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Fonts similar to Minipax

The fonts most like Minipax are Rufina (80 out of 100), Habibi (79) and Happy Times at the IKOB (74), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 44–56% of the em (Minipax’s is 52%) and lowercase letters 48–58% of the em wide (53%), and all twelve are serifs too. Where they differ, most have a shorter x-height (eight of twelve).

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  1. 80match · #1

    Rufina

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    more stroke contrast · x-height 6% shorter · 6% lighter

    Differs most from Minipax in s, 0, and Q

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  2. 79match · #2

    Habibi

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    less stroke contrast · x-height 7% shorter · 4% narrower

    Differs most from Minipax in 8, p, and n

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  3. 74match · #3

    Happy Times at the IKOB

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    more stroke contrast · x-height 4% shorter · 4% narrower

    Differs most from Minipax in 0, 1, and Z

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  4. 74match · #4

    Trocchi

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    7% wider · 10% heavier · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Minipax in S, 1, and L

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  5. 73match · #5

    Literata

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    less stroke contrast · 4% wider

    Differs most from Minipax in 0, L, and y

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  6. 73match · #6

    Sawarabi Mincho

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    x-height 4% shorter

    Differs most from Minipax in 1, z, and 0

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  7. 72match · #7

    Brygada 1918

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    x-height 12% shorter · 10% lighter · more stroke contrast

    Differs most from Minipax in 1, 0, and 7

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  8. 72match · #8

    Joan

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    x-height 12% shorter · 10% narrower

    Differs most from Minipax in 8, 6, and c

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  9. 71match · #9

    Young Serif

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    31% heavier · less stroke contrast · 8% wider

    Differs most from Minipax in a, e, and 4

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  10. 71match · #10

    Spectral SC

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    x-height 13% shorter · 6% narrower · 10% lighter

    Differs most from Minipax in 8, I, and Z

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  11. 70match · #11

    Merriweather

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    x-height 7% taller · 5% wider

    Differs most from Minipax in 1, 4, and 0

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  12. 70match · #12

    Gulzar

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    x-height 15% shorter · 11% narrower · 7% heavier

    Differs most from Minipax in 1, 0, and p

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The 100 fonts like Minipax, measured

Minipax has a taller x-height than most fonts like it: 68 of the 100 have a shorter x-height and 7 a taller one. What they keep most is Minipax’s weight on the page: 52 are within 6% of it, Habibi the closest of them. They part from Minipax most often in 0 (69 of the 100), 1 (59) and p (20).

Questions about fonts like Minipax

What is the closest font to Minipax?

Rufina, at 80 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Minipax, it is 6% lighter, with more stroke contrast and an x-height 6% shorter. After it come Habibi (79) and Happy Times at the IKOB (74).

Is there a free alternative to Minipax?

Minipax is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Rufina, Habibi and Happy Times at the IKOB come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Happy Times at the IKOB sets running text 3.0% narrower, with an x-height 3.9% shorter.