Fonts similar to Krub
The fonts most like Krub are Glory (75 out of 100), News Cycle (72) and Nebula Sans (72), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 47–65% of the em (Krub’s is 55%) and lowercase letters 42–62% of the em wide (53%), and all twelve are sans serifs too. Where they differ, most have a shorter x-height (nine of twelve).
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The original · Krub
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75match · #1
Glory
Find the font. Find its kind.19% narrower · x-height 14% shorter · 20% heavier
Differs most from Krub in N, b, and q
72match · #2
News Cycle
Find the font. Find its kind.18% narrower · x-height 6% shorter · 10% heavier
Differs most from Krub in M, X, and v
72match · #3
Nebula Sans
Find the font. Find its kind.5% wider · x-height 3% shorter
Differs most from Krub in X, o, and M
69match · #4
Arsenal SC
Find the font. Find its kind.15% narrower · more stroke contrast · x-height 9% shorter
Differs most from Krub in X, M, and V
69match · #5
Sintony
Find the font. Find its kind.13% heavier · 4% wider · x-height 4% taller
Differs most from Krub in V, X, and w
68match · #6
Athiti
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 14% shorter · 11% narrower
Differs most from Krub in x, g, and z
66match · #7
Kedebideri
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 9% shorter · 8% narrower · 7% heavier
Differs most from Krub in x, w, and o
65match · #8
65match · #9
Cooper Hewitt
Find the font. Find its kind.7% narrower · 12% heavier · x-height 4% shorter
Differs most from Krub in V, x, and w
64match · #10
Julius Sans One
Find the font. Find its kind.46% lighter · x-height 18% taller · 18% wider
Differs most from Krub in O, X, and Q
64match · #11
Arsenal
Find the font. Find its kind.15% narrower · more stroke contrast · x-height 9% shorter
Differs most from Krub in X, M, and v
64match · #12
Boon
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 9% shorter · 7% narrower · 9% heavier
Differs most from Krub in X, u, and M
The 100 fonts like Krub, measured
Krub has a taller x-height than most fonts like it: 82 of the 100 have a shorter x-height and 6 a taller one. What they keep most is Krub’s width: 26 are within 3% of it, Junction the closest of them. They part from Krub most often in x (68 of the 100), v (57) and M (48).
WidthKrub: 53% of the em
x-heightKrub: 55% of the em
InkKrub: 33% ink
ContrastKrub: 1.25 : 1
StylesKrub: 6 weights with italics
LettersWhere they differ most
- x68 of 100
- v57 of 100
- M48 of 100
Questions about fonts like Krub
What is the closest font to Krub?
Glory, at 75 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Krub, it is 19% narrower and 20% heavier, with an x-height 14% shorter. After it come News Cycle (72) and Nebula Sans (72).
Is there a free alternative to Krub?
Krub is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Glory, News Cycle and Nebula Sans come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Junction sets running text 2.2% wider, with the same x-height.