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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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  1. 84match · #1

    Caesar Dressing

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    x-height 26% taller · 7% narrower · 13% heavier

    Differs most from Lacquer in U, Z, and J

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  2. 76match · #2

    Freckle Face

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    53% heavier · 11% narrower · x-height 8% shorter

    Differs most from Lacquer in i, q, and T

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  3. 72match · #3

    Trade Winds

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    more stroke contrast · 21% heavier · x-height 6% shorter

    Differs most from Lacquer in Y, U, and M

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  4. 72match · #4

    Finger Paint

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    12% wider · 10% heavier · x-height 4% taller

    Differs most from Lacquer in C, e, and U

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  5. 71match · #5

    Margarine

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    30% heavier · more stroke contrast · 5% narrower

    Differs most from Lacquer in z, l, and 0

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  6. 71match · #6

    Creepster

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    54% heavier · x-height 25% taller · 16% narrower

    Differs most from Lacquer in N, 9, and T

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  7. 69match · #7

    Halt

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    37% heavier · x-height 15% shorter

    Differs most from Lacquer in U, C, and J

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  8. 68match · #8

    Flavors

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    x-height 17% taller · 13% narrower · 11% heavier

    Differs most from Lacquer in Y, t, and z

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  9. 68match · #9

    Protest Revolution

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    9% narrower

    Differs most from Lacquer in U, x, and l

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  10. 67match · #10

    Permanent Marker

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    37% heavier · 4% wider

    Differs most from Lacquer in U, J, and I

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  11. 66match · #11

    Free Cheese

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    69% heavier · 17% wider · more stroke contrast

    Differs most from Lacquer in 0, 6, and U

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  12. 66match · #12

    Dokdo

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    x-height 26% shorter · 13% narrower · more stroke contrast

    Differs most from Lacquer in n, F, and W

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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).

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.