Fonts similar to Lacquer
The fonts most like Lacquer are Caesar Dressing (84 out of 100), Freckle Face (76) and Trade Winds (72), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 43–74% of the em (Lacquer’s is 59%) and lowercase letters 45–62% of the em wide (53%), and eleven of them are display faces too. Where they differ, most are heavier (ten of twelve).
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84match · #1
Caesar Dressing
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 26% taller · 7% narrower · 13% heavier
Differs most from Lacquer in U, Z, and J
76match · #2
Freckle Face
Find the font. Find its kind.53% heavier · 11% narrower · x-height 8% shorter
Differs most from Lacquer in i, q, and T
72match · #3
Trade Winds
Find the font. Find its kind.more stroke contrast · 21% heavier · x-height 6% shorter
Differs most from Lacquer in Y, U, and M
72match · #4
Finger Paint
Find the font. Find its kind.12% wider · 10% heavier · x-height 4% taller
Differs most from Lacquer in C, e, and U
71match · #5
Margarine
Find the font. Find its kind.30% heavier · more stroke contrast · 5% narrower
Differs most from Lacquer in z, l, and 0
71match · #6
Creepster
Find the font. Find its kind.54% heavier · x-height 25% taller · 16% narrower
Differs most from Lacquer in N, 9, and T
69match · #7
Halt
Find the font. Find its kind.37% heavier · x-height 15% shorter
Differs most from Lacquer in U, C, and J
68match · #8
Flavors
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 17% taller · 13% narrower · 11% heavier
Differs most from Lacquer in Y, t, and z
68match · #9
67match · #10
Permanent Marker
Find the font. Find its kind.37% heavier · 4% wider
Differs most from Lacquer in U, J, and I
66match · #11
Free Cheese
Find the font. Find its kind.69% heavier · 17% wider · more stroke contrast
Differs most from Lacquer in 0, 6, and U
66match · #12
Dokdo
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 26% shorter · 13% narrower · more stroke contrast
Differs most from Lacquer in n, F, and W
The 100 fonts like Lacquer, measured
Lacquer has less stroke contrast than most fonts like it: 52 of the 66 have more stroke contrast and 1 less. Few keep Lacquer’s proportions: at most 11 keep its x-height, within 3%, Protest Revolution the closest of them. 70 are display faces like Lacquer, and 28 handwriting faces and 2 serifs come close too, Permanent Marker the closest of them. They part from Lacquer most often in U (31 of the 100), x (22) and i (17).
WidthLacquer: 53% of the em
x-heightLacquer: 59% of the em
InkLacquer: 41% ink
ContrastLacquer: 0.78 : 1
- 1 less contrast
- Creepster 71 · less stroke contrast
StylesLacquer: one weight
- 1 variable
- Shantell Sans 47 · 6 weights
LettersWhere they differ most
- U31 of 100
- x22 of 100
- i17 of 100
Questions about fonts like Lacquer
What is the closest font to Lacquer?
Caesar Dressing, at 84 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Lacquer, it is 7% narrower and 13% heavier, with an x-height 26% taller. After it come Freckle Face (76) and Trade Winds (72).
Is there a free alternative to Lacquer?
Lacquer is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Caesar Dressing, Freckle Face and Trade Winds come closest.