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Fonts similar to Merienda

The fonts most like Merienda are Paprika (88 out of 100), Lumanosimo (83) and Julee (73), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 38–67% of the em (Merienda’s is 60%) and lowercase letters 33–66% of the em wide (55%), and nine of them are handwriting faces too. Where they differ, most are narrower (nine of twelve).

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  1. 88match · #1

    Paprika

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    x-height 13% taller · 6% wider

    Differs most from Merienda in J, G, and Q

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  2. 83match · #2

    Lumanosimo

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    13% wider · x-height 7% shorter · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Merienda in Q, G, and O

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  3. 73match · #3

    Julee

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    23% narrower · x-height 18% shorter · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Merienda in S, 0, and G

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  4. 68match · #4

    Lemonada

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    19% wider

    Differs most from Merienda in Z, Q, and y

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  5. 68match · #5

    Salsa

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    39% heavier · x-height 15% shorter · 8% narrower

    Differs most from Merienda in J, G, and b

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  6. 67match · #6

    Courgette

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    x-height 15% shorter · 24% heavier · 11% narrower

    Differs most from Merienda in y, t, and A

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  7. 63match · #7

    Kaushan Script

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    x-height 20% shorter · 20% narrower · 40% heavier

    Differs most from Merienda in 3, 6, and s

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  8. 60match · #8

    Rancho

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    40% narrower · x-height 35% shorter · 42% heavier

    Differs most from Merienda in B, Q, and 1

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  9. 58match · #9

    Sedgwick Ave

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    16% narrower · x-height 12% taller · 20% heavier

    Differs most from Merienda in Q, Z, and 3

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  10. 58match · #10

    Pacifico

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    114% heavier · x-height 21% shorter · 17% narrower

    Differs most from Merienda in Z, P, and A

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  11. 57match · #11

    Charm

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    24% narrower · x-height 20% shorter · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Merienda in Q, R, and P

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  12. 57match · #12

    Telma

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    x-height 16% shorter · 11% narrower · 8% heavier

    Differs most from Merienda in 0, j, and J

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The 100 fonts like Merienda, measured

Merienda has a taller x-height than most fonts like it: 87 of the 100 have a shorter x-height and 8 a taller one. Few keep Merienda’s proportions: at most 19 keep its weight on the page, within 6%, Paprika the closest of them. 66 are handwriting faces like Merienda, and 32 display faces and 2 serifs come close too, Paprika the closest of them. They part from Merienda most often in Q (25 of the 100), S (22) and y (17).

  • WidthMerienda: 55% of the em

    80 narrower
    Julee 73 · 23% narrower
    Salsa 68 · 8% narrower
    4 within 3%
    Gveret Levin 41 · 2.4% narrower
    Marhey 32 · 1.4% wider
    16 wider
    Paprika 88 · 6% wider
    Lumanosimo 83 · 13% wider

  • x-heightMerienda: 60% of the em

    87 shorter
    Lumanosimo 83 · x-height 7% shorter
    Julee 73 · x-height 18% shorter
    5 within 3%
    Lemonada 68 · x-height 1% taller
    Lemon 49 · x-height 0.8% taller
    8 taller
    Paprika 88 · x-height 13% taller
    Sedgwick Ave 58 · x-height 12% taller

  • InkMerienda: 41% ink

    11 lighter
    Felipa 44 · 12% lighter
    Bad Script 42 · 13% lighter
    19 within 6%
    Paprika 88 · 0.4% lighter
    Lumanosimo 83 · 3.5% lighter
    70 heavier
    Salsa 68 · 39% heavier
    Courgette 67 · 24% heavier

  • ContrastMerienda: 1.42 : 1

    30 less contrast
    Lumanosimo 83 · less stroke contrast
    Julee 73 · less stroke contrast
    20 within 12%
    Paprika 88
    Salsa 68
    32 more contrast
    Courgette 67 · more stroke contrast
    Pacifico 58 · more stroke contrast

  • StylesMerienda: 7 weights

    1 in more weights
    Playpen Sans 35 · 8 weights
    3 with italics
    BoonJot 31 · 1 weight
    Oregano 31 · 1 weight

  • LettersWhere they differ most

    1. Q25 of 100
    2. S22 of 100
    3. y17 of 100

Questions about fonts like Merienda

What is the closest font to Merienda?

Paprika, at 88 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Merienda, it is 6% wider, with an x-height 13% taller. After it come Lumanosimo (83) and Julee (73).

Is there a free alternative to Merienda?

Merienda is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Paprika, Lumanosimo and Julee come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Mogra sets running text 1.3% wider, with an x-height 4.9% shorter.