Fonts similar to Orbit
The fonts most like Orbit are Accent Mono (79 out of 100), Uncut Plan8 (75) and Buena Mono (72), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 48–60% of the em (Orbit’s is 50%) and lowercase letters 60–75% of the em wide (60%), and one of them is a sans serif too. Where they differ, most have a taller x-height (seven of twelve).
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The original · Orbit
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79match · #1
75match · #2
Uncut Plan8
Find the font. Find its kind.10% wider · 13% heavier · more stroke contrast
Differs most from Orbit in U, h, and m
72match · #3
Buena Mono
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 5% taller · 3% wider
Differs most from Orbit in U, J, and h
72match · #4
Roboto Mono
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 6% taller · more stroke contrast
Differs most from Orbit in U, h, and n
71match · #5
SUSE Mono
Find the font. Find its kind.more stroke contrast · x-height 4% shorter
Differs most from Orbit in U, n, and 1
70match · #6
Space Mono
Find the font. Find its kind.Nearly identical proportions
Differs most from Orbit in U, r, and h
69match · #7
IBM Plex Mono
Find the font. Find its kind.more stroke contrast · x-height 3% taller
Differs most from Orbit in U, r, and o
69match · #8
Lilex
Find the font. Find its kind.more stroke contrast · x-height 3% taller
Differs most from Orbit in U, r, and o
69match · #9
Google Sans Code
Find the font. Find its kind.13% heavier · x-height 5% taller
Differs most from Orbit in g, r, and J
69match · #10
69match · #11
Lab Mono
Find the font. Find its kind.7% wider · x-height 5% taller
Differs most from Orbit in U, Q, and h
69match · #12
Martian Mono
Find the font. Find its kind.25% wider · x-height 20% taller · 15% heavier
Differs most from Orbit in n, U, and h
The 100 fonts like Orbit, measured
Fonts like Orbit lean most in x-height, where 52 of the 100 have a taller x-height and 13 a shorter one. What they keep most is Orbit’s weight on the page: 43 are within 6% of it, Accent Mono the closest of them. 40 are sans serifs like Orbit, and 58 monospaced fonts, 1 handwriting font and 1 display font come close too, Accent Mono the closest of them. They part from Orbit most often in U (46 of the 100), o (35) and m (28).
WidthOrbit: 60% of the em
x-heightOrbit: 50% of the em
InkOrbit: 35% ink
ContrastOrbit: 1.06 : 1
- 0 less contrast
- None
StylesOrbit: one weight
LettersWhere they differ most
- U46 of 100
- o35 of 100
- m28 of 100
Questions about fonts like Orbit
What is the closest font to Orbit?
Accent Mono, at 79 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Orbit, it has more stroke contrast. After it come Uncut Plan8 (75) and Buena Mono (72).
Is there a free alternative to Orbit?
Orbit is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Accent Mono, Uncut Plan8 and Buena Mono come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Accent Mono sets running text to the same width, with the same x-height.