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Fonts similar to Lusitana

The fonts most like Lusitana are Castoro (82 out of 100), Junicode (80) and Crimson Text (79), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 42–50% of the em (Lusitana’s is 43%) and lowercase letters 43–53% of the em wide (48%), and all twelve are serifs too. Where they differ, most are lighter (seven of twelve).

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  1. 82match · #1

    Castoro

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    more stroke contrast · x-height 10% taller · 6% wider

    Differs most from Lusitana in y, 5, and O

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  2. 80match · #2

    Junicode

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    10% narrower · more stroke contrast · 7% lighter

    Differs most from Lusitana in 4, 5, and j

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  3. 79match · #3

    Crimson Text

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    8% narrower · 8% lighter

    Differs most from Lusitana in Z, 5, and 7

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  4. 79match · #4

    Average

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    x-height 5% taller · less stroke contrast · 7% lighter

    Differs most from Lusitana in 4, t, and e

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  5. 78match · #5

    Lustria

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    x-height 16% taller · 11% wider · 19% lighter

    Differs most from Lusitana in t, z, and C

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  6. 77match · #6

    Amiri

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    8% narrower · more stroke contrast · 10% lighter

    Differs most from Lusitana in Z, e, and 5

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  7. 77match · #7

    ET Book

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    5% narrower · x-height 4% shorter · more stroke contrast

    Differs most from Lusitana in 5, S, and j

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  8. 76match · #8

    Vollkorn

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    x-height 6% taller · 5% wider

    Differs most from Lusitana in t, 0, and 3

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  9. 75match · #9

    Gambetta

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    23% lighter · 5% wider · more stroke contrast

    Differs most from Lusitana in 3, Z, and 5

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  10. 74match · #10

    Libertinus Serif

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    more stroke contrast · 8% lighter · 3% narrower

    Differs most from Lusitana in t, Q, and 5

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  11. 74match · #11

    Ruwudu

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    7% heavier · x-height 3% shorter

    Differs most from Lusitana in 3, Q, and 5

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  12. 74match · #12

    Esteban

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

    Differs most from Lusitana in s, O, and 9

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The 100 fonts like Lusitana, measured

Lusitana has a shorter x-height than most fonts like it: 66 of the 100 have a taller x-height and 12 a shorter one. What they keep most is Lusitana’s weight on the page: 37 are within 6% of it, Castoro the closest of them. 99 are serifs like Lusitana, and 1 display font comes close too: Castoro Titling. They part from Lusitana most often in 5 (27 of the 100), Z (18) and 0 (17).

Questions about fonts like Lusitana

What is the closest font to Lusitana?

Castoro, at 82 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Lusitana, it is 6% wider, with more stroke contrast and an x-height 10% taller. After it come Junicode (80) and Crimson Text (79).

Is there a free alternative to Lusitana?

Lusitana is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Castoro, Junicode and Crimson Text come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Libertinus Serif sets running text 1.2% narrower, with an x-height 0.7% shorter.