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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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  1. 91match · #1

    Coconat

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    less stroke contrast · 3% wider

    Differs most from Marcellus in l, u, and g

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  2. 77match · #2

    Asul

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    21% heavier · less stroke contrast · x-height 4% shorter

    Differs most from Marcellus in 0, i, and v

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  3. 76match · #3

    Anticva

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    x-height 58% taller · 44% wider · 34% lighter

    Differs most from Marcellus in X, V, and N

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  4. 58match · #4

    Faculty Glyphic

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    less stroke contrast · x-height 10% taller · 16% heavier

    Differs most from Marcellus in o, j, and 8

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  5. 58match · #5

    Cinzel

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    27% wider · x-height 20% taller · 38% lighter

    Differs most from Marcellus in X, Y, and 0

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  6. 54match · #6

    Libertinus Sans

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    x-height 14% shorter · 7% narrower · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Marcellus in 0, N, and g

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  7. 52match · #7

    Daubenton

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    44% wider · x-height 43% taller · 37% lighter

    Differs most from Marcellus in 5, D, and R

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  8. 50match · #8

    Junge

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    19% lighter · 6% wider · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Marcellus in x, i, and Y

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  9. 48match · #9

    CAT Linz

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    24% narrower · x-height 16% shorter · 12% lighter

    Differs most from Marcellus in j, 7, and i

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  10. 44match · #10

    Bellefair

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    x-height 27% shorter · 19% narrower · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Marcellus in u, i, and z

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  11. 43match · #11

    Aref Ruqaa Ink

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    x-height 7% shorter · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Marcellus in y, x, and v

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  12. 43match · #12

    Messapia

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    39% wider · 23% lighter · more stroke contrast

    Differs most from Marcellus in L, S, and E

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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).

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.