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Fonts similar to Mr Dafoe

The fonts most like Mr Dafoe are Mrs Sheppards (97 out of 100), Yellowtail (89) and Smooch (86), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 22–46% of the em (Mr Dafoe’s is 34%) and lowercase letters 26–44% of the em wide (37%), and all twelve are handwriting faces too. Where they differ, most are lighter (ten of twelve).

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  1. 97match · #1

    Mrs Sheppards

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    x-height 5% taller · 6% heavier

    Differs most from Mr Dafoe in X, 1, and s

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  2. 89match · #2

    Yellowtail

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    x-height 30% taller · 21% lighter

    Differs most from Mr Dafoe in Q, 7, and 2

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  3. 86match · #3

    Smooch

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    29% lighter · x-height 13% taller

    Differs most from Mr Dafoe in j, s, and Q

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  4. 82match · #4

    Yesteryear

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    x-height 14% shorter · 13% heavier

    Differs most from Mr Dafoe in E, K, and L

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  5. 77match · #5

    Aguafina Script

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    x-height 33% taller · 12% narrower · 24% lighter

    Differs most from Mr Dafoe in 3, Q, and E

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  6. 76match · #6

    Interlope

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    43% lighter · 19% wider · x-height 9% taller

    Differs most from Mr Dafoe in 3, Q, and F

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  7. 76match · #7

    Mrs Saint Delafield

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    x-height 35% shorter · 25% narrower · 28% lighter

    Differs most from Mr Dafoe in 5, 3, and S

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  8. 75match · #8

    Herr Von Muellerhoff

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    24% narrower · x-height 23% shorter · 41% lighter

    Differs most from Mr Dafoe in 5, E, and 2

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  9. 74match · #9

    Arizonia

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    43% lighter

    Differs most from Mr Dafoe in f, E, and z

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  10. 73match · #10

    Damion

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    8% wider · 7% lighter

    Differs most from Mr Dafoe in Q, s, and Y

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  11. 72match · #11

    Mr De Haviland

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    x-height 36% shorter · 30% narrower · 29% lighter

    Differs most from Mr Dafoe in Q, 5, and 7

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  12. 71match · #12

    Meow Script

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    42% lighter · 11% narrower · x-height 9% taller

    Differs most from Mr Dafoe in 1, Q, and 2

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The 100 fonts like Mr Dafoe, measured

Mr Dafoe is darker than almost all the fonts like it: 94 of the 100 are lighter and 2 heavier. Few keep Mr Dafoe’s proportions: at most 15 keep its x-height, within 3%, Arizonia the closest of them. 97 are handwriting faces like Mr Dafoe, and 3 display faces come close too, Sarina the closest of them. They part from Mr Dafoe most often in Q (41 of the 100), 2 (29) and 3 (29).

Questions about fonts like Mr Dafoe

What is the closest font to Mr Dafoe?

Mrs Sheppards, at 97 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Mr Dafoe, it is 6% heavier, with an x-height 5% taller. After it come Yellowtail (89) and Smooch (86).

Is there a free alternative to Mr Dafoe?

Mr Dafoe is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Mrs Sheppards, Yellowtail and Smooch come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Mrs Sheppards sets running text 2.2% narrower, with an x-height 5.0% taller.