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Fonts similar to Oldenburg

The fonts most like Oldenburg are Chubbo (84 out of 100), Kiwi Maru (76) and Corben (75), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 44–70% of the em (Oldenburg’s is 50%) and lowercase letters 48–68% of the em wide (58%), and seven of them are display faces too.

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  1. 84match · #1

    Chubbo

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    10% narrower

    Differs most from Oldenburg in g, 9, and 6

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  2. 76match · #2

    Kiwi Maru

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    12% lighter

    Differs most from Oldenburg in J, 6, and 9

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  3. 75match · #3

    Corben

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    more stroke contrast · x-height 6% shorter · 6% narrower

    Differs most from Oldenburg in g, 9, and 6

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  4. 69match · #4

    Ribeye

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    more stroke contrast · 15% heavier · 4% wider

    Differs most from Oldenburg in c, 9, and 8

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  5. 65match · #5

    Ribeye Marrow

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    10% lighter · 4% wider · x-height 4% taller

    Differs most from Oldenburg in c, j, and 8

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  6. 65match · #6

    Autour One

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    x-height 20% taller · 17% wider

    Differs most from Oldenburg in M, I, and y

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  7. 65match · #7

    Cutive

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    16% wider · x-height 11% taller · more stroke contrast

    Differs most from Oldenburg in g, J, and 9

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  8. 60match · #8

    Snowburst One

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    x-height 41% taller · 54% lighter · 4% wider

    Differs most from Oldenburg in a, J, and j

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  9. 57match · #9

    Coustard

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    14% heavier · x-height 7% taller · more stroke contrast

    Differs most from Oldenburg in 9, 6, and g

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  10. 56match · #10

    Life Savers

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    36% lighter · 18% narrower · x-height 13% shorter

    Differs most from Oldenburg in g, C, and j

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  11. 53match · #11

    Quando

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    x-height 19% taller · more stroke contrast · 4% wider

    Differs most from Oldenburg in g, 9, and Q

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  12. 52match · #12

    Solway

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    5% narrower

    Differs most from Oldenburg in 6, 9, and J

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The 100 fonts like Oldenburg, measured

Oldenburg has less stroke contrast than most fonts like it: 56 of the 90 have more stroke contrast and 8 less. What they keep most is Oldenburg’s x-height: 34 are within 3% of it, Chubbo the closest of them. 51 are display faces like Oldenburg, and 43 serifs, 3 monospaced fonts, 2 sans serifs and 1 handwriting font come close too, Kiwi Maru the closest of them. They part from Oldenburg most often in 9 (26 of the 100), J (26) and g (23).

  • WidthOldenburg: 58% of the em

    62 narrower
    Chubbo 84 · 10% narrower
    Corben 75 · 6% narrower
    13 within 3%
    Kiwi Maru 76 · 2.4% wider
    Coustard 57 · 0.3% narrower
    25 wider
    Ribeye 69 · 4% wider
    Ribeye Marrow 65 · 4% wider

  • x-heightOldenburg: 50% of the em

    36 shorter
    Corben 75 · x-height 6% shorter
    Life Savers 56 · x-height 13% shorter
    34 within 3%
    Chubbo 84 · x-height 2.8% shorter
    Kiwi Maru 76 · x-height 2.2% taller
    30 taller
    Ribeye 69 · x-height 4% taller
    Ribeye Marrow 65 · x-height 4% taller

  • InkOldenburg: 44% ink

    38 lighter
    Kiwi Maru 76 · 12% lighter
    Ribeye Marrow 65 · 10% lighter
    28 within 6%
    Chubbo 84 · 5.8% lighter
    Corben 75 · 0.2% lighter
    34 heavier
    Ribeye 69 · 15% heavier
    Coustard 57 · 14% heavier

  • ContrastOldenburg: 1.10 : 1

    8 less contrast
    Beta54 34 · less stroke contrast
    Yeon Sung 25 · less stroke contrast
    26 within 12%
    Chubbo 84
    Kiwi Maru 76
    56 more contrast
    Corben 75 · more stroke contrast
    Ribeye 69 · more stroke contrast

  • StylesOldenburg: one weight

    32 in more weights
    Chubbo 84 · 5 weights
    Kiwi Maru 76 · 3 weights
    14 with italics
    Chubbo 84 · 5 weights
    Sanchez 40 · 1 weight
    7 variable
    Hahmlet 29 · 9 weights
    Aleo 23 · 9 weights

  • LettersWhere they differ most

    1. 926 of 100
    2. J26 of 100
    3. g23 of 100

Questions about fonts like Oldenburg

What is the closest font to Oldenburg?

Chubbo, at 84 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Oldenburg, it is 10% narrower. After it come Kiwi Maru (76) and Corben (75).

Is there a free alternative to Oldenburg?

Oldenburg is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Chubbo, Kiwi Maru and Corben come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Kiwi Maru sets running text 2.9% narrower, with an x-height 2.3% taller.