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Fonts similar to Maitree

The fonts most like Maitree are Karma (91 out of 100), Scope One (89) and Petrona (76), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 44–57% of the em (Maitree’s is 49%) and lowercase letters 47–57% of the em wide (53%), and all twelve are serifs too.

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  1. 91match · #1

    Karma

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    8% narrower

    Differs most from Maitree in j, g, and Z

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  2. 89match · #2

    Scope One

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    20% lighter · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Maitree in g, O, and 6

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  3. 76match · #3

    Petrona

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    more stroke contrast · x-height 9% shorter · 7% narrower

    Differs most from Maitree in 7, z, and g

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  4. 74match · #4

    Hahmlet

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    22% heavier · 4% wider

    Differs most from Maitree in g, L, and I

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  5. 73match · #5

    Antic Slab

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    less stroke contrast · 8% lighter

    Differs most from Maitree in F, g, and j

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  6. 72match · #6

    Bitter

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    x-height 9% taller · 9% heavier

    Differs most from Maitree in j, g, and t

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  7. 72match · #7

    Fauna One

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    x-height 17% taller · 8% wider · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Maitree in J, p, and H

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  8. 72match · #8

    Solway

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    25% heavier · less stroke contrast · 4% wider

    Differs most from Maitree in 3, Q, and J

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  9. 71match · #9

    Recia

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    x-height 7% taller

    Differs most from Maitree in g, E, and 2

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  10. 71match · #10

    Lustria

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    more stroke contrast · x-height 3% taller

    Differs most from Maitree in g, Z, and 0

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  11. 71match · #11

    Asar

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    28% heavier · 12% narrower · x-height 6% shorter

    Differs most from Maitree in Z, g, and 4

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  12. 71match · #12

    Sanchez

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    17% heavier · less stroke contrast · 4% wider

    Differs most from Maitree in 7, o, and F

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The 100 fonts like Maitree, measured

Maitree is lighter than most fonts like it: 75 of the 100 are heavier and 10 lighter. What they keep most is Maitree’s x-height: 38 are within 3% of it, Karma the closest of them. 99 are serifs like Maitree, and 1 display font comes close too: Nixie One. They part from Maitree most often in j (62 of the 100), g (55) and 2 (17).

  • WidthMaitree: 53% of the em

    41 narrower
    Karma 91 · 8% narrower
    Petrona 76 · 7% narrower
    28 within 3%
    Scope One 89 · 1.2% narrower
    Antic Slab 73 · 2.1% wider
    31 wider
    Hahmlet 74 · 4% wider
    Fauna One 72 · 8% wider

  • x-heightMaitree: 49% of the em

    27 shorter
    Petrona 76 · x-height 9% shorter
    Asar 71 · x-height 6% shorter
    38 within 3%
    Karma 91 · same x-height
    Scope One 89 · x-height 2.2% taller
    35 taller
    Bitter 72 · x-height 9% taller
    Fauna One 72 · x-height 17% taller

  • InkMaitree: 36% ink

    10 lighter
    Scope One 89 · 20% lighter
    Antic Slab 73 · 8% lighter
    15 within 6%
    Karma 91 · 3.6% heavier
    Fauna One 72 · 5.3% lighter
    75 heavier
    Petrona 76 · 13% heavier
    Hahmlet 74 · 22% heavier

  • ContrastMaitree: 1.55 : 1

    31 less contrast
    Scope One 89 · less stroke contrast
    Antic Slab 73 · less stroke contrast
    20 within 12%
    Karma 91
    Hahmlet 74
    49 more contrast
    Petrona 76 · more stroke contrast
    Lustria 71 · more stroke contrast

  • StylesMaitree: 6 weights

    19 in more weights
    Petrona 76 · 9 weights
    Hahmlet 74 · 9 weights
    43 with italics
    Petrona 76 · 9 weights
    Bitter 72 · 9 weights
    20 variable
    Petrona 76 · 9 weights
    Hahmlet 74 · 9 weights

  • LettersWhere they differ most

    1. j62 of 100
    2. g55 of 100
    3. 217 of 100

Questions about fonts like Maitree

What is the closest font to Maitree?

Karma, at 91 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Maitree, it is 8% narrower. After it come Scope One (89) and Petrona (76).

Is there a free alternative to Maitree?

Maitree is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Karma, Scope One and Petrona come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Scope One sets running text 2.5% narrower, with an x-height 2.3% taller.