Fonts similar to January
The fonts most like January are Elms Sans (77 out of 100), Raleway (76) and THICCCBOI (76), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 47–65% of the em (January’s is 49%) and lowercase letters 46–62% of the em wide (53%), and all twelve are sans serifs too. Where they differ, most are heavier (seven of twelve).
Matched by the letters themselves · early version
The original · January
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77match · #1
76match · #2
76match · #3
THICCCBOI
Find the font. Find its kind.Nearly identical proportions
Differs most from January in F, 4, and J
75match · #4
Red Hat Text
Find the font. Find its kind.14% heavier · 7% narrower
Differs most from January in 6, J, and a
75match · #5
Urbanist
Find the font. Find its kind.18% heavier · 5% narrower
Differs most from January in t, l, and M
75match · #6
73match · #7
Julius Sans One
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 33% taller · 45% lighter · 16% wider
Differs most from January in 8, M, and 9
73match · #8
Red Hat Display
Find the font. Find its kind.17% heavier · 7% narrower
Differs most from January in J, 6, and a
72match · #9
Wix Madefor Display
Find the font. Find its kind.17% heavier · more stroke contrast
Differs most from January in l, J, and a
71match · #10
70match · #11
Didact Gothic
Find the font. Find its kind.12% narrower · 19% heavier · x-height 4% shorter
Differs most from January in I, t, and l
70match · #12
CMU Bright
Find the font. Find its kind.13% narrower · more stroke contrast · x-height 3% shorter
Differs most from January in a, 6, and l
The 100 fonts like January, measured
January is lighter than most fonts like it: 82 of the 100 are heavier and 5 lighter. What they keep most is January’s x-height: 42 are within 3% of it, Elms Sans the closest of them. 99 are sans serifs like January, and 1 display font comes close too: Poiret One. They part from January most often in a (59 of the 100), l (35) and 6 (28).
WidthJanuary: 53% of the em
x-heightJanuary: 49% of the em
InkJanuary: 32% ink
ContrastJanuary: 1.04 : 1
- 1 less contrast
- Ribes 56 · less stroke contrast
StylesJanuary: one weight
LettersWhere they differ most
- a59 of 100
- l35 of 100
- 628 of 100
Questions about fonts like January
What is the closest font to January?
Elms Sans, at 77 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to January, it is 20% heavier. After it come Raleway (76) and THICCCBOI (76).
Is there a free alternative to January?
January is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Elms Sans, Raleway and THICCCBOI come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Elms Sans sets running text 2.5% narrower, with an x-height 1.7% shorter.