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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85match · #1
Gambetta
Find the font. Find its kind.13% heavier · x-height 4% shorter
Differs most from Nanum Myeongjo in 3, y, and c
81match · #2
Cinzel
Find the font. Find its kind.29% wider · x-height 28% taller · 24% lighter
Differs most from Nanum Myeongjo in Q, 9, and 6
81match · #3
Isenheim
Find the font. Find its kind.more stroke contrast · 11% wider · x-height 6% taller
Differs most from Nanum Myeongjo in y, 9, and 4
80match · #4
Cardo
Find the font. Find its kind.30% heavier · x-height 6% shorter
Differs most from Nanum Myeongjo in 8 and Q
77match · #5
Ibarra Real Nova
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 9% shorter · 17% heavier · 6% narrower
Differs most from Nanum Myeongjo in 4, 1, and 7
77match · #6
Hedvig Letters Serif
Find the font. Find its kind.33% heavier · x-height 11% taller · 8% wider
Differs most from Nanum Myeongjo in y, Q, and 7
77match · #7
Montaga
Find the font. Find its kind.31% heavier · less stroke contrast
Differs most from Nanum Myeongjo in o, 0, and u
76match · #8
Jomolhari
Find the font. Find its kind.32% heavier · x-height 7% taller · more stroke contrast
Differs most from Nanum Myeongjo in O, Q, and 2
75match · #9
Junicode
Find the font. Find its kind.36% heavier · 12% narrower · x-height 11% shorter
Differs most from Nanum Myeongjo in 4, Q, and 1
74match · #10
STIX Two Text
Find the font. Find its kind.38% heavier
Differs most from Nanum Myeongjo in O, C, and 8
73match · #11
73match · #12
Gowun Batang
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 15% taller · less stroke contrast
Differs most from Nanum Myeongjo in o, d, and j
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).
WidthNanum Myeongjo: 49% of the em
x-heightNanum Myeongjo: 47% of the em
InkNanum Myeongjo: 30% ink
ContrastNanum Myeongjo: 2.71 : 1
StylesNanum Myeongjo: 3 weights
LettersWhere they differ most
- Q36 of 100
- O36 of 100
- 724 of 100
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.