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Fonts similar to Lancelot

The fonts most like Lancelot are Shafarik (70 out of 100), Forum (67) and Cinzel Decorative (61), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 33–70% of the em (Lancelot’s is 39%) and lowercase letters 35–68% of the em wide (41%), and six of them are display faces too. Where they differ, most are wider (nine of twelve).

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  1. 70match · #1

    Shafarik

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    more stroke contrast · 13% wider · x-height 12% taller

    Differs most from Lancelot in 4, 5, and D

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  2. 67match · #2

    Forum

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    11% wider · x-height 7% taller · 12% lighter

    Differs most from Lancelot in 4, Z, and c

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  3. 61match · #3

    Cinzel Decorative

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    x-height 78% taller · 68% wider · 47% lighter

    Differs most from Lancelot in 4, O, and M

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  4. 59match · #4

    Bona Nova

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    20% wider · x-height 12% taller · more stroke contrast

    Differs most from Lancelot in Z, 4, and q

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  5. 59match · #5

    Linden Hill

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    more stroke contrast · 7% wider · 11% heavier

    Differs most from Lancelot in Z, 4, and 7

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  6. 58match · #6

    Katibeh

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    more stroke contrast · 40% heavier · x-height 15% shorter

    Differs most from Lancelot in g, Q, and w

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  7. 54match · #7

    Parastoo

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    more stroke contrast · x-height 4% shorter · 3% narrower

    Differs most from Lancelot in 4, 1, and Z

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  8. 53match · #8

    Erode

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    15% wider · x-height 14% taller · 8% lighter

    Differs most from Lancelot in 1, 4, and 7

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  9. 51match · #9

    Libertinus Serif Display

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    more stroke contrast · 11% wider · x-height 5% taller

    Differs most from Lancelot in Q, 4, and b

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  10. 49match · #10

    Bona Nova SC

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    20% wider · x-height 12% taller · more stroke contrast

    Differs most from Lancelot in 4, Z, and 7

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  11. 49match · #11

    Radley

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    22% wider · more stroke contrast · x-height 12% taller

    Differs most from Lancelot in Z, 4, and 7

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  12. 47match · #12

    Smythe

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    x-height 20% taller · 13% narrower · 17% heavier

    Differs most from Lancelot in Q, g, and 4

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The 100 fonts like Lancelot, measured

Lancelot is narrower than most fonts like it: 84 of the 100 are wider and 10 narrower. Few keep Lancelot’s proportions: at most 21 keep its weight on the page, within 6%, Parastoo the closest of them. 22 are display faces like Lancelot, and 78 serifs come close too, Bona Nova the closest of them. They part from Lancelot most often in 4 (70 of the 100), Z (46) and Q (31).

Questions about fonts like Lancelot

What is the closest font to Lancelot?

Shafarik, at 70 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Lancelot, it is 13% wider, with more stroke contrast and an x-height 12% taller. After it come Forum (67) and Cinzel Decorative (61).

Is there a free alternative to Lancelot?

Lancelot is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Shafarik, Forum and Cinzel Decorative come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Parastoo sets running text to the same width, with an x-height 4.4% shorter.