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Fonts similar to Isenheim

The fonts most like Isenheim are Anticva (88 out of 100), Basteleur (87) and Nanum Myeongjo (81), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 43–79% of the em (Isenheim’s is 50%) and lowercase letters 47–72% of the em wide (55%), and all twelve are serifs too. Where they differ, most have less stroke contrast (ten of twelve).

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  1. 88match · #1

    Anticva

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    x-height 58% taller · 31% wider · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Isenheim in 1, Z, and C

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  2. 87match · #2

    Basteleur

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    less stroke contrast · 14% wider · 23% heavier

    Differs most from Isenheim in A, E, and g

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  3. 81match · #3

    Nanum Myeongjo

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    less stroke contrast · 10% narrower · x-height 6% shorter

    Differs most from Isenheim in y, 9, and 4

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  4. 78match · #4

    Ortica

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    less stroke contrast · 14% heavier

    Differs most from Isenheim in a, 7, and K

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  5. 77match · #5

    Career

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    49% heavier · more stroke contrast

    Differs most from Isenheim in O, A, and c

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  6. 76match · #6

    Jomolhari

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    less stroke contrast · 25% heavier · 7% narrower

    Differs most from Isenheim in O, y, and a

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  7. 76match · #7

    Gambarino

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    26% heavier · 12% narrower · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Isenheim in O, a, and Q

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  8. 75match · #8

    Gloock

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    62% heavier · more stroke contrast · 5% narrower

    Differs most from Isenheim in A, 8, and O

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  9. 75match · #9

    Cinzel

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    x-height 20% taller · less stroke contrast · 16% wider

    Differs most from Isenheim in A, B, and K

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  10. 74match · #10

    Sneaky Times

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    less stroke contrast · 12% narrower · 21% heavier

    Differs most from Isenheim in a, y, and O

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  11. 73match · #11

    Cardo

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    less stroke contrast · 12% narrower · x-height 12% shorter

    Differs most from Isenheim in a, 4, and j

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  12. 72match · #12

    Ibarra Real Nova

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    15% narrower · x-height 15% shorter · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Isenheim in y, i, and 1

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The 100 fonts like Isenheim, measured

Isenheim has more stroke contrast than almost all the fonts like it: 92 of the 99 have less stroke contrast and 4 more. What they keep most is Isenheim’s x-height: 31 are within 3% of it, Ortica the closest of them. 96 are serifs like Isenheim, and 4 display faces come close too, Aujournuit Wide the closest of them. They part from Isenheim most often in O (32 of the 100), 7 (19) and K (18).

Questions about fonts like Isenheim

What is the closest font to Isenheim?

Anticva, at 88 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Isenheim, it is 31% wider, with an x-height 58% taller and less stroke contrast. After it come Basteleur (87) and Nanum Myeongjo (81).

Is there a free alternative to Isenheim?

Isenheim is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Anticva, Basteleur and Nanum Myeongjo come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Gloock sets running text 2.2% narrower, with an x-height 1.6% taller.