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Fonts similar to Orbitron

The fonts most like Orbitron are Firjar Expanded (86 out of 100), Science Gothic (79) and Aldrich (77), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 44–71% of the em (Orbitron’s is 58%) and lowercase letters 49–81% of the em wide (63%), and all twelve are sans serifs too. Where they differ, most have a shorter x-height (nine of twelve).

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  1. 86match · #1

    Firjar Expanded

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    x-height 24% shorter · 11% narrower · 9% heavier

    Differs most from Orbitron in x, 7, and 4

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  2. 79match · #2

    Science Gothic

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    37% heavier · x-height 14% shorter

    Differs most from Orbitron in A, 7, and y

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  3. 77match · #3

    Aldrich

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    11% narrower · x-height 10% shorter · 15% heavier

    Differs most from Orbitron in A, 7, and y

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  4. 77match · #4

    Sarpanch

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    x-height 16% shorter · more stroke contrast · 11% narrower

    Differs most from Orbitron in A, 7, and y

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  5. 76match · #5

    CAT North

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    44% heavier · 10% narrower · x-height 8% taller

    Differs most from Orbitron in 1, N, and 7

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  6. 75match · #6

    Michroma

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    13% wider · more stroke contrast · x-height 3% shorter

    Differs most from Orbitron in A, y, and 7

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  7. 74match · #7

    Alfphabet

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    26% wider · x-height 23% taller · 15% heavier

    Differs most from Orbitron in A, W, and 7

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  8. 72match · #8

    Firjar Semi Expanded

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    x-height 24% shorter · 22% narrower · 12% heavier

    Differs most from Orbitron in x, 7, and 2

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  9. 68match · #9

    Electrolize

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    21% narrower · x-height 14% shorter · more stroke contrast

    Differs most from Orbitron in A, 2, and 7

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  10. 68match · #10

    Panchang

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    28% wider · x-height 14% shorter · 13% lighter

    Differs most from Orbitron in A, G, and 7

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  11. 67match · #11

    Anta

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    17% narrower · 26% heavier · x-height 13% shorter

    Differs most from Orbitron in A, 7, and y

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  12. 63match · #12

    Gyrotrope

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    14% wider · 11% lighter · more stroke contrast

    Differs most from Orbitron in A, y, and m

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The 100 fonts like Orbitron, measured

Orbitron has a taller x-height than most fonts like it: 78 of the 100 have a shorter x-height and 19 a taller one. Few keep Orbitron’s proportions: at most 20 keep its weight on the page, within 6%, Sarpanch the closest of them. 78 are sans serifs like Orbitron, and 19 display faces and 3 monospaced fonts come close too, Audiowide the closest of them. They part from Orbitron most often in A (53 of the 100), 7 (25) and 5 (21).

Questions about fonts like Orbitron

What is the closest font to Orbitron?

Firjar Expanded, at 86 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Orbitron, it is 11% narrower and 9% heavier, with an x-height 24% shorter. After it come Science Gothic (79) and Aldrich (77).

Is there a free alternative to Orbitron?

Orbitron is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Firjar Expanded, Science Gothic and Aldrich come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Basement Grotesque sets running text 1.6% wider, with an x-height 3.5% taller.