Fonts similar to Lustria
The fonts most like Lustria are Anvers (81 out of 100), Lusitana (78) and Kaisei Decol (77), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 43–54% of the em (Lustria’s is 50%) and lowercase letters 47–64% of the em wide (53%), and all twelve are serifs too. Where they differ, most are heavier (nine of twelve).
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The original · Lustria
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81match · #1
Anvers
Find the font. Find its kind.less stroke contrast · 17% heavier
Differs most from Lustria in o, l, and q
78match · #2
Lusitana
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 14% shorter · 24% heavier · 10% narrower
Differs most from Lustria in t, z, and C
77match · #3
Kaisei Decol
Find the font. Find its kind.more stroke contrast · x-height 7% taller · 4% wider
Differs most from Lustria in 5, 8, and Q
76match · #4
Gelasio
Find the font. Find its kind.23% heavier · 7% narrower · x-height 4% shorter
Differs most from Lustria in J, 5, and 4
76match · #5
Shippori Mincho B1
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 5% shorter
Differs most from Lustria in 5, 6, and 9
76match · #6
Ovo
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 9% shorter · 7% narrower
Differs most from Lustria in 9, 6, and j
75match · #7
Alice
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 9% shorter · 16% heavier · more stroke contrast
Differs most from Lustria in 5, 8, and S
75match · #8
Stoke
Find the font. Find its kind.19% wider · 32% heavier · less stroke contrast
Differs most from Lustria in 5, J, and e
75match · #9
75match · #10
Hahmlet
Find the font. Find its kind.22% heavier · less stroke contrast · 4% wider
Differs most from Lustria in L, I, and C
74match · #11
Asar
Find the font. Find its kind.27% heavier · 13% narrower · x-height 9% shorter
Differs most from Lustria in 4, 5, and i
74match · #12
Song Myung
Find the font. Find its kind.38% heavier · x-height 9% shorter · 6% narrower
Differs most from Lustria in 5, C, and j
The 100 fonts like Lustria, measured
Lustria is lighter than most fonts like it: 71 of the 100 are heavier and 12 lighter. What they keep most is Lustria’s x-height: 28 are within 3% of it, Anvers the closest of them. 99 are serifs like Lustria, and 1 display font comes close too: Castoro Titling. They part from Lustria most often in 5 (42 of the 100), t (32) and 4 (14).
WidthLustria: 53% of the em
x-heightLustria: 50% of the em
InkLustria: 36% ink
ContrastLustria: 2.28 : 1
StylesLustria: one weight
LettersWhere they differ most
- 542 of 100
- t32 of 100
- 414 of 100
Questions about fonts like Lustria
What is the closest font to Lustria?
Anvers, at 81 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Lustria, it is 17% heavier, with less stroke contrast. After it come Lusitana (78) and Kaisei Decol (77).
Is there a free alternative to Lustria?
Lustria is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Anvers, Lusitana and Kaisei Decol come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Shippori Mincho B1 sets running text 1.6% wider, with an x-height 4.8% shorter.