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Fonts similar to Marvel

The fonts most like Marvel are Ostrich Sans (84 out of 100), Abel (82) and Advent Pro (76), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 47–67% of the em (Marvel’s is 50%) and lowercase letters 28–46% of the em wide (38%), and all twelve are sans serifs too. Where they differ, most have more stroke contrast (eleven of twelve).

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  1. 84match · #1

    Ostrich Sans

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    x-height 35% taller · 42% lighter · 4% narrower

    Differs most from Marvel in J, S, and 1

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  2. 82match · #2

    Abel

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    11% wider · more stroke contrast

    Differs most from Marvel in 1, t, and W

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  3. 76match · #3

    Advent Pro

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    8% wider · more stroke contrast

    Differs most from Marvel in Y, y, and j

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  4. 76match · #4

    Khand

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    x-height 14% taller · 20% heavier · more stroke contrast

    Differs most from Marvel in 1, s, and 3

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  5. 71match · #5

    Alumni Sans SC

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    more stroke contrast · 13% narrower · 21% heavier

    Differs most from Marvel in P, 3, and S

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  6. 69match · #6

    Homenaje

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    40% heavier · more stroke contrast · 7% narrower

    Differs most from Marvel in m, s, and a

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  7. 69match · #7

    Smooch Sans

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    more stroke contrast · 8% narrower · x-height 6% shorter

    Differs most from Marvel in S, a, and z

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  8. 67match · #8

    PT Sans Narrow

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    31% heavier · more stroke contrast

    Differs most from Marvel in 1, Q, and t

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  9. 66match · #9

    Strait

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    22% wider · 21% heavier · more stroke contrast

    Differs most from Marvel in 1, t, and n

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  10. 66match · #10

    Printline

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    25% narrower · 33% heavier · more stroke contrast

    Differs most from Marvel in c, r, and n

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  11. 66match · #11

    Gafata

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    22% wider · more stroke contrast

    Differs most from Marvel in D, M, and K

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  12. 66match · #12

    Rajdhani

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    17% wider · 16% lighter · more stroke contrast

    Differs most from Marvel in y, n, and 3

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The 100 fonts like Marvel, measured

Marvel has less stroke contrast than most fonts like it: 78 of the 97 have more stroke contrast and 1 less. What they keep most is Marvel’s x-height: 47 are within 3% of it, Abel the closest of them. 98 are sans serifs like Marvel, and 1 display font and 1 monospace font come close too, Unica One the closest of them. They part from Marvel most often in 1 (35 of the 100), D (19) and 3 (17).

Questions about fonts like Marvel

What is the closest font to Marvel?

Ostrich Sans, at 84 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Marvel, it is 42% lighter and 4% narrower, with an x-height 35% taller. After it come Abel (82) and Advent Pro (76).

Is there a free alternative to Marvel?

Marvel is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Ostrich Sans, Abel and Advent Pro come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, PT Sans Narrow sets running text 1.2% wider, with the same x-height.