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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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  1. 93match · #1

    Halibut Expanded

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    x-height 17% shorter · 29% heavier · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Messapia in 9, 6, and i

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  2. 82match · #2

    Bagnard

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    80% heavier · 24% narrower · x-height 4% shorter

    Differs most from Messapia in a, u, and 0

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  3. 81match · #3

    Daubenton

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    x-height 43% taller · less stroke contrast · 18% lighter

    Differs most from Messapia in 8, Q, and U

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  4. 73match · #4

    Platypi

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    69% heavier · 20% narrower · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Messapia in u, 0, and l

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  5. 70match · #5

    Nyght Serif

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    more stroke contrast · 29% narrower · 33% heavier

    Differs most from Messapia in d, l, and i

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  6. 70match · #6

    Halibut

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    26% narrower · 39% heavier · x-height 19% shorter

    Differs most from Messapia in u, 9, and 0

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  7. 64match · #7

    Mazius Display

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    31% narrower · 34% heavier · x-height 6% shorter

    Differs most from Messapia in i, l, and u

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  8. 63match · #8

    Sprat

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    12% narrower · 12% heavier · more stroke contrast

    Differs most from Messapia in l, d, and 1

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  9. 62match · #9

    Sprat Extended

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    42% wider · more stroke contrast · 11% lighter

    Differs most from Messapia in l, 9, and 1

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  10. 62match · #10

    Anticva

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    x-height 58% taller · 14% lighter · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Messapia in V, Q, and J

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  11. 62match · #11

    Coconat

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    26% narrower · 30% heavier · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Messapia in i, l, and n

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  12. 61match · #12

    Newsreader

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    34% narrower · 42% heavier · x-height 15% shorter

    Differs most from Messapia in u, a, and d

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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).

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.