Fonts similar to Italiana
The fonts most like Italiana are Russolo (99 out of 100), Melodrama (88) and Belleza (68), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 29–70% of the em (Italiana’s is 50%) and lowercase letters 36–68% of the em wide (48%), and seven of them are sans serifs too. Where they differ, most have less stroke contrast (ten of twelve).
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99match · #1
Russolo
Find the font. Find its kind.54% heavier · less stroke contrast · 10% wider
Differs most from Italiana in 1, i, and 3
88match · #2
68match · #3
Belleza
Find the font. Find its kind.52% heavier · less stroke contrast · x-height 10% shorter
Differs most from Italiana in L, 8, and i
55match · #4
Philosopher
Find the font. Find its kind.53% heavier · less stroke contrast · x-height 6% shorter
Differs most from Italiana in r, 1, and k
55match · #5
Bodoni Moda SC
Find the font. Find its kind.40% heavier · 12% wider · less stroke contrast
Differs most from Italiana in 2, L, and E
54match · #6
Aboreto
Find the font. Find its kind.43% wider · x-height 40% taller · less stroke contrast
Differs most from Italiana in 1, U, and 5
52match · #7
Federo
Find the font. Find its kind.72% heavier · less stroke contrast · x-height 8% shorter
Differs most from Italiana in 1, 8, and I
51match · #8
Bodoni Moda
Find the font. Find its kind.40% heavier · 12% wider · less stroke contrast
Differs most from Italiana in 2, L, and E
48match · #9
Boska
Find the font. Find its kind.3% narrower · x-height 3% shorter
Differs most from Italiana in r, k, and L
46match · #10
Baltic
Find the font. Find its kind.31% wider · x-height 30% taller · less stroke contrast
Differs most from Italiana in F, P, and 2
41match · #11
Tenor Sans
Find the font. Find its kind.38% heavier · less stroke contrast · 10% wider
Differs most from Italiana in 3, 1, and O
40match · #12
Bernardo Moda Contrast
Find the font. Find its kind.103% heavier · x-height 43% shorter · 25% narrower
Differs most from Italiana in r, n, and m
The 100 fonts like Italiana, measured
Italiana has more stroke contrast than almost all the fonts like it: 89 of the 96 have less stroke contrast and 3 more. What they keep most is Italiana’s x-height: 35 are within 3% of it, Russolo the closest of them. 54 are sans serifs like Italiana, and 30 serifs and 16 display faces come close too, Bodoni Moda SC the closest of them. They part from Italiana most often in 1 (39 of the 100), L (28) and H (28).
WidthItaliana: 48% of the em
x-heightItaliana: 50% of the em
InkItaliana: 26% ink
ContrastItaliana: 8.50 : 1
StylesItaliana: one weight
LettersWhere they differ most
- 139 of 100
- L28 of 100
- H28 of 100
Questions about fonts like Italiana
What is the closest font to Italiana?
Russolo, at 99 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Italiana, it is 54% heavier and 10% wider, with less stroke contrast. After it come Melodrama (88) and Belleza (68).
Is there a free alternative to Italiana?
Italiana is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Russolo, Melodrama and Belleza come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Arya sets running text 3.0% narrower, with an x-height 4.0% shorter.