Fonts similar to Mate
The fonts most like Mate are Fjord One (79 out of 100), Andada Pro (74) and Recia (74), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 42–52% of the em (Mate’s is 46%) and lowercase letters 47–54% of the em wide (48%), and all twelve are serifs too. Where they differ, most are wider (nine of twelve).
Matched by the letters themselves · early version
The original · Mate
Find the font. Find its kind.Mate's own familyMate SC
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79match · #1
74match · #2
Andada Pro
Find the font. Find its kind.9% wider · x-height 8% taller
Differs most from Mate in c, q, and z
74match · #3
Recia
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 15% taller · 13% wider · 7% lighter
Differs most from Mate in 4, z, and f
74match · #4
Eczar
Find the font. Find its kind.33% heavier · less stroke contrast · 4% wider
Differs most from Mate in 6, e, and 9
73match · #5
Petrona
Find the font. Find its kind.more stroke contrast · 3% wider
Differs most from Mate in 4, 6, and I
71match · #6
Inika
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 11% taller · 11% wider · 15% heavier
Differs most from Mate in l, Q, and j
70match · #7
Alike
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 11% taller · more stroke contrast · 8% wider
Differs most from Mate in 4, I, and Q
70match · #8
Rowan
Find the font. Find its kind.8% wider · x-height 8% taller
Differs most from Mate in 4, 6, and I
70match · #9
68match · #10
Ruwudu
Find the font. Find its kind.24% heavier · x-height 8% shorter · more stroke contrast
Differs most from Mate in 3, Q, and 4
68match · #11
Buenard
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 7% shorter · 12% heavier · more stroke contrast
Differs most from Mate in 4, I, and T
68match · #12
The 100 fonts like Mate, measured
Mate is lighter than most fonts like it: 63 of the 100 are heavier and 15 lighter. Few keep Mate’s proportions: at most 23 keep its x-height, within 3%, Fjord One the closest of them. They part from Mate most often in 4 (49 of the 100), j (34) and 3 (33).
WidthMate: 48% of the em
x-heightMate: 46% of the em
InkMate: 39% ink
ContrastMate: 1.77 : 1
StylesMate: one weight with an italic
LettersWhere they differ most
- 449 of 100
- j34 of 100
- 333 of 100
Questions about fonts like Mate
What is the closest font to Mate?
Fjord One, at 79 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Mate, it is 14% heavier and 7% wider. After it come Andada Pro (74) and Recia (74).
Is there a free alternative to Mate?
Mate is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Fjord One, Andada Pro and Recia come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Eczar sets running text 2.6% wider, with an x-height 2.6% taller.