Fonts similar to Marcellus
The fonts most like Marcellus are Coconat (91 out of 100), Asul (77) and Anticva (76), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 36–79% of the em (Marcellus’s is 50%) and lowercase letters 38–73% of the em wide (50%), and ten of them are serifs too. Where they differ, most have less stroke contrast (seven of twelve).
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The original · Marcellus
Find the font. Find its kind.Marcellus's own familyMarcellus SC
Like Marcellus, but…
91match · #1
Coconat
Find the font. Find its kind.less stroke contrast · 3% wider
Differs most from Marcellus in l, u, and g
77match · #2
Asul
Find the font. Find its kind.21% heavier · less stroke contrast · x-height 4% shorter
Differs most from Marcellus in 0, i, and v
76match · #3
Anticva
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 58% taller · 44% wider · 34% lighter
Differs most from Marcellus in X, V, and N
58match · #4
Faculty Glyphic
Find the font. Find its kind.less stroke contrast · x-height 10% taller · 16% heavier
Differs most from Marcellus in o, j, and 8
58match · #5
Cinzel
Find the font. Find its kind.27% wider · x-height 20% taller · 38% lighter
Differs most from Marcellus in X, Y, and 0
54match · #6
Libertinus Sans
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 14% shorter · 7% narrower · less stroke contrast
Differs most from Marcellus in 0, N, and g
52match · #7
Daubenton
Find the font. Find its kind.44% wider · x-height 43% taller · 37% lighter
Differs most from Marcellus in 5, D, and R
50match · #8
Junge
Find the font. Find its kind.19% lighter · 6% wider · less stroke contrast
Differs most from Marcellus in x, i, and Y
48match · #9
CAT Linz
Find the font. Find its kind.24% narrower · x-height 16% shorter · 12% lighter
Differs most from Marcellus in j, 7, and i
44match · #10
Bellefair
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 27% shorter · 19% narrower · less stroke contrast
Differs most from Marcellus in u, i, and z
43match · #11
Aref Ruqaa Ink
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 7% shorter · less stroke contrast
Differs most from Marcellus in y, x, and v
43match · #12
Messapia
Find the font. Find its kind.39% wider · 23% lighter · more stroke contrast
Differs most from Marcellus in L, S, and E
The 100 fonts like Marcellus, measured
Fonts like Marcellus lean most in width, where 52 of the 100 are wider and 22 narrower. What they keep most is Marcellus’s x-height: 31 are within 3% of it, Coconat the closest of them. 79 are serifs like Marcellus, and 12 sans serifs and 9 display faces come close too, Faculty Glyphic the closest of them. They part from Marcellus most often in i (63 of the 100), x (35) and l (27).
WidthMarcellus: 50% of the em
x-heightMarcellus: 50% of the em
InkMarcellus: 37% ink
ContrastMarcellus: 2.74 : 1
StylesMarcellus: one weight
LettersWhere they differ most
- i63 of 100
- x35 of 100
- l27 of 100
Questions about fonts like Marcellus
What is the closest font to Marcellus?
Coconat, at 91 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Marcellus, it is 3% wider, with less stroke contrast. After it come Asul (77) and Anticva (76).
Is there a free alternative to Marcellus?
Marcellus is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Coconat, Asul and Anticva come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Coconat sets running text to the same width, with an x-height 1.6% taller.