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Fonts similar to Josefin Sans

The fonts most like Josefin Sans are Alata (85 out of 100), Jost (83) and League Spartan (81), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 41–50% of the em (Josefin Sans’s is 41%) and lowercase letters 40–53% of the em wide (50%), and all twelve are sans serifs too. Where they differ, most have a taller x-height (nine of twelve).

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  1. 85match · #1

    Alata

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    x-height 11% taller · 8% heavier

    Differs most from Josefin Sans in 4, e, and 1

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  2. 83match · #2

    Jost

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    x-height 11% taller · 6% narrower

    Differs most from Josefin Sans in a, e, and 3

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  3. 81match · #3

    League Spartan

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    8% narrower

    Differs most from Josefin Sans in W, 3, and M

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  4. 79match · #4

    Glacial Indifference

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    15% lighter · 7% narrower · x-height 6% taller

    Differs most from Josefin Sans in z, M, and S

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  5. 79match · #5

    Outfit

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    x-height 15% taller · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Josefin Sans in z, 4, and u

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  6. 78match · #6

    Afacad Flux

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    10% narrower · 12% lighter · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Josefin Sans in 1, Z, and k

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  7. 78match · #7

    Afacad

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    10% narrower · 12% lighter · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Josefin Sans in 1, Z, and k

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  8. 74match · #8

    VIVITA

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    x-height 13% taller · 12% lighter · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Josefin Sans in f, n, and m

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  9. 71match · #9

    Geom

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    x-height 19% taller

    Differs most from Josefin Sans in t, z, and f

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  10. 70match · #10

    Sen

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    x-height 18% taller · 16% lighter · 6% wider

    Differs most from Josefin Sans in t, I, and 3

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  11. 69match · #11

    Nova Gothic

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    x-height 21% taller · 18% lighter · 7% wider

    Differs most from Josefin Sans in 3, u, and 0

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  12. 69match · #12

    Fundamental

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    19% narrower · x-height 8% taller · 13% heavier

    Differs most from Josefin Sans in N, 3, and 7

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The 100 fonts like Josefin Sans, measured

Josefin Sans has a shorter x-height than almost all the fonts like it: 96 of the 100 have a taller x-height and 1 a shorter one. Few keep Josefin Sans’s proportions: at most 24 keep its width, within 3%, Alata the closest of them. They part from Josefin Sans most often in z (49 of the 100), 3 (43) and a (32).

  • WidthJosefin Sans: 50% of the em

    18 narrower
    Jost 83 · 6% narrower
    League Spartan 81 · 8% narrower
    24 within 3%
    Alata 85 · 2.9% wider
    Outfit 79 · 0.9% wider
    58 wider
    VIVITA 74 · 4% wider
    Sen 70 · 6% wider

  • x-heightJosefin Sans: 41% of the em

    1 shorter
    Solitus 61 · x-height 4% shorter
    3 within 3%
    League Spartan 81 · x-height 0.8% shorter
    Afacad Flux 78 · x-height 0.6% taller
    96 taller
    Alata 85 · x-height 11% taller
    Jost 83 · x-height 11% taller

  • InkJosefin Sans: 48% ink

    82 lighter
    Glacial Indifference 79 · 15% lighter
    Afacad Flux 78 · 12% lighter
    12 within 6%
    Jost 83 · 5.1% lighter
    League Spartan 81 · 0.6% lighter
    6 heavier
    Alata 85 · 8% heavier
    Fundamental 69 · 13% heavier

  • ContrastJosefin Sans: 1.22 : 1

    24 less contrast
    Glacial Indifference 79 · less stroke contrast
    Outfit 79 · less stroke contrast
    75 within 12%
    Alata 85
    Jost 83
    1 more contrast
    Federo 52 · more stroke contrast

  • StylesJosefin Sans: 7 weights with italics

    42 in more weights
    Jost 83 · 9 weights
    League Spartan 81 · 9 weights

  • LettersWhere they differ most

    1. z49 of 100
    2. 343 of 100
    3. a32 of 100

Questions about fonts like Josefin Sans

What is the closest font to Josefin Sans?

Alata, at 85 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Josefin Sans, it is 8% heavier, with an x-height 11% taller. After it come Jost (83) and League Spartan (81).

Is there a free alternative to Josefin Sans?

Josefin Sans is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Alata, Jost and League Spartan come closest.