Fonts similar to Newsreader
The fonts most like Newsreader are Libre Caslon Text (85 out of 100), Gulzar (83) and Spectral (81), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 42–52% of the em (Newsreader’s is 43%) and lowercase letters 41–54% of the em wide (46%), and all twelve are serifs too. Where they differ, most have a taller x-height (eight of twelve).
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The original · Newsreader
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85match · #1
Libre Caslon Text
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 23% taller · 17% wider · more stroke contrast
Differs most from Newsreader in 7, J, and j
83match · #2
Gulzar
Find the font. Find its kind.12% heavier · more stroke contrast · x-height 3% taller
Differs most from Newsreader in 4, F, and L
81match · #3
Spectral
Find the font. Find its kind.9% wider · x-height 6% taller
Differs most from Newsreader in Z, 7, and G
81match · #4
Wittgenstein
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 17% taller · 12% wider · more stroke contrast
Differs most from Newsreader in z, y, and c
80match · #5
Libre Caslon Condensed
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 23% taller · 7% narrower
Differs most from Newsreader in J, t, and j
80match · #6
Nyght Serif
Find the font. Find its kind.more stroke contrast · x-height 19% taller · 8% wider
Differs most from Newsreader in J, 8, and U
80match · #7
Libre Caslon Display
Find the font. Find its kind.more stroke contrast · 11% narrower · 18% lighter
Differs most from Newsreader in F, j, and U
78match · #8
78match · #9
Ibarra Real Nova
Find the font. Find its kind.more stroke contrast · 13% lighter
Differs most from Newsreader in F, L, and T
77match · #10
76match · #11
UNAL Ancizar Serif
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 6% taller · less stroke contrast
Differs most from Newsreader in 3, j, and 6
75match · #12
Rowan
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 15% taller · 12% wider · less stroke contrast
Differs most from Newsreader in J, c, and 5
The 100 fonts like Newsreader, measured
Newsreader has a shorter x-height than most fonts like it: 88 of the 100 have a taller x-height and 3 a shorter one. What they keep most is Newsreader’s weight on the page: 50 are within 6% of it, Libre Caslon Text the closest of them. They part from Newsreader most often in F (39 of the 100), L (30) and 7 (24).
WidthNewsreader: 46% of the em
x-heightNewsreader: 43% of the em
InkNewsreader: 41% ink
ContrastNewsreader: 2.14 : 1
StylesNewsreader: 7 weights with italics
LettersWhere they differ most
- F39 of 100
- L30 of 100
- 724 of 100
Questions about fonts like Newsreader
What is the closest font to Newsreader?
Libre Caslon Text, at 85 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Newsreader, it is 17% wider, with an x-height 23% taller and more stroke contrast. After it come Gulzar (83) and Spectral (81).
Is there a free alternative to Newsreader?
Newsreader is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Libre Caslon Text, Gulzar and Spectral come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Gulzar sets running text 0.6% narrower, with an x-height 3.3% taller.