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Fonts similar to Modern Antiqua

The fonts most like Modern Antiqua are Uncial Antiqua (63 out of 100), Amarante (61) and Stardos Stencil (60), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 47–59% of the em (Modern Antiqua’s is 53%) and lowercase letters 47–64% of the em wide (56%), and ten of them are display faces too. Where they differ, most have more stroke contrast (nine of twelve).

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  1. 63match · #1

    Uncial Antiqua

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    more stroke contrast · 14% wider · 21% heavier

    Differs most from Modern Antiqua in 7, M, and w

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  2. 61match · #2

    Amarante

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    15% narrower · 27% heavier · more stroke contrast

    Differs most from Modern Antiqua in a, 4, and y

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  3. 60match · #3

    Stardos Stencil

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    more stroke contrast · 13% narrower · 19% heavier

    Differs most from Modern Antiqua in e, g, and M

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  4. 59match · #4

    Metamorphous

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    x-height 12% taller · 11% wider

    Differs most from Modern Antiqua in S, 2, and d

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  5. 58match · #5

    Sinistre

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    15% narrower · more stroke contrast · 24% lighter

    Differs most from Modern Antiqua in 7, g, and d

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  6. 58match · #6

    Yeseva One

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    more stroke contrast · 34% heavier · x-height 5% shorter

    Differs most from Modern Antiqua in g, s, and 2

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  7. 55match · #7

    Bagnard

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    33% heavier · more stroke contrast · x-height 9% shorter

    Differs most from Modern Antiqua in a, e, and 7

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  8. 55match · #8

    Nyght Serif

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    more stroke contrast · 11% narrower · x-height 3% shorter

    Differs most from Modern Antiqua in e, s, and g

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  9. 52match · #9

    Girassol

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    16% narrower · more stroke contrast · 7% heavier

    Differs most from Modern Antiqua in D, B, and M

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  10. 51match · #10

    Calistoga

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    70% heavier · 6% narrower · more stroke contrast

    Differs most from Modern Antiqua in M, a, and G

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  11. 51match · #11

    Milonga

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    x-height 11% shorter · 9% narrower · 15% heavier

    Differs most from Modern Antiqua in v, w, and a

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  12. 51match · #12

    Mystery Quest

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    16% narrower · x-height 11% taller · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Modern Antiqua in W, a, and N

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The 100 fonts like Modern Antiqua, measured

Modern Antiqua has less stroke contrast than most fonts like it: 72 of the 95 have more stroke contrast and 10 less. What they keep most is Modern Antiqua’s weight on the page: 28 are within 6% of it, Metamorphous the closest of them. 44 are display faces like Modern Antiqua, and 52 serifs and 4 sans serifs come close too, Bagnard the closest of them. They part from Modern Antiqua most often in g (54 of the 100), 7 (43) and a (34).

Questions about fonts like Modern Antiqua

What is the closest font to Modern Antiqua?

Uncial Antiqua, at 63 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Modern Antiqua, it is 14% wider and 21% heavier, with more stroke contrast. After it come Amarante (61) and Stardos Stencil (60).

Is there a free alternative to Modern Antiqua?

Modern Antiqua is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Uncial Antiqua, Amarante and Stardos Stencil come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Career sets running text 0.6% narrower, with an x-height 4.2% shorter.