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Fonts similar to OSerif

The fonts most like OSerif are Daubenton (71 out of 100), Bellefair (64) and CAT Linz (60), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 36–71% of the em (OSerif’s is 63%) and lowercase letters 38–73% of the em wide (58%), and all twelve are serifs too. Where they differ, most have more stroke contrast (eleven of twelve).

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  1. 71match · #1

    Daubenton

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    25% wider · more stroke contrast · x-height 14% taller

    Differs most from OSerif in 3, L, and H

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  2. 64match · #2

    Bellefair

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    x-height 42% shorter · more stroke contrast · 30% narrower

    Differs most from OSerif in 8, H, and E

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  3. 60match · #3

    CAT Linz

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    more stroke contrast · 34% narrower · x-height 33% shorter

    Differs most from OSerif in H, 8, and E

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  4. 53match · #4

    Cantique

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    x-height 29% shorter · more stroke contrast · 13% heavier

    Differs most from OSerif in G, F, and E

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  5. 53match · #5

    Montenegrin Gothic One

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    50% heavier · x-height 21% shorter · more stroke contrast

    Differs most from OSerif in 5, W, and 2

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  6. 53match · #6

    Luperca

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    more stroke contrast · 33% lighter · x-height 12% taller

    Differs most from OSerif in N, H, and L

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  7. 49match · #7

    Montaga

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    x-height 25% shorter · 41% heavier · 15% narrower

    Differs most from OSerif in 8, H, and L

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  8. 46match · #8

    Aoboshi One

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    111% heavier · x-height 26% shorter · more stroke contrast

    Differs most from OSerif in S, W, and T

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  9. 46match · #9

    Della Respira

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    x-height 26% shorter · 44% heavier · more stroke contrast

    Differs most from OSerif in 8, W, and B

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  10. 43match · #10

    Cinzel

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    more stroke contrast · 10% wider · 18% lighter

    Differs most from OSerif in 8, H, and E

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  11. 42match · #11

    Bona Nova

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    more stroke contrast · x-height 30% shorter · 45% heavier

    Differs most from OSerif in 8, C, and H

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  12. 42match · #12

    Erode

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    more stroke contrast · x-height 28% shorter · 19% narrower

    Differs most from OSerif in 9, 8, and H

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The 100 fonts like OSerif, measured

OSerif has less stroke contrast than almost all the fonts like it: 98 of the 99 have more stroke contrast and none less. Few keep OSerif’s proportions: at most 4 keep its width, within 3%, Cantique the closest of them. 93 are serifs like OSerif, and 4 display faces and 3 sans serifs come close too, Forum the closest of them. They part from OSerif most often in 8 (62 of the 100), H (53) and C (33).

Questions about fonts like OSerif

What is the closest font to OSerif?

Daubenton, at 71 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to OSerif, it is 25% wider, with more stroke contrast and an x-height 14% taller. After it come Bellefair (64) and CAT Linz (60).

Is there a free alternative to OSerif?

OSerif is free itself, in the public domain (CC0). For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Daubenton, Bellefair and CAT Linz come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Baltic sets running text 1.8% wider, with an x-height 4.0% taller.