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Fonts similar to Noto Serif

The fonts most like Noto Serif are Arbutus Slab (85 out of 100), Taviraj (81) and Inria Serif (81), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 47–58% of the em (Noto Serif’s is 54%) and lowercase letters 47–59% of the em wide (55%), and all twelve are serifs too. Where they differ, most have a shorter x-height (ten of twelve).

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  1. 85match · #1

    Arbutus Slab

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    18% heavier · x-height 8% shorter

    Differs most from Noto Serif in S, j, and Q

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  2. 81match · #2

    Taviraj

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    x-height 12% shorter · more stroke contrast · 4% narrower

    Differs most from Noto Serif in j, S, and C

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  3. 81match · #3

    Inria Serif

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    more stroke contrast · x-height 8% shorter · 14% lighter

    Differs most from Noto Serif in 4, t, and 2

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  4. 81match · #4

    Roboto Serif

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    x-height 5% shorter

    Differs most from Noto Serif in O, c, and 6

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  5. 80match · #5

    Bentinck

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    more stroke contrast · x-height 7% shorter · 11% lighter

    Differs most from Noto Serif in g, z, and S

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  6. 75match · #6

    Literata

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    x-height 5% shorter · 6% heavier

    Differs most from Noto Serif in 1, S, and j

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  7. 75match · #7

    Cambo

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    7% narrower · x-height 6% shorter

    Differs most from Noto Serif in 7, f, and j

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  8. 74match · #8

    Frank Ruhl Libre

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    more stroke contrast · x-height 13% shorter · 10% narrower

    Differs most from Noto Serif in s, j, and b

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  9. 74match · #9

    STIX Two Text

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    12% narrower · x-height 12% shorter · more stroke contrast

    Differs most from Noto Serif in s, j, and C

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  10. 73match · #10

    Caladea

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    15% narrower · x-height 13% shorter · 6% heavier

    Differs most from Noto Serif in f, 4, and j

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  11. 73match · #11

    Domine

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    Nearly identical proportions

    Differs most from Noto Serif in J, f, and t

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  12. 72match · #12

    Headland One

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    x-height 8% taller · 8% wider

    Differs most from Noto Serif in j, 1, and B

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The 100 fonts like Noto Serif, measured

Noto Serif has a taller x-height than most fonts like it: 78 of the 100 have a shorter x-height and 5 a taller one. What they keep most is Noto Serif’s weight on the page: 48 are within 6% of it, Taviraj the closest of them. They part from Noto Serif most often in j (33 of the 100), C (29) and S (22).

Questions about fonts like Noto Serif

What is the closest font to Noto Serif?

Arbutus Slab, at 85 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Noto Serif, it is 18% heavier, with an x-height 8% shorter. After it come Taviraj (81) and Inria Serif (81).

Is there a free alternative to Noto Serif?

Noto Serif is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Arbutus Slab, Taviraj and Inria Serif come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Domine sets running text 0.7% wider, with an x-height 0.8% taller.