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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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  1. 99match · #1

    Estonia

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    x-height 33% shorter · more stroke contrast · 25% narrower

    Differs most from Jim Nightshade in f, S, and 9

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  2. 83match · #2

    East Sea Dokdo

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    x-height 35% shorter · 29% heavier · 4% wider

    Differs most from Jim Nightshade in H, U, and u

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  3. 77match · #3

    Comforter Brush

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    more stroke contrast · 7% narrower

    Differs most from Jim Nightshade in f, Y, and T

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  4. 77match · #4

    Homemade Apple

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    80% wider · x-height 29% taller · 10% heavier

    Differs most from Jim Nightshade in T, Y, and X

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  5. 74match · #5

    Island Moments

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    x-height 34% shorter · 21% lighter · 10% narrower

    Differs most from Jim Nightshade in Y, K, and d

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  6. 70match · #6

    Kolker Brush

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    x-height 56% shorter · 33% narrower · 39% heavier

    Differs most from Jim Nightshade in Y, K, and i

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  7. 69match · #7

    Babylonica

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    x-height 46% shorter · more stroke contrast · 15% narrower

    Differs most from Jim Nightshade in Y, f, and W

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  8. 67match · #8

    CAT Reporter

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    81% heavier · x-height 9% shorter · 6% narrower

    Differs most from Jim Nightshade in Y, f, and X

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  9. 67match · #9

    Splash

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    29% wider · 8% heavier

    Differs most from Jim Nightshade in H, K, and f

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  10. 64match · #10

    Are You Serious

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    x-height 24% shorter · 16% heavier · 4% wider

    Differs most from Jim Nightshade in G, A, and J

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  11. 63match · #11

    Caveat Brush

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    55% heavier · 17% wider · x-height 9% shorter

    Differs most from Jim Nightshade in X, Y, and g

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  12. 63match · #12

    Water Brush

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    less stroke contrast · 12% heavier · x-height 5% shorter

    Differs most from Jim Nightshade in K, A, and M

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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).

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.