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Fonts similar to Lobster

The fonts most like Lobster are Flubby (89 out of 100), Sansita Swashed (87) and Lily Script One (86), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 40–64% of the em (Lobster’s is 56%) and lowercase letters 41–83% of the em wide (44%), and all twelve are display faces too. Where they differ, most are wider (eight of twelve).

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  1. 89match · #1

    Flubby

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    x-height 15% taller · 19% lighter · 6% wider

    Differs most from Lobster in Y, W, and M

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  2. 87match · #2

    Sansita Swashed

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    15% lighter · less stroke contrast · 6% wider

    Differs most from Lobster in Z, s, and g

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  3. 86match · #3

    Lily Script One

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    x-height 11% shorter · 10% wider · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Lobster in r, z, and 7

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  4. 82match · #4

    Oleo Script

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    x-height 21% shorter · 14% heavier · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Lobster in j, f, and z

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  5. 81match · #5

    Oleo Script Swash Caps

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    x-height 21% shorter · 14% heavier · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Lobster in Z, j, and f

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  6. 72match · #6

    Playball

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    x-height 28% shorter · 8% narrower · more stroke contrast

    Differs most from Lobster in Z, b, and y

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  7. 67match · #7

    Nova Script

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    20% wider · 34% lighter · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Lobster in S, c, and Q

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  8. 67match · #8

    Fugaz One

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    28% wider · less stroke contrast · x-height 12% shorter

    Differs most from Lobster in x, S, and E

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  9. 61match · #9

    Racing Sans One

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    x-height 23% shorter · 20% wider · 24% heavier

    Differs most from Lobster in x, S, and v

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  10. 60match · #10

    Contrail One

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    less stroke contrast · x-height 6% taller · 11% lighter

    Differs most from Lobster in x, 7, and E

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  11. 60match · #11

    Sonsie One

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    86% wider · more stroke contrast · 20% heavier

    Differs most from Lobster in s, Z, and f

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  12. 59match · #12

    Shrikhand

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    40% wider · 29% heavier · x-height 5% shorter

    Differs most from Lobster in s, z, and g

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The 100 fonts like Lobster, measured

Lobster has more stroke contrast than most fonts like it: 65 of the 85 have less stroke contrast and 12 more. Few keep Lobster’s proportions: at most 20 keep its weight on the page, within 6%, Lemon the closest of them. 56 are display faces like Lobster, and 39 handwriting faces, 4 sans serifs and 1 serif come close too, Courgette the closest of them. They part from Lobster most often in Z (34 of the 100), j (24) and 2 (19).

Questions about fonts like Lobster

What is the closest font to Lobster?

Flubby, at 89 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Lobster, it is 19% lighter and 6% wider, with an x-height 15% taller. After it come Sansita Swashed (87) and Lily Script One (86).

Is there a free alternative to Lobster?

Lobster is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Flubby, Sansita Swashed and Lily Script One come closest.