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Fonts similar to Judson

The fonts most like Judson are Frank Ruhl Libre (82 out of 100), Arapey (81) and Bona Nova SC (81), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 38–50% of the em (Judson’s is 44%) and lowercase letters 39–53% of the em wide (48%), and all twelve are serifs too.

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  1. 82match · #1

    Frank Ruhl Libre

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    x-height 6% taller · 3% wider

    Differs most from Judson in g, Q, and 2

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  2. 81match · #2

    Arapey

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    8% narrower · 15% lighter

    Differs most from Judson in g, 8, and Q

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  3. 81match · #3

    Bona Nova SC

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    less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Judson in Q, J, and 4

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  4. 80match · #4

    Abhaya Libre

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    x-height 6% shorter · 11% lighter

    Differs most from Judson in i, g, and 4

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  5. 80match · #5

    STIX Two Text

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    x-height 7% taller · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Judson in g, Q, and 1

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  6. 79match · #6

    Sree Krushnadevaraya

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    x-height 14% shorter · 17% heavier · 8% narrower

    Differs most from Judson in 1, g, and j

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  7. 78match · #7

    Halant

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    x-height 15% taller · less stroke contrast · 18% lighter

    Differs most from Judson in g, e, and d

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  8. 77match · #8

    Erode

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    less stroke contrast · 14% lighter

    Differs most from Judson in g, Q, and b

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  9. 77match · #9

    Unna

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    5% narrower · x-height 5% shorter

    Differs most from Judson in g, i, and b

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  10. 76match · #10

    Parastoo

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    18% narrower · x-height 15% shorter · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Judson in g, m, and u

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  11. 73match · #11

    Brygada 1918

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    11% wider · less stroke contrast · x-height 5% taller

    Differs most from Judson in g, p, and b

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  12. 72match · #12

    Suranna

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    more stroke contrast · 10% narrower · x-height 7% shorter

    Differs most from Judson in 1, g, and i

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The 100 fonts like Judson, measured

Fonts like Judson lean most in stroke contrast, where 58 of the 100 have less stroke contrast and 21 more. What they keep most is Judson’s weight on the page: 44 are within 6% of it, Frank Ruhl Libre the closest of them. They part from Judson most often in g (88 of the 100), T (25) and 1 (18).

Questions about fonts like Judson

What is the closest font to Judson?

Frank Ruhl Libre, at 82 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Judson, it is 3% wider, with an x-height 6% taller. After it come Arapey (81) and Bona Nova SC (81).

Is there a free alternative to Judson?

Judson is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Frank Ruhl Libre, Arapey and Bona Nova SC come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, UNAL Ancizar Serif sets running text 2.1% narrower, with an x-height 2.3% taller.