Fonts similar to Jaro
The fonts most like Jaro are Delta Block (80 out of 100), RiottosaVF (72) and Tanker (67), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 40–80% of the em (Jaro’s is 55%) and lowercase letters 39–80% of the em wide (47%), and seven of them are sans serifs too.
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80match · #1
Delta Block
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 14% taller · 9% wider · less stroke contrast
Differs most from Jaro in x, Z, and T
72match · #2
RiottosaVF
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 45% taller · 10% wider · 20% heavier
Differs most from Jaro in I, Z, and 7
67match · #3
Tanker
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 36% taller · 6% narrower · less stroke contrast
Differs most from Jaro in S, 2, and P
65match · #4
Unitblock
Find the font. Find its kind.12% narrower · 22% lighter · less stroke contrast
Differs most from Jaro in J, R, and d
64match · #5
Tac One
Find the font. Find its kind.more stroke contrast · x-height 27% shorter · 21% heavier
Differs most from Jaro in P, z, and B
61match · #6
Blaec
Find the font. Find its kind.69% wider · x-height 33% taller · 12% heavier
Differs most from Jaro in Z, 8, and N
60match · #7
WDXL Lubrifont JP N
Find the font. Find its kind.17% narrower · x-height 12% shorter · 16% lighter
Differs most from Jaro in x, I, and V
59match · #8
Norwester
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 27% taller · 19% lighter · 9% wider
Differs most from Jaro in X, V, and A
58match · #9
58match · #10
Riottosa
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 45% taller · 28% lighter · less stroke contrast
Differs most from Jaro in 7, I, and Z
57match · #11
Gajraj One
Find the font. Find its kind.more stroke contrast · 38% wider · 29% heavier
Differs most from Jaro in z, f, and L
56match · #12
Jockey One
Find the font. Find its kind.10% narrower · x-height 7% shorter
Differs most from Jaro in Y, V, and A
The 100 fonts like Jaro, measured
Fonts like Jaro lean most in stroke contrast, where 39 of the 70 have less stroke contrast and 13 more. Few keep Jaro’s proportions: at most 22 keep its weight on the page, within 6%, Delta Block the closest of them. 43 are sans serifs like Jaro, and 53 display faces, 3 monospaced fonts and 1 serif come close too, RiottosaVF the closest of them. They part from Jaro most often in T (18 of the 100), V (18) and Z (17).
WidthJaro: 47% of the em
x-heightJaro: 55% of the em
InkJaro: 65% ink
ContrastJaro: 1.36 : 1
StylesJaro: one weight
LettersWhere they differ most
- T18 of 100
- V18 of 100
- Z17 of 100
Questions about fonts like Jaro
What is the closest font to Jaro?
Delta Block, at 80 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Jaro, it is 9% wider, with an x-height 14% taller and less stroke contrast. After it come RiottosaVF (72) and Tanker (67).
Is there a free alternative to Jaro?
Jaro is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Delta Block, RiottosaVF and Tanker come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Iceberg sets running text 1.0% wider, with the same x-height.