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Fonts similar to Katibeh

The fonts most like Katibeh are Smythe (65 out of 100), Jomhuria (64) and Peddana (59), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 28–70% of the em (Katibeh’s is 33%) and lowercase letters 28–62% of the em wide (36%), and five of them are display faces too. Where they differ, most are lighter (nine of twelve).

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  1. 65match · #1

    Smythe

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    x-height 42% taller · less stroke contrast · 16% lighter

    Differs most from Katibeh in 4, 8, and w

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  2. 64match · #2

    Jomhuria

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    49% heavier · 23% narrower · x-height 15% shorter

    Differs most from Katibeh in v, I, and L

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  3. 59match · #3

    Peddana

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    less stroke contrast · 11% narrower · 16% lighter

    Differs most from Katibeh in 4, g, and w

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  4. 58match · #4

    Lancelot

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    x-height 18% taller · less stroke contrast · 29% lighter

    Differs most from Katibeh in g, Q, and w

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  5. 58match · #5

    Parastoo

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    26% lighter · x-height 13% taller · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Katibeh in 4, g, and w

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  6. 54match · #6

    Ramsina

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    less stroke contrast · x-height 9% shorter · 14% heavier

    Differs most from Katibeh in w, 4, and v

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  7. 53match · #7

    Suravaram

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    less stroke contrast · 12% wider · 20% lighter

    Differs most from Katibeh in g, 4, and y

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  8. 52match · #8

    Bona Nova SC

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    34% wider · x-height 33% taller · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Katibeh in 4, Q, and O

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  9. 52match · #9

    Elsie Swash Caps

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    x-height 43% taller · 38% wider · 31% lighter

    Differs most from Katibeh in 4, g, and f

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  10. 50match · #10

    Luperca

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    x-height 111% taller · 70% wider · 65% lighter

    Differs most from Katibeh in 9, Q, and 6

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  11. 49match · #11

    Lateef

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    less stroke contrast · 8% lighter · 3% wider

    Differs most from Katibeh in w, 4, and v

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  12. 49match · #12

    Elsie

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    x-height 43% taller · 38% wider · 31% lighter

    Differs most from Katibeh in 4, g, and f

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The 100 fonts like Katibeh, measured

Katibeh has a shorter x-height than almost all the fonts like it: 93 of the 100 have a taller x-height and 5 a shorter one. Few keep Katibeh’s proportions: at most 8 keep its weight on the page, within 6%, Markazi Text the closest of them. 40 are display faces like Katibeh, and 56 serifs, 3 sans serifs and 1 handwriting font come close too, Peddana the closest of them. They part from Katibeh most often in 4 (53 of the 100), w (47) and g (34).

Questions about fonts like Katibeh

What is the closest font to Katibeh?

Smythe, at 65 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Katibeh, it is 16% lighter, with an x-height 42% taller and less stroke contrast. After it come Jomhuria (64) and Peddana (59).

Is there a free alternative to Katibeh?

Katibeh is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Smythe, Jomhuria and Peddana come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Peddana sets running text 2.9% narrower, with an x-height 4.8% shorter.