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Fonts similar to Noto Serif Japanese

The fonts most like Noto Serif Japanese are Cactus Classical Serif (98 out of 100), Source Serif 4 (96) and Adamina (81), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 44–56% of the em (Noto Serif Japanese’s is 52%) and lowercase letters 46–57% of the em wide (56%), and all twelve are serifs too. Where they differ, most are heavier (ten of twelve).

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Noto Serif Japanese's own familyNoto SerifNoto Serif Display

Noto Serif Japanese's letters under another nameChiron Sung HKBpmf Zihi Kai Std

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  1. 98match · #1

    Cactus Classical Serif

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    9% narrower · x-height 8% shorter · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Noto Serif Japanese in 1

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  2. 96match · #2

    Source Serif 4

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    24% heavier · 9% narrower · x-height 8% shorter

    Differs most from Noto Serif Japanese in 1

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  3. 81match · #3

    Adamina

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    16% heavier · x-height 4% taller · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Noto Serif Japanese in O, t, and Q

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  4. 77match · #4

    Rufina

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    more stroke contrast · 11% heavier · x-height 5% shorter

    Differs most from Noto Serif Japanese in 1, 9, and 0

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  5. 70match · #5

    Merriweather

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    25% heavier · x-height 8% taller · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Noto Serif Japanese in 4, f, and c

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  6. 69match · #6

    Literata

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    22% heavier · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Noto Serif Japanese in 7, 1, and C

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  7. 69match · #7

    Alike

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    23% heavier · 7% narrower

    Differs most from Noto Serif Japanese in t, 3, and C

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  8. 69match · #8

    ElstobP

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    18% narrower · x-height 16% shorter · 16% heavier

    Differs most from Noto Serif Japanese in 4, t, and f

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  9. 67match · #9

    Martel

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    less stroke contrast · x-height 6% taller

    Differs most from Noto Serif Japanese in c, 2, and f

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  10. 67match · #10

    Castoro

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    29% heavier · 8% narrower · x-height 8% shorter

    Differs most from Noto Serif Japanese in t, 7, and 2

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  11. 66match · #11

    Hahmlet

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    less stroke contrast · 21% heavier · x-height 5% shorter

    Differs most from Noto Serif Japanese in 7, O, and c

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  12. 66match · #12

    Domine

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    15% heavier · less stroke contrast · x-height 5% taller

    Differs most from Noto Serif Japanese in n, 2, and s

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The 100 fonts like Noto Serif Japanese, measured

Noto Serif Japanese is lighter than most fonts like it: 78 of the 100 are heavier and 10 lighter. What they keep most is Noto Serif Japanese’s x-height: 26 are within 3% of it, Literata the closest of them. 99 are serifs like Noto Serif Japanese, and 1 display font comes close too: Castoro Titling. They part from Noto Serif Japanese most often in 1 (24 of the 100), t (24) and c (24).

Questions about fonts like Noto Serif Japanese

What is the closest font to Noto Serif Japanese?

Cactus Classical Serif, at 98 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Noto Serif Japanese, it is 9% narrower, with an x-height 8% shorter and less stroke contrast. After it come Source Serif 4 (96) and Adamina (81).

Is there a free alternative to Noto Serif Japanese?

Noto Serif Japanese is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Cactus Classical Serif, Source Serif 4 and Adamina come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Literata sets running text 2.6% narrower, with an x-height 1.7% shorter.