Fonts similar to Jim Nightshade
The fonts most like Jim Nightshade are Estonia (99 out of 100), East Sea Dokdo (83) and Comforter Brush (77), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 20–59% of the em (Jim Nightshade’s is 45%) and lowercase letters 22–60% of the em wide (34%), and all twelve are handwriting faces too. Where they differ, most have a shorter x-height (nine of twelve).
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99match · #1
Estonia
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 33% shorter · more stroke contrast · 25% narrower
Differs most from Jim Nightshade in f, S, and 9
83match · #2
East Sea Dokdo
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 35% shorter · 29% heavier · 4% wider
Differs most from Jim Nightshade in H, U, and u
77match · #3
Comforter Brush
Find the font. Find its kind.more stroke contrast · 7% narrower
Differs most from Jim Nightshade in f, Y, and T
77match · #4
Homemade Apple
Find the font. Find its kind.80% wider · x-height 29% taller · 10% heavier
Differs most from Jim Nightshade in T, Y, and X
74match · #5
Island Moments
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 34% shorter · 21% lighter · 10% narrower
Differs most from Jim Nightshade in Y, K, and d
70match · #6
Kolker Brush
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 56% shorter · 33% narrower · 39% heavier
Differs most from Jim Nightshade in Y, K, and i
69match · #7
Babylonica
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 46% shorter · more stroke contrast · 15% narrower
Differs most from Jim Nightshade in Y, f, and W
67match · #8
CAT Reporter
Find the font. Find its kind.81% heavier · x-height 9% shorter · 6% narrower
Differs most from Jim Nightshade in Y, f, and X
67match · #9
Splash
Find the font. Find its kind.29% wider · 8% heavier
Differs most from Jim Nightshade in H, K, and f
64match · #10
Are You Serious
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 24% shorter · 16% heavier · 4% wider
Differs most from Jim Nightshade in G, A, and J
63match · #11
Caveat Brush
Find the font. Find its kind.55% heavier · 17% wider · x-height 9% shorter
Differs most from Jim Nightshade in X, Y, and g
63match · #12
Water Brush
Find the font. Find its kind.less stroke contrast · 12% heavier · x-height 5% shorter
Differs most from Jim Nightshade in K, A, and M
The 100 fonts like Jim Nightshade, measured
Jim Nightshade is narrower than most fonts like it: 65 of the 100 are wider and 31 narrower. Few keep Jim Nightshade’s proportions: at most 22 keep its weight on the page, within 6%, Comforter Brush the closest of them. 81 are handwriting faces like Jim Nightshade, and 15 display faces and 4 serifs come close too, Yuji Boku the closest of them. They part from Jim Nightshade most often in f (46 of the 100), Y (41) and A (26).
WidthJim Nightshade: 34% of the em
x-heightJim Nightshade: 45% of the em
InkJim Nightshade: 41% ink
ContrastJim Nightshade: 1.01 : 1
StylesJim Nightshade: one weight
- 1 variable
- Caveat 56 · 4 weights
LettersWhere they differ most
- f46 of 100
- Y41 of 100
- A26 of 100
Questions about fonts like Jim Nightshade
What is the closest font to Jim Nightshade?
Estonia, at 99 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Jim Nightshade, it is 25% narrower, with an x-height 33% shorter and more stroke contrast. After it come East Sea Dokdo (83) and Comforter Brush (77).
Is there a free alternative to Jim Nightshade?
Jim Nightshade is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Estonia, East Sea Dokdo and Comforter Brush come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Water Brush sets running text 2.4% narrower, with an x-height 4.9% shorter.