Fonts similar to Messapia
The fonts most like Messapia are Halibut Expanded (93 out of 100), Bagnard (82) and Daubenton (81), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 41–79% of the em (Messapia’s is 50%) and lowercase letters 46–100% of the em wide (70%), and eleven of them are serifs too. Where they differ, most are heavier (nine of twelve).
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The original · Messapia
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93match · #1
Halibut Expanded
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 17% shorter · 29% heavier · less stroke contrast
Differs most from Messapia in 9, 6, and i
82match · #2
Bagnard
Find the font. Find its kind.80% heavier · 24% narrower · x-height 4% shorter
Differs most from Messapia in a, u, and 0
81match · #3
Daubenton
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 43% taller · less stroke contrast · 18% lighter
Differs most from Messapia in 8, Q, and U
73match · #4
Platypi
Find the font. Find its kind.69% heavier · 20% narrower · less stroke contrast
Differs most from Messapia in u, 0, and l
70match · #5
Nyght Serif
Find the font. Find its kind.more stroke contrast · 29% narrower · 33% heavier
Differs most from Messapia in d, l, and i
70match · #6
Halibut
Find the font. Find its kind.26% narrower · 39% heavier · x-height 19% shorter
Differs most from Messapia in u, 9, and 0
64match · #7
Mazius Display
Find the font. Find its kind.31% narrower · 34% heavier · x-height 6% shorter
Differs most from Messapia in i, l, and u
63match · #8
Sprat
Find the font. Find its kind.12% narrower · 12% heavier · more stroke contrast
Differs most from Messapia in l, d, and 1
62match · #9
Sprat Extended
Find the font. Find its kind.42% wider · more stroke contrast · 11% lighter
Differs most from Messapia in l, 9, and 1
62match · #10
Anticva
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 58% taller · 14% lighter · less stroke contrast
Differs most from Messapia in V, Q, and J
62match · #11
Coconat
Find the font. Find its kind.26% narrower · 30% heavier · less stroke contrast
Differs most from Messapia in i, l, and n
61match · #12
Newsreader
Find the font. Find its kind.34% narrower · 42% heavier · x-height 15% shorter
Differs most from Messapia in u, a, and d
The 100 fonts like Messapia, measured
Messapia is wider than almost all the fonts like it: 91 of the 100 are narrower and 7 wider. What they keep most is Messapia’s x-height: 38 are within 3% of it, Nyght Serif the closest of them. 88 are serifs like Messapia, and 10 display faces and 2 sans serifs come close too, Sprat Extended the closest of them. They part from Messapia most often in l (43 of the 100), u (36) and d (31).
WidthMessapia: 70% of the em
x-heightMessapia: 50% of the em
InkMessapia: 29% ink
ContrastMessapia: 3.35 : 1
StylesMessapia: 2 weights
LettersWhere they differ most
- l43 of 100
- u36 of 100
- d31 of 100
Questions about fonts like Messapia
What is the closest font to Messapia?
Halibut Expanded, at 93 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Messapia, it is 29% heavier, with an x-height 17% shorter and less stroke contrast. After it come Bagnard (82) and Daubenton (81).
Is there a free alternative to Messapia?
Messapia is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Halibut Expanded, Bagnard and Daubenton come closest.