Fonts similar to Molengo
The fonts most like Molengo are Ysabeau SC (88 out of 100), Mukta (79) and Average Sans (79), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 40–52% of the em (Molengo’s is 46%) and lowercase letters 43–52% of the em wide (47%), and all twelve are sans serifs too.
Matched by the letters themselves · early version
The original · Molengo
Find the font. Find its kind.Like Molengo, but…
88match · #1
Ysabeau SC
Find the font. Find its kind.27% lighter · 10% wider · more stroke contrast
Differs most from Molengo in N, D, and Z
79match · #2
79match · #3
Average Sans
Find the font. Find its kind.10% heavier · 4% narrower
Differs most from Molengo in j, 0, and l
77match · #4
Bespoke Sans
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 13% taller · 11% wider
Differs most from Molengo in u, l, and r
76match · #5
Ysabeau
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 10% shorter · more stroke contrast · 9% lighter
Differs most from Molengo in z, l, and o
75match · #6
Quattrocento Sans
Find the font. Find its kind.9% lighter · 4% wider
Differs most from Molengo in l, i, and j
74match · #7
Cambay
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 5% taller · 5% wider
Differs most from Molengo in g, i, and B
74match · #8
74match · #9
73match · #10
71match · #11
Alpino
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 13% shorter · 9% narrower · 8% heavier
Differs most from Molengo in j, i, and l
70match · #12
Plein
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 10% taller · 7% wider · 7% lighter
Differs most from Molengo in j, l, and i
The 100 fonts like Molengo, measured
Molengo has a shorter x-height than most fonts like it: 76 of the 100 have a taller x-height and 8 a shorter one. What they keep most is Molengo’s weight on the page: 50 are within 6% of it, Bespoke Sans the closest of them. They part from Molengo most often in j (45 of the 100), 0 (44) and l (27).
WidthMolengo: 47% of the em
x-heightMolengo: 46% of the em
InkMolengo: 41% ink
ContrastMolengo: 1.26 : 1
StylesMolengo: one weight
LettersWhere they differ most
- j45 of 100
- 044 of 100
- l27 of 100
Questions about fonts like Molengo
What is the closest font to Molengo?
Ysabeau SC, at 88 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Molengo, it is 27% lighter and 10% wider, with more stroke contrast. After it come Mukta (79) and Average Sans (79).
Is there a free alternative to Molengo?
Molengo is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Ysabeau SC, Mukta and Average Sans come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Mukta sets running text to the same width, with an x-height 2.6% taller.