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Fonts similar to Lineal

The fonts most like Lineal are Zerove (73 out of 100), Afacad (70) and Afacad Flux (70), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 41–70% of the em (Lineal’s is 53%) and lowercase letters 40–53% of the em wide (53%), and all twelve are sans serifs too. Where they differ, most have a shorter x-height (ten of twelve).

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  1. 73match · #1

    Zerove

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    x-height 31% taller

    Differs most from Lineal in K, N, and 5

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  2. 70match · #2

    Afacad

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    x-height 22% shorter · 15% narrower

    Differs most from Lineal in m, 5, and x

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  3. 70match · #3

    Afacad Flux

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    x-height 22% shorter · 15% narrower

    Differs most from Lineal in m, 5, and x

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  4. 69match · #4

    Outfit

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    x-height 11% shorter · 15% heavier · 4% narrower

    Differs most from Lineal in m, N, and 2

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  5. 69match · #5

    Nova Gothic

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    x-height 6% shorter

    Differs most from Lineal in m, n, and N

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  6. 69match · #6

    Jost

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    x-height 14% shorter · 11% narrower · 11% heavier

    Differs most from Lineal in m, N, and 5

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  7. 69match · #7

    VIVITA

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    x-height 12% shorter

    Differs most from Lineal in n, m, and N

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  8. 68match · #8

    Sulphur Point

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    x-height 7% shorter · 6% narrower · 10% lighter

    Differs most from Lineal in y, m, and N

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  9. 67match · #9

    Fundamental

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    23% narrower · 33% heavier · x-height 16% shorter

    Differs most from Lineal in X, N, and m

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  10. 64match · #10

    Grotesk

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    Nearly identical proportions

    Differs most from Lineal in N, K, and m

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  11. 64match · #11

    Josefin Sans

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    x-height 22% shorter · 17% heavier · more stroke contrast

    Differs most from Lineal in N, m, and 5

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  12. 63match · #12

    Alata

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    x-height 14% shorter · 26% heavier · more stroke contrast

    Differs most from Lineal in 0, 2, and m

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The 100 fonts like Lineal, measured

Lineal has a taller x-height than most fonts like it: 70 of the 100 have a shorter x-height and 3 a taller one. What they keep most is Lineal’s weight on the page: 45 are within 6% of it, Zerove the closest of them. They part from Lineal most often in m (93 of the 100), 2 (47) and n (47).

  • WidthLineal: 53% of the em

    44 narrower
    Afacad 70 · 15% narrower
    Afacad Flux 70 · 15% narrower
    40 within 3%
    Zerove 73 · 0.7% wider
    Nova Gothic 69 · 1.7% wider
    16 wider
    Involve 56 · 3% wider
    Geologica 54 · 4% wider

  • x-heightLineal: 53% of the em

    70 shorter
    Afacad 70 · x-height 22% shorter
    Afacad Flux 70 · x-height 22% shorter
    27 within 3%
    Grotesk 64 · x-height 2.4% shorter
    Involve 56 · x-height 2.6% taller
    3 taller
    Zerove 73 · x-height 31% taller
    Geomini 46 · x-height 9% taller

  • InkLineal: 41% ink

    28 lighter
    Sulphur Point 68 · 10% lighter
    Fifteen 60 · 19% lighter
    45 within 6%
    Zerove 73 · 1.6% lighter
    Afacad 70 · 3.5% heavier
    27 heavier
    Outfit 69 · 15% heavier
    Jost 69 · 11% heavier

  • ContrastLineal: 1.00 : 1

    0 less contrast
    None
    55 within 12%
    Zerove 73
    Afacad 70
    43 more contrast
    Josefin Sans 64 · more stroke contrast
    Alata 63 · more stroke contrast

  • StylesLineal: 7 weights

    33 in more weights
    Afacad Flux 70 · 10 weights
    Outfit 69 · 9 weights
    43 with italics
    Zerove 73 · 1 weight
    Afacad 70 · 4 weights
    45 variable
    Afacad 70 · 4 weights
    Afacad Flux 70 · 10 weights

  • LettersWhere they differ most

    1. m93 of 100
    2. 247 of 100
    3. n47 of 100

Questions about fonts like Lineal

What is the closest font to Lineal?

Zerove, at 73 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Lineal, it has an x-height 31% taller. After it come Afacad (70) and Afacad Flux (70).

Is there a free alternative to Lineal?

Lineal is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Zerove, Afacad and Afacad Flux come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Google Sans sets running text 2.7% narrower, with an x-height 4.3% shorter.