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Fonts similar to Old Standard TT

The fonts most like Old Standard TT are Zodiak (87 out of 100), Hausschrift (86) and BJCree (86), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 42–50% of the em (Old Standard TT’s is 46%) and lowercase letters 46–57% of the em wide (48%), and eleven of them are serifs too. Where they differ, most are heavier (ten of twelve).

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  1. 87match · #1

    Zodiak

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    18% wider · x-height 9% taller · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Old Standard TT in 7, 2, and 8

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  2. 86match · #2

    Hausschrift

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    16% heavier · x-height 5% shorter · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Old Standard TT in b and 7

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  3. 86match · #3

    BJCree

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    less stroke contrast · 14% heavier · x-height 6% shorter

    Differs most from Old Standard TT in b, j, and 7

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  4. 85match · #4

    CMU Serif

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    x-height 5% shorter

    Differs most from Old Standard TT in 7, b, and u

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  5. 82match · #5

    GFS Didot

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    14% heavier · less stroke contrast · 4% wider

    Differs most from Old Standard TT in b, 4, and c

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  6. 79match · #6

    Edwin

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    30% heavier · less stroke contrast · 8% wider

    Differs most from Old Standard TT in b, h, and u

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  7. 79match · #7

    Unna

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    22% heavier · x-height 8% shorter · 6% narrower

    Differs most from Old Standard TT in 7, Z, and 5

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  8. 78match · #8

    Libre Bodoni

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    39% heavier · 5% wider · more stroke contrast

    Differs most from Old Standard TT in k, 8, and y

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  9. 77match · #9

    Uchen

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    less stroke contrast · 24% heavier · x-height 4% taller

    Differs most from Old Standard TT in b, t, and 2

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  10. 77match · #10

    Brygada 1918

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    10% wider · less stroke contrast · 12% heavier

    Differs most from Old Standard TT in b, i, and C

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  11. 77match · #11

    Frank Ruhl Libre

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    15% heavier · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Old Standard TT in 7, 6, and 9

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  12. 75match · #12

    New Heterodox Mono

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    17% wider · less stroke contrast · 9% heavier

    Differs most from Old Standard TT in 0, i, and b

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The 100 fonts like Old Standard TT, measured

Old Standard TT is lighter than most fonts like it: 71 of the 100 are heavier and 8 lighter. Few keep Old Standard TT’s proportions: at most 22 keep its width, within 3%, Hausschrift the closest of them. 94 are serifs like Old Standard TT, and 3 display faces, 2 monospaced fonts and 1 sans serif come close too, New Heterodox Mono the closest of them. They part from Old Standard TT most often in 7 (47 of the 100), b (45) and 2 (19).

  • WidthOld Standard TT: 48% of the em

    21 narrower
    Unna 79 · 6% narrower
    Abhaya Libre 73 · 4% narrower
    22 within 3%
    Hausschrift 86 · 0.8% wider
    BJCree 86 · 1.4% wider
    57 wider
    Zodiak 87 · 18% wider
    GFS Didot 82 · 4% wider

  • x-heightOld Standard TT: 46% of the em

    26 shorter
    Hausschrift 86 · x-height 5% shorter
    BJCree 86 · x-height 6% shorter
    17 within 3%
    GFS Didot 82 · same x-height
    Edwin 79 · x-height 2.1% taller
    57 taller
    Zodiak 87 · x-height 9% taller
    Uchen 77 · x-height 4% taller

  • InkOld Standard TT: 35% ink

    8 lighter
    Playfair Display SC 58 · 21% lighter
    Sprat 55 · 7% lighter
    21 within 6%
    Zodiak 87 · 4.9% heavier
    CMU Serif 85 · 2.5% lighter
    71 heavier
    Hausschrift 86 · 16% heavier
    BJCree 86 · 14% heavier

  • ContrastOld Standard TT: 3.67 : 1

    63 less contrast
    Zodiak 87 · less stroke contrast
    Hausschrift 86 · less stroke contrast
    16 within 12%
    CMU Serif 85
    Unna 79
    20 more contrast
    Libre Bodoni 78 · more stroke contrast
    Bentinck 71 · more stroke contrast

  • StylesOld Standard TT: 2 weights with italics

    46 in more weights
    Zodiak 87 · 6 weights
    BJCree 86 · 4 weights
    27 variable
    Libre Bodoni 78 · 4 weights
    Brygada 1918 77 · 4 weights

  • LettersWhere they differ most

    1. 747 of 100
    2. b45 of 100
    3. 219 of 100

Questions about fonts like Old Standard TT

What is the closest font to Old Standard TT?

Zodiak, at 87 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Old Standard TT, it is 18% wider, with an x-height 9% taller and less stroke contrast. After it come Hausschrift (86) and BJCree (86).

Is there a free alternative to Old Standard TT?

Old Standard TT is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Zodiak, Hausschrift and BJCree come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Frank Ruhl Libre sets running text 1.4% wider, with an x-height 2.6% taller.