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Fonts similar to Karla

The fonts most like Karla are Estedad (84 out of 100), Phlatt Grotesk (79) and Special Gothic (77), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 43–52% of the em (Karla’s is 48%) and lowercase letters 45–53% of the em wide (52%), and all twelve are sans serifs too. Where they differ, most are narrower (nine of twelve).

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  1. 84match · #1

    Estedad

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    more stroke contrast

    Differs most from Karla in q, g, and Q

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  2. 79match · #2

    Phlatt Grotesk

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    6% narrower · 6% lighter

    Differs most from Karla in I, g, and J

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  3. 77match · #3

    Special Gothic

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    9% narrower · x-height 5% taller · 10% heavier

    Differs most from Karla in q, 2, and 5

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  4. 77match · #4

    Padauk

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    13% narrower · x-height 9% shorter · more stroke contrast

    Differs most from Karla in q, 2, and g

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  5. 76match · #5

    Mukta

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    9% narrower · 15% heavier · more stroke contrast

    Differs most from Karla in Q, 2, and q

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  6. 76match · #6

    Paysage

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    5% narrower · x-height 4% shorter

    Differs most from Karla in 2, t, and q

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  7. 76match · #7

    Helmet

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    23% heavier · x-height 7% shorter · 3% narrower

    Differs most from Karla in g, q, and o

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  8. 75match · #8

    Fixel

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    x-height 9% taller

    Differs most from Karla in 2, 3, and q

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  9. 73match · #9

    Kantumruy Pro

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    x-height 4% taller · 7% lighter

    Differs most from Karla in t, 2, and l

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  10. 73match · #10

    Cabinet Grotesk

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    8% narrower · 10% lighter

    Differs most from Karla in 2, H, and O

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  11. 72match · #11

    Meera Inimai

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    x-height 8% taller · 11% heavier · 5% narrower

    Differs most from Karla in Q, q, and g

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  12. 72match · #12

    Overused Grotesk

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    13% heavier · 6% narrower · x-height 4% taller

    Differs most from Karla in t, g, and Q

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The 100 fonts like Karla, measured

Karla has a shorter x-height than most fonts like it: 69 of the 100 have a taller x-height and 10 a shorter one. What they keep most is Karla’s weight on the page: 38 are within 6% of it, Estedad the closest of them. They part from Karla most often in q (46 of the 100), g (44) and 2 (41).

Questions about fonts like Karla

What is the closest font to Karla?

Estedad, at 84 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Karla, it has more stroke contrast. After it come Phlatt Grotesk (79) and Special Gothic (77).

Is there a free alternative to Karla?

Karla is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Estedad, Phlatt Grotesk and Special Gothic come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Estedad sets running text 1.1% wider, with an x-height 2.1% taller.