Fonts similar to Mea Culpa
The fonts most like Mea Culpa are Fleur De Leah (89 out of 100), MonteCarlo (87) and Gwendolyn (86), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 25–54% of the em (Mea Culpa’s is 32%) and lowercase letters 28–38% of the em wide (29%), and all twelve are handwriting faces too. Where they differ, most have a taller x-height (nine of twelve).
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89match · #1
87match · #2
MonteCarlo
Find the font. Find its kind.10% wider · more stroke contrast · x-height 5% taller
Differs most from Mea Culpa in 8
86match · #3
85match · #4
Imperial Script
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 17% taller · 26% lighter · more stroke contrast
Differs most from Mea Culpa in Q
84match · #5
Great Vibes
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 12% taller · 8% wider · less stroke contrast
Differs most from Mea Culpa in z and S
80match · #6
Carattere
Find the font. Find its kind.less stroke contrast · x-height 11% taller · 7% wider
Differs most from Mea Culpa in z, l, and W
79match · #7
Lavishly Yours
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 23% shorter · 8% wider
Differs most from Mea Culpa in m and 5
78match · #8
77match · #9
Parisienne
Find the font. Find its kind.30% wider · less stroke contrast · x-height 11% taller
Differs most from Mea Culpa in 7, 3, and 9
77match · #10
Luxurious Script
Find the font. Find its kind.less stroke contrast · x-height 7% taller · 6% narrower
Differs most from Mea Culpa in f, S, and Q
76match · #11
Birthstone Bounce
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 68% taller · 15% wider · 19% lighter
Differs most from Mea Culpa in N
76match · #12
Beau Rivage
Find the font. Find its kind.less stroke contrast · x-height 8% taller · 4% narrower
Differs most from Mea Culpa in z, 3, and 5
The 100 fonts like Mea Culpa, measured
Mea Culpa has more stroke contrast than most fonts like it: 48 of the 57 have less stroke contrast and 6 more. What they keep most is Mea Culpa’s weight on the page: 34 are within 6% of it, Fleur De Leah the closest of them. 97 are handwriting faces like Mea Culpa, and 3 display faces come close too, Dynalight the closest of them. They part from Mea Culpa most often in N (28 of the 100), C (24) and S (22).
WidthMea Culpa: 29% of the em
x-heightMea Culpa: 32% of the em
InkMea Culpa: 44% ink
ContrastMea Culpa: 4.57 : 1
StylesMea Culpa: one weight
LettersWhere they differ most
- N28 of 100
- C24 of 100
- S22 of 100
Questions about fonts like Mea Culpa
What is the closest font to Mea Culpa?
Fleur De Leah, at 89 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Mea Culpa, it is 12% wider, with an x-height 21% taller and less stroke contrast. After it come MonteCarlo (87) and Gwendolyn (86).
Is there a free alternative to Mea Culpa?
Mea Culpa is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Fleur De Leah, MonteCarlo and Gwendolyn come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Ruthie sets running text 2.7% wider, with an x-height 2.2% shorter.