Fonts similar to Karma
The fonts most like Karma are Maitree (91 out of 100), Petrona (87) and Scope One (87), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 44–54% of the em (Karma’s is 49%) and lowercase letters 47–54% of the em wide (49%), and all twelve are serifs too. Where they differ, most are heavier (seven of twelve).
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The original · Karma
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91match · #1
87match · #2
Petrona
Find the font. Find its kind.more stroke contrast · x-height 9% shorter · 9% heavier
Differs most from Karma in a, C, and 7
87match · #3
Scope One
Find the font. Find its kind.22% lighter · 7% wider · less stroke contrast
Differs most from Karma in j, 6, and O
81match · #4
Asar
Find the font. Find its kind.23% heavier · more stroke contrast · x-height 6% shorter
Differs most from Karma in 4, 9, and 6
75match · #5
Halant
Find the font. Find its kind.more stroke contrast · 10% lighter · x-height 3% taller
Differs most from Karma in a, L, and T
75match · #6
Caladea
Find the font. Find its kind.18% heavier · more stroke contrast · x-height 4% shorter
Differs most from Karma in u, Z, and 4
72match · #7
Gowun Batang
Find the font. Find its kind.23% lighter · x-height 10% taller · less stroke contrast
Differs most from Karma in O, i, and F
72match · #8
CMU Concrete
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 6% shorter · 11% heavier · less stroke contrast
Differs most from Karma in E, F, and u
71match · #9
Antic Slab
Find the font. Find its kind.11% wider · less stroke contrast · 11% lighter
Differs most from Karma in o, E, and r
70match · #10
70match · #11
Fjord One
Find the font. Find its kind.18% heavier · x-height 5% shorter · 4% wider
Differs most from Karma in J, 4, and r
69match · #12
Cambo
Find the font. Find its kind.15% heavier · more stroke contrast · 5% wider
Differs most from Karma in u, m, and n
The 100 fonts like Karma, measured
Karma is lighter than most fonts like it: 74 of the 100 are heavier and 8 lighter. What they keep most is Karma’s x-height: 25 are within 3% of it, Maitree the closest of them. They part from Karma most often in C (31 of the 100), a (23) and F (23).
WidthKarma: 49% of the em
x-heightKarma: 49% of the em
InkKarma: 37% ink
ContrastKarma: 1.48 : 1
StylesKarma: 5 weights
LettersWhere they differ most
- C31 of 100
- a23 of 100
- F23 of 100
Questions about fonts like Karma
What is the closest font to Karma?
Maitree, at 91 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Karma, it is 8% wider. After it come Petrona (87) and Scope One (87).
Is there a free alternative to Karma?
Karma is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Maitree, Petrona and Scope One come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Cambo sets running text 1.9% wider, with an x-height 3.5% taller.