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Fonts similar to Mate SC

The fonts most like Mate SC are Andada Pro (83 out of 100), Inika (80) and Fjord One (78), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 42–52% of the em (Mate SC’s is 49%) and lowercase letters 47–54% of the em wide (51%), and all twelve are serifs too. Where they differ, all twelve are heavier.

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  1. 83match · #1

    Andada Pro

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    29% heavier

    Differs most from Mate SC in 1, 6, and 3

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  2. 80match · #2

    Inika

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    41% heavier · x-height 4% taller · 3% wider

    Differs most from Mate SC in Q, J, and 6

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  3. 78match · #3

    Fjord One

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    40% heavier · x-height 5% shorter

    Differs most from Mate SC in 6, Q, and 9

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  4. 76match · #4

    Recia

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    14% heavier · x-height 7% taller · 5% wider

    Differs most from Mate SC in 4, 7, and O

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  5. 75match · #5

    Eczar

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    63% heavier · x-height 4% shorter · 4% narrower

    Differs most from Mate SC in 6, 9, and 4

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  6. 70match · #6

    Rowan

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    25% heavier

    Differs most from Mate SC in 4, 6, and I

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  7. 70match · #7

    Vesper Libre

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    44% heavier · less stroke contrast · x-height 5% shorter

    Differs most from Mate SC in 3, I, and B

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  8. 69match · #8

    Ruwudu

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    52% heavier · x-height 14% shorter · more stroke contrast

    Differs most from Mate SC in 3, Q, and 4

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  9. 68match · #9

    Petrona

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    29% heavier · more stroke contrast · x-height 9% shorter

    Differs most from Mate SC in 6, 4, and I

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  10. 68match · #10

    Alike

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    42% heavier · more stroke contrast · x-height 3% taller

    Differs most from Mate SC in 4, I, and Q

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  11. 67match · #11

    Buenard

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    38% heavier · x-height 13% shorter · 9% narrower

    Differs most from Mate SC in I, 4, and T

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  12. 67match · #12

    Neco

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    28% heavier · more stroke contrast

    Differs most from Mate SC in J, Q, and 4

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The 100 fonts like Mate SC, measured

Mate SC is lighter than almost all the fonts like it: 94 of the 100 are heavier and 3 lighter. What they keep most is Mate SC’s width: 31 are within 3% of it, Andada Pro the closest of them. They part from Mate SC most often in 4 (55 of the 100), 3 (38) and I (38).

  • WidthMate SC: 51% of the em

    44 narrower
    Eczar 75 · 4% narrower
    Vesper Libre 70 · 5% narrower
    31 within 3%
    Andada Pro 83 · 1.7% wider
    Fjord One 78 · 0.8% narrower
    25 wider
    Inika 80 · 3% wider
    Recia 76 · 5% wider
  • x-heightMate SC: 49% of the em

    50 shorter
    Fjord One 78 · x-height 5% shorter
    Eczar 75 · x-height 4% shorter
    29 within 3%
    Andada Pro 83 · x-height 1% taller
    Rowan 70 · x-height 0.4% taller
    21 taller
    Inika 80 · x-height 4% taller
    Recia 76 · x-height 7% taller
  • InkMate SC: 31% ink

    3 lighter
    Scope One 51 · 8% lighter
    Yuji Syuku 48 · 8% lighter
    3 within 6%
    Diphylleia 47 · 1.3% heavier
    Antic Slab 46 · 5.3% heavier
    94 heavier
    Andada Pro 83 · 29% heavier
    Inika 80 · 41% heavier
  • ContrastMate SC: 1.70 : 1

    20 less contrast
    Eczar 75 · less stroke contrast
    Vesper Libre 70 · less stroke contrast
    25 within 12%
    Andada Pro 83
    Inika 80
    55 more contrast
    Ruwudu 69 · more stroke contrast
    Petrona 68 · more stroke contrast
  • StylesMate SC: one weight

    61 in more weights
    Andada Pro 83 · 5 weights
    Inika 80 · 2 weights
    46 with italics
    Andada Pro 83 · 5 weights
    Recia 76 · 5 weights
    24 variable
    Andada Pro 83 · 5 weights
    Eczar 75 · 5 weights
  • LettersWhere they differ most

    1. 455 of 100
    2. 338 of 100
    3. I38 of 100

Questions about fonts like Mate SC

What is the closest font to Mate SC?

Andada Pro, at 83 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Mate SC, it is 29% heavier. After it come Inika (80) and Fjord One (78).

Is there a free alternative to Mate SC?

Mate SC is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Andada Pro, Inika and Fjord One come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Andada Pro sets running text 1.6% narrower, with an x-height 1.0% taller.