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Fonts similar to Markazi Text

The fonts most like Markazi Text are Suravaram (94 out of 100), Lateef (93) and Ramsina (92), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 30–49% of the em (Markazi Text’s is 36%) and lowercase letters 33–51% of the em wide (38%), and all twelve are serifs too. Where they differ, most are lighter (eleven of twelve).

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  1. 94match · #1

    Suravaram

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    22% lighter · 7% wider

    Differs most from Markazi Text in l, 1, and i

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  2. 93match · #2

    Lateef

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    x-height 7% shorter · 10% lighter

    Differs most from Markazi Text in y, b, and c

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  3. 92match · #3

    Ramsina

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    x-height 17% shorter · 9% narrower · more stroke contrast

    Differs most from Markazi Text in c, b, and 1

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  4. 90match · #4

    Peddana

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    15% narrower · x-height 13% shorter · 18% lighter

    Differs most from Markazi Text in l, i, and L

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  5. 89match · #5

    Yrsa

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    17% wider · x-height 14% taller · 19% lighter

    Differs most from Markazi Text in b, l, and 4

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  6. 75match · #6

    Balthazar

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    12% wider · x-height 10% taller · 16% lighter

    Differs most from Markazi Text in T, Z, and s

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  7. 74match · #7

    Neuton

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    x-height 18% taller · 12% wider · 15% lighter

    Differs most from Markazi Text in b, l, and J

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  8. 71match · #8

    Crimson Pro

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    20% wider · x-height 15% taller · 21% lighter

    Differs most from Markazi Text in b, c, and y

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  9. 69match · #9

    Grenze

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    x-height 25% taller · 6% wider · 11% lighter

    Differs most from Markazi Text in i, q, and l

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  10. 67match · #10

    Parastoo

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    28% lighter · more stroke contrast · x-height 3% taller

    Differs most from Markazi Text in b, l, and m

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  11. 63match · #11

    Bona Nova SC

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    28% wider · x-height 21% taller · 26% lighter

    Differs most from Markazi Text in L, Q, and O

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  12. 62match · #12

    Manuale

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    x-height 35% taller · 32% wider · 27% lighter

    Differs most from Markazi Text in b, l, and i

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The 100 fonts like Markazi Text, measured

Markazi Text has a shorter x-height than almost all the fonts like it: 91 of the 100 have a taller x-height and 7 a shorter one. Few keep Markazi Text’s proportions: at most 4 keep its width, within 3%, Lateef the closest of them. 94 are serifs like Markazi Text, and 3 display faces and 3 sans serifs come close too, Katibeh the closest of them. They part from Markazi Text most often in b (44 of the 100), l (34) and i (19).

  • WidthMarkazi Text: 38% of the em

    8 narrower
    Ramsina 92 · 9% narrower
    Peddana 90 · 15% narrower
    4 within 3%
    Lateef 93 · 1.7% narrower
    Parastoo 67 · 2.6% wider
    88 wider
    Suravaram 94 · 7% wider
    Yrsa 89 · 17% wider
  • x-heightMarkazi Text: 36% of the em

    7 shorter
    Lateef 93 · x-height 7% shorter
    Ramsina 92 · x-height 17% shorter
    2 within 3%
    Suravaram 94 · x-height 1.3% shorter
    Tenali Ramakrishna 38 · x-height 1.9% shorter
    91 taller
    Yrsa 89 · x-height 14% taller
    Balthazar 75 · x-height 10% taller
  • InkMarkazi Text: 55% ink

    91 lighter
    Suravaram 94 · 22% lighter
    Lateef 93 · 10% lighter
    3 within 6%
    Ramaraja 57 · 4.9% heavier
    Stint Ultra Condensed 47 · 5.1% lighter
    6 heavier
    Ramsina 92 · 11% heavier
    Maiden Orange 43 · 7% heavier
  • ContrastMarkazi Text: 1.87 : 1

    27 less contrast
    Balthazar 75 · less stroke contrast
    Namdhinggo 59 · less stroke contrast
    24 within 12%
    Suravaram 94
    Lateef 93
    48 more contrast
    Ramsina 92 · more stroke contrast
    Peddana 90 · more stroke contrast
  • StylesMarkazi Text: 4 weights

    33 in more weights
    Lateef 93 · 7 weights
    Yrsa 89 · 5 weights
    46 with italics
    Yrsa 89 · 5 weights
    Neuton 74 · 5 weights
  • LettersWhere they differ most

    1. b44 of 100
    2. l34 of 100
    3. i19 of 100

Questions about fonts like Markazi Text

What is the closest font to Markazi Text?

Suravaram, at 94 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Markazi Text, it is 22% lighter and 7% wider. After it come Lateef (93) and Ramsina (92).

Is there a free alternative to Markazi Text?

Markazi Text is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Suravaram, Lateef and Ramsina come closest.