Fonts similar to Malebolge Adversarial
The fonts most like Malebolge Adversarial are Lobular (83 out of 100), Eater (82) and Rubik Beastly (82), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 45–86% of the em (Malebolge Adversarial’s is 77%) and lowercase letters 35–72% of the em wide (60%), and eleven of them are display faces too. Where they differ, most are heavier (eleven of twelve).
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83match · #1
Lobular
Find the font. Find its kind.108% heavier · 16% wider · x-height 6% shorter
Differs most from Malebolge Adversarial in I, L, and T
82match · #2
Eater
Find the font. Find its kind.18% wider · x-height 12% taller · 16% heavier
Differs most from Malebolge Adversarial in I, Y, and T
82match · #3
Rubik Beastly
Find the font. Find its kind.154% heavier · x-height 21% shorter
Differs most from Malebolge Adversarial in X, A, and L
78match · #4
New Rocker
Find the font. Find its kind.88% heavier · x-height 37% shorter · 21% narrower
Differs most from Malebolge Adversarial in U, X, and C
77match · #5
Rubik Gemstones
Find the font. Find its kind.119% heavier · x-height 29% shorter
Differs most from Malebolge Adversarial in X, L, and N
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69match · #6
Edison
Find the font. Find its kind.43% narrower · x-height 42% shorter · 45% heavier
Differs most from Malebolge Adversarial in H, G, and U
69match · #7
Gothic Gumdrop
Find the font. Find its kind.42% narrower · 72% heavier · x-height 30% shorter
Differs most from Malebolge Adversarial in B, S, and O
68match · #8
Brassia
Find the font. Find its kind.44% heavier · 10% wider · x-height 9% shorter
Differs most from Malebolge Adversarial in B, D, and R
68match · #9
Rubik Puddles
Find the font. Find its kind.63% lighter · x-height 16% shorter
Differs most from Malebolge Adversarial in U, X, and R
66match · #10
UnifrakturCook
Find the font. Find its kind.74% heavier · 32% narrower · x-height 31% shorter
Differs most from Malebolge Adversarial in Z, K, and I
65match · #11
Arbutus
Find the font. Find its kind.104% heavier · x-height 32% shorter · more stroke contrast
Differs most from Malebolge Adversarial in P, F, and R
64match · #12
Sancreek
Find the font. Find its kind.84% heavier · more stroke contrast · x-height 17% shorter
Differs most from Malebolge Adversarial in R, X, and P
The 100 fonts like Malebolge Adversarial, measured
Malebolge Adversarial has a taller x-height than almost all the fonts like it: 96 of the 100 have a shorter x-height and 1 a taller one. Few keep Malebolge Adversarial’s proportions: at most 20 keep its width, within 3%, Rubik Beastly the closest of them. 97 are display faces like Malebolge Adversarial, and 2 serifs and 1 monospace font come close too, Arbutus the closest of them. They part from Malebolge Adversarial most often in U (28 of the 100), C (28) and Q (21).
WidthMalebolge Adversarial: 60% of the em
x-heightMalebolge Adversarial: 77% of the em
- 1 taller
- Eater 82 · x-height 12% taller
InkMalebolge Adversarial: 33% ink
ContrastMalebolge Adversarial: 1.08 : 1
StylesMalebolge Adversarial: one weight
- 1 variable
- Grenze Gotisch 32 · 9 weights
LettersWhere they differ most
- U28 of 100
- C28 of 100
- Q21 of 100
Questions about fonts like Malebolge Adversarial
What is the closest font to Malebolge Adversarial?
Lobular, at 83 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Malebolge Adversarial, it is 108% heavier and 16% wider, with an x-height 6% shorter. After it come Eater (82) and Rubik Beastly (82).
Is there a free alternative to Malebolge Adversarial?
Malebolge Adversarial is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Lobular, Eater and Rubik Beastly come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Butcherman sets running text 2.2% narrower, with an x-height 2.7% shorter.