Fonts similar to Mali
The fonts most like Mali are Agrave Pro (85 out of 100), Delius Unicase (82) and Delius (79), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 48–76% of the em (Mali’s is 51%) and lowercase letters 47–72% of the em wide (54%), and all twelve are handwriting faces too. Where they differ, most are narrower (eight of twelve).
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The original · Mali
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85match · #1
Agrave Pro
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 14% taller · 13% narrower · 11% lighter
Differs most from Mali in l, e, and 9
82match · #2
Delius Unicase
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 50% taller · 33% wider · 17% lighter
Differs most from Mali in 3, D, and 4
79match · #3
77match · #4
Hachi Maru Pop
Find the font. Find its kind.25% wider · 17% lighter · less stroke contrast
Differs most from Mali in l, 8, and A
77match · #5
Cause
Find the font. Find its kind.7% narrower · less stroke contrast
Differs most from Mali in G, U, and k
76match · #6
Coming Soon
Find the font. Find its kind.17% lighter · 7% narrower · x-height 7% taller
Differs most from Mali in k, e, and I
74match · #7
Fuzzy Bubbles
Find the font. Find its kind.less stroke contrast · x-height 4% taller · 4% wider
Differs most from Mali in 1, e, and U
72match · #8
Playpen Sans
Find the font. Find its kind.20% heavier · x-height 7% taller · less stroke contrast
Differs most from Mali in e, k, and w
71match · #9
68match · #10
Chilanka
Find the font. Find its kind.less stroke contrast · 4% narrower
Differs most from Mali in 8, k, and e
68match · #11
66match · #12
Fusion Kai G
Find the font. Find its kind.5% narrower · x-height 5% shorter · 7% lighter
Differs most from Mali in e, 9, and w
The 100 fonts like Mali, measured
Mali is wider than most fonts like it: 73 of the 100 are narrower and 16 wider. What they keep most is Mali’s weight on the page: 26 are within 6% of it, Delius the closest of them. 58 are handwriting faces like Mali, and 23 display faces, 15 sans serifs and 4 monospaced fonts come close too, Balsamiq Sans the closest of them. They part from Mali most often in e (38 of the 100), k (34) and l (15).
WidthMali: 54% of the em
x-heightMali: 51% of the em
InkMali: 36% ink
ContrastMali: 1.22 : 1
StylesMali: 6 weights with italics
LettersWhere they differ most
- e38 of 100
- k34 of 100
- l15 of 100
Questions about fonts like Mali
What is the closest font to Mali?
Agrave Pro, at 85 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Mali, it is 13% narrower and 11% lighter, with an x-height 14% taller. After it come Delius Unicase (82) and Delius (79).
Is there a free alternative to Mali?
Mali is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Agrave Pro, Delius Unicase and Delius come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Yomogi sets running text 0.8% narrower, with an x-height 3.1% shorter.