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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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  1. 85match · #1

    Libre Caslon Text

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    x-height 23% taller · 17% wider · more stroke contrast

    Differs most from Newsreader in 7, J, and j

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  2. 83match · #2

    Gulzar

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    12% heavier · more stroke contrast · x-height 3% taller

    Differs most from Newsreader in 4, F, and L

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  3. 81match · #3

    Spectral

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    9% wider · x-height 6% taller

    Differs most from Newsreader in Z, 7, and G

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  4. 81match · #4

    Wittgenstein

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    x-height 17% taller · 12% wider · more stroke contrast

    Differs most from Newsreader in z, y, and c

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  5. 80match · #5

    Libre Caslon Condensed

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    x-height 23% taller · 7% narrower

    Differs most from Newsreader in J, t, and j

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  6. 80match · #6

    Nyght Serif

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    more stroke contrast · x-height 19% taller · 8% wider

    Differs most from Newsreader in J, 8, and U

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  7. 80match · #7

    Libre Caslon Display

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    more stroke contrast · 11% narrower · 18% lighter

    Differs most from Newsreader in F, j, and U

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  8. 78match · #8

    ElstobP

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    more stroke contrast

    Differs most from Newsreader in 4, Z, and t

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  9. 78match · #9

    Ibarra Real Nova

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    more stroke contrast · 13% lighter

    Differs most from Newsreader in F, L, and T

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  10. 77match · #10

    Elstob

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    more stroke contrast

    Differs most from Newsreader in n, 4, and j

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  11. 76match · #11

    UNAL Ancizar Serif

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    x-height 6% taller · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Newsreader in 3, j, and 6

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  12. 75match · #12

    Rowan

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    x-height 15% taller · 12% wider · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Newsreader in J, c, and 5

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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).

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.