Fonts similar to Margarine
The fonts most like Margarine are Fluxisch Else (93 out of 100), Darumadrop One (92) and Flavors (82), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 48–69% of the em (Margarine’s is 61%) and lowercase letters 47–57% of the em wide (51%), and ten of them are display faces too. Where they differ, most have a shorter x-height (nine of twelve).
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93match · #1
Fluxisch Else
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 13% shorter · more stroke contrast · 16% lighter
Differs most from Margarine in M, y, and 0
92match · #2
Darumadrop One
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 21% shorter · 7% heavier
Differs most from Margarine in d, I, and y
82match · #3
Flavors
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 12% taller · 8% narrower · 15% lighter
Differs most from Margarine in Y, M, and o
77match · #4
77match · #5
Chelsea Market
Find the font. Find its kind.13% wider · more stroke contrast · x-height 4% shorter
Differs most from Margarine in v, y, and e
77match · #6
Freckle Face
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 12% shorter · 18% heavier · 6% narrower
Differs most from Margarine in 8, g, and 6
75match · #7
Tagesschrift
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 18% shorter · 5% wider
Differs most from Margarine in l, v, and I
73match · #8
Protest Revolution
Find the font. Find its kind.19% lighter · 4% narrower
Differs most from Margarine in c, v, and T
73match · #9
Trade Winds
Find the font. Find its kind.more stroke contrast · 11% wider · x-height 10% shorter
Differs most from Margarine in Y, 5, and l
72match · #10
Halt
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 19% shorter · 5% wider
Differs most from Margarine in J, t, and n
71match · #11
Lacquer
Find the font. Find its kind.23% lighter · less stroke contrast · 5% wider
Differs most from Margarine in z, l, and 0
70match · #12
Winky Rough
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 17% shorter · 8% narrower · more stroke contrast
Differs most from Margarine in I
The 100 fonts like Margarine, measured
Margarine has a taller x-height than most fonts like it: 80 of the 100 have a shorter x-height and 16 a taller one. Few keep Margarine’s proportions: at most 15 keep its weight on the page, within 6%, Chelsea Market the closest of them. 77 are display faces like Margarine, and 14 handwriting faces, 5 serifs, 3 sans serifs and 1 monospace font come close too, Pangolin the closest of them. They part from Margarine most often in I (14 of the 100), C (14) and p (12).
WidthMargarine: 51% of the em
x-heightMargarine: 61% of the em
InkMargarine: 53% ink
ContrastMargarine: 1.01 : 1
StylesMargarine: one weight
LettersWhere they differ most
- I14 of 100
- C14 of 100
- p12 of 100
Questions about fonts like Margarine
What is the closest font to Margarine?
Fluxisch Else, at 93 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Margarine, it is 16% lighter, with an x-height 13% shorter and more stroke contrast. After it come Darumadrop One (92) and Flavors (82).
Is there a free alternative to Margarine?
Margarine is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Fluxisch Else, Darumadrop One and Flavors come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Skranji sets running text 0.7% wider, with an x-height 3.4% shorter.