Fonts similar to IBM Plex Serif

The 100 fonts like IBM Plex Serif, measured

IBM Plex Serif is lighter than most fonts like it: 66 of the 100 are heavier and 9 lighter. What they keep most is IBM Plex Serif’s x-height: 31 are within 3% of it, DejaVu Serif the closest of them. 98 are serifs like IBM Plex Serif, and 2 monospaced fonts come close too, Iosevka Etoile the closest of them. They part from IBM Plex Serif most often in p (31 of the 100), Z (28) and T (18).

• WidthIBM Plex Serif: 54% of the em

  46 narrower

  Charis SIL 85 · 7% narrower

  CMU Concrete 80 · 9% narrower

  30 within 3%

  Brygada 1918 73 · 1% narrower

  Taviraj 71 · 2.1% narrower

  24 wider

  DejaVu Serif 92 · 6% wider

  PT Serif Caption 86 · 5% wider

• x-heightIBM Plex Serif: 52% of the em

  57 shorter

  Charis SIL 85 · x-height 7% shorter

  CMU Concrete 80 · x-height 11% shorter

  31 within 3%

  DejaVu Serif 92 · x-height 0.5% taller

  PT Serif Caption 86 · x-height 1.7% taller

  12 taller

  Glegoo 81 · x-height 11% taller

  Domine 80 · x-height 5% taller

• InkIBM Plex Serif: 38% ink

  9 lighter

  Glegoo 81 · 15% lighter

  Antic Slab 65 · 13% lighter

  25 within 6%

  Brygada 1918 73 · 1.5% heavier

  Taviraj 71 · 3% heavier

  66 heavier

  DejaVu Serif 92 · 7% heavier

  PT Serif Caption 86 · 14% heavier

• ContrastIBM Plex Serif: 1.90 : 1

  31 less contrast

  Glegoo 81 · less stroke contrast

  CMU Concrete 80 · less stroke contrast

  21 within 12%

  Domine 80

  Trocchi 75

  47 more contrast

  DejaVu Serif 92 · more stroke contrast

  PT Serif Caption 86 · more stroke contrast

• StylesIBM Plex Serif: 7 weights with italics

  14 in more weights

  Roboto Serif 78 · 9 weights

  Taviraj 71 · 9 weights

  28 variable

  Montagu Slab 84 · 7 weights

  Domine 80 · 4 weights

• LettersWhere they differ most

  1. p31 of 100
  2. Z28 of 100
  3. T18 of 100