Fonts similar to Mako
The fonts most like Mako are Titillium Web (84 out of 100), Rambla (78) and Actor (78), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 46–58% of the em (Mako’s is 50%) and lowercase letters 46–60% of the em wide (49%), and all twelve are sans serifs too.
Matched by the letters themselves · early version
The original · Mako
Find the font. Find its kind.Like Mako, but…
84match · #1
78match · #2
78match · #3
78match · #4
78match · #5
Voces
Find the font. Find its kind.8% wider · more stroke contrast · x-height 3% taller
Differs most from Mako in b, K, and 5
77match · #6
76match · #7
Sintony
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 14% taller · 13% wider · 12% lighter
Differs most from Mako in g, 1, and j
76match · #8
76match · #9
Skeena Indigenous
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 8% shorter · more stroke contrast · 4% narrower
Differs most from Mako in g, j, and 7
76match · #10
Armata
Find the font. Find its kind.23% wider · x-height 16% taller · 20% lighter
Differs most from Mako in d, 7, and K
75match · #11
Gudea
Find the font. Find its kind.11% lighter · less stroke contrast
Differs most from Mako in M, 7, and Q
75match · #12
The 100 fonts like Mako, measured
Fonts like Mako lean most in x-height, where 44 of the 100 have a taller x-height and 14 a shorter one. What they keep most is Mako’s weight on the page: 45 are within 6% of it, Actor the closest of them. They part from Mako most often in g (36 of the 100), q (25) and b (22).
WidthMako: 49% of the em
x-heightMako: 50% of the em
InkMako: 42% ink
ContrastMako: 1.32 : 1
StylesMako: one weight
LettersWhere they differ most
- g36 of 100
- q25 of 100
- b22 of 100
Questions about fonts like Mako
What is the closest font to Mako?
Titillium Web, at 84 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Mako, it is 6% lighter. After it come Rambla (78) and Actor (78).
Is there a free alternative to Mako?
Mako is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Titillium Web, Rambla and Actor come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Titillium Web sets running text 2.9% narrower, with the same x-height.