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Fonts similar to Kavivanar

The fonts most like Kavivanar are Edu SA Beginner (62 out of 100), Playwrite New Zealand Basic (61) and Edu TAS Beginner (60), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 42–67% of the em (Kavivanar’s is 54%) and lowercase letters 37–55% of the em wide (48%), and eleven of them are handwriting faces too. Where they differ, most are heavier (eight of twelve).

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  1. 62match · #1

    Edu SA Beginner

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    x-height 23% shorter · 21% narrower · 11% heavier

    Differs most from Kavivanar in 9, 8, and e

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  2. 61match · #2

    Playwrite New Zealand Basic

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    12% wider · 13% heavier · x-height 5% shorter

    Differs most from Kavivanar in O, 9, and e

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  3. 60match · #3

    Edu TAS Beginner

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    x-height 23% shorter · 19% narrower · 12% heavier

    Differs most from Kavivanar in e, s, and I

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  4. 59match · #4

    Sriracha

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    45% heavier · more stroke contrast · x-height 9% shorter

    Differs most from Kavivanar in e, P, and W

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  5. 59match · #5

    Kite One

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    more stroke contrast · x-height 6% shorter

    Differs most from Kavivanar in J, e, and s

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  6. 58match · #6

    Sedgwick Ave

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    x-height 24% taller · 24% heavier · more stroke contrast

    Differs most from Kavivanar in 0, Z, and Y

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  7. 56match · #7

    Edu NSW ACT Foundation

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    24% narrower · x-height 23% shorter · 17% heavier

    Differs most from Kavivanar in 8, 9, and e

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  8. 55match · #8

    Gveret Levin

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    43% heavier · 12% wider

    Differs most from Kavivanar in 7, 5, and 2

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  9. 54match · #9

    Edu Australia VIC WA NT Hand

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    x-height 7% shorter · 12% lighter · more stroke contrast

    Differs most from Kavivanar in x, J, and e

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  10. 52match · #10

    Playpen Sans

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    11% wider · 11% heavier

    Differs most from Kavivanar in O, 8, and 0

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  11. 52match · #11

    Merienda

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    15% wider · more stroke contrast · x-height 10% taller

    Differs most from Kavivanar in Q, y, and 7

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  12. 51match · #12

    Edu VIC WA NT Beginner

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    x-height 22% shorter · 12% narrower

    Differs most from Kavivanar in x, 9, and 8

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The 100 fonts like Kavivanar, measured

Kavivanar has a taller x-height than most fonts like it: 70 of the 100 have a shorter x-height and 16 a taller one. Few keep Kavivanar’s proportions: at most 23 keep its weight on the page, within 6%, Kite One the closest of them. 77 are handwriting faces like Kavivanar, and 18 display faces, 4 sans serifs and 1 serif come close too, Kite One the closest of them. They part from Kavivanar most often in e (24 of the 100), R (15) and 8 (14).

Questions about fonts like Kavivanar

What is the closest font to Kavivanar?

Edu SA Beginner, at 62 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Kavivanar, it is 21% narrower and 11% heavier, with an x-height 23% shorter. After it come Playwrite New Zealand Basic (61) and Edu TAS Beginner (60).

Is there a free alternative to Kavivanar?

Kavivanar is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Edu SA Beginner, Playwrite New Zealand Basic and Edu TAS Beginner come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Sirin Stencil sets running text 2.7% narrower, with an x-height 4.8% shorter.