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Fonts similar to Kobata

The fonts most like Kobata are Pixelify Sans (74 out of 100), Jacquarda Bastarda 9 (71) and Vyaz Pixel (68), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 36–82% of the em (Kobata’s is 50%) and lowercase letters 35–57% of the em wide (45%), and eight of them are display faces too. Where they differ, most are narrower (seven of twelve).

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  1. 74match · #1

    Pixelify Sans

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    27% wider · x-height 10% shorter · 7% lighter

    Differs most from Kobata in I, O, and Q

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  2. 71match · #2

    Jacquarda Bastarda 9

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    17% wider · 20% lighter · x-height 8% shorter

    Differs most from Kobata in I, o, and Q

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  3. 68match · #3

    Vyaz Pixel

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    x-height 64% taller · 17% narrower

    Differs most from Kobata in O, Q, and T

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  4. 61match · #4

    Micro 5

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    x-height 27% shorter · 23% narrower

    Differs most from Kobata in T, E, and O

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  5. 56match · #5

    Jersey 10

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    29% heavier · x-height 14% shorter · 13% narrower

    Differs most from Kobata in T, O, and Q

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  6. 55match · #6

    Facade

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    x-height 14% taller · 26% lighter

    Differs most from Kobata in E, O, and e

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  7. 53match · #7

    Galmuri Condensed

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    x-height 33% taller · 14% narrower · 20% lighter

    Differs most from Kobata in O, Q, and T

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  8. 52match · #8

    Handjet

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    203% heavier · 18% narrower · x-height 6% shorter

    Differs most from Kobata in I, E, and O

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  9. 52match · #9

    Redaction 100

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    12% wider

    Differs most from Kobata in O, Q, and F

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  10. 52match · #10

    Jacquard 12

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    x-height 24% shorter · 8% narrower · 7% heavier

    Differs most from Kobata in I, O, and Q

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  11. 51match · #11

    Jersey 15

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    x-height 19% shorter · 27% heavier · 8% narrower

    Differs most from Kobata in O, Q, and F

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  12. 51match · #12

    Fusion Pixel 10px Monospaced JP

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    10% wider · 7% lighter

    Differs most from Kobata in I, O, and T

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The 100 fonts like Kobata, measured

Kobata is narrower than most fonts like it: 66 of the 100 are wider and 29 narrower. Few keep Kobata’s proportions: at most 23 keep its x-height, within 3%, Redaction 100 the closest of them. 71 are display faces like Kobata, and 17 sans serifs, 9 monospaced fonts and 3 serifs come close too, Vyaz Pixel the closest of them. They part from Kobata most often in I (58 of the 100), O (53) and Q (25).

Questions about fonts like Kobata

What is the closest font to Kobata?

Pixelify Sans, at 74 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Kobata, it is 27% wider and 7% lighter, with an x-height 10% shorter. After it come Jacquarda Bastarda 9 (71) and Vyaz Pixel (68).

Is there a free alternative to Kobata?

Kobata is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Pixelify Sans, Jacquarda Bastarda 9 and Vyaz Pixel come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Redaction 100 sets running text to the same width, with the same x-height.