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Fonts similar to Nanum Myeongjo

The fonts most like Nanum Myeongjo are Gambetta (85 out of 100), Cinzel (81) and Isenheim (81), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 42–60% of the em (Nanum Myeongjo’s is 47%) and lowercase letters 43–64% of the em wide (49%), and all twelve are serifs too. Where they differ, most are heavier (nine of twelve).

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  1. 85match · #1

    Gambetta

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    13% heavier · x-height 4% shorter

    Differs most from Nanum Myeongjo in 3, y, and c

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  2. 81match · #2

    Cinzel

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    29% wider · x-height 28% taller · 24% lighter

    Differs most from Nanum Myeongjo in Q, 9, and 6

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  3. 81match · #3

    Isenheim

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    more stroke contrast · 11% wider · x-height 6% taller

    Differs most from Nanum Myeongjo in y, 9, and 4

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  4. 80match · #4

    Cardo

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    30% heavier · x-height 6% shorter

    Differs most from Nanum Myeongjo in 8 and Q

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  5. 77match · #5

    Ibarra Real Nova

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    x-height 9% shorter · 17% heavier · 6% narrower

    Differs most from Nanum Myeongjo in 4, 1, and 7

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  6. 77match · #6

    Hedvig Letters Serif

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    33% heavier · x-height 11% taller · 8% wider

    Differs most from Nanum Myeongjo in y, Q, and 7

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  7. 77match · #7

    Montaga

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    31% heavier · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Nanum Myeongjo in o, 0, and u

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  8. 76match · #8

    Jomolhari

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    32% heavier · x-height 7% taller · more stroke contrast

    Differs most from Nanum Myeongjo in O, Q, and 2

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  9. 75match · #9

    Junicode

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    36% heavier · 12% narrower · x-height 11% shorter

    Differs most from Nanum Myeongjo in 4, Q, and 1

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  10. 74match · #10

    STIX Two Text

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    38% heavier

    Differs most from Nanum Myeongjo in O, C, and 8

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  11. 73match · #11

    Sneaky Times

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    28% heavier

    Differs most from Nanum Myeongjo in 8, S, and O

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  12. 73match · #12

    Gowun Batang

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    x-height 15% taller · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Nanum Myeongjo in o, d, and j

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The 100 fonts like Nanum Myeongjo, measured

Nanum Myeongjo is lighter than almost all the fonts like it: 90 of the 100 are heavier and 7 lighter. What they keep most is Nanum Myeongjo’s width: 29 are within 3% of it, Gambetta the closest of them. 98 are serifs like Nanum Myeongjo, and 1 display font and 1 sans serif come close too, Castoro Titling the closest of them. They part from Nanum Myeongjo most often in Q (36 of the 100), O (36) and 7 (24).

Questions about fonts like Nanum Myeongjo

What is the closest font to Nanum Myeongjo?

Gambetta, at 85 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Nanum Myeongjo, it is 13% heavier, with an x-height 4% shorter. After it come Cinzel (81) and Isenheim (81).

Is there a free alternative to Nanum Myeongjo?

Nanum Myeongjo is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Gambetta, Cinzel and Isenheim come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Gambetta sets running text 1.4% wider, with an x-height 3.8% shorter.