkules in o, 0, and H

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  3. 79match · #3

    Cherry Bomb One

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    14% wider · x-height 4% shorter

    Differs most from Herkules in o, 0, and d

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  4. 78match · #4

    Chela One

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    9% narrower · x-height 8% taller · 9% lighter

    Differs most from Herkules in q, g, and J

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  5. 78match · #5

    Agbalumo

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    more stroke contrast · 15% wider · 15% lighter

    Differs most from Herkules in 6, t, and f

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  6. 77match · #6

    Kavoon

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    22% wider · x-height 18% taller · more stroke contrast

    Differs most from Herkules in 6, D, and E

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  7. 73match · #7

    Lobular

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    52% wider · x-height 47% taller · 12% lighter

    Differs most from Herkules in 0, O, and C

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  8. 73match · #8

    Chewy

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    x-height 12% taller · 7% lighter

    Differs most from Herkules in 0, 6, and f

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  9. 72match · #9

    Modak

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    14% wider · x-height 12% taller · 15% heavier

    Differs most from Herkules in 0, O, and 4

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  10. 71match · #10

    Coiny

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    26% wider · more stroke contrast · x-height 3% shorter

    Differs most from Herkules in H, D, and U

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  11. 71match · #11

    Gothic Gumdrop

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    25% narrower · 27% lighter · x-height 9% taller

    Differs most from Herkules in o, 0, and C

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  12. 70match · #12

    Manosque

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    x-height 12% taller · 5% narrower

    Differs most from Herkules in O, L, and I

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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).

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.