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Fonts similar to Oswald

The fonts most like Oswald are Antonio (91 out of 100), Fjalla One (89) and Special Gothic Condensed One (88), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 50–73% of the em (Oswald’s is 58%) and lowercase letters 29–46% of the em wide (40%), and all twelve are sans serifs too.

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  1. 91match · #1

    Antonio

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    x-height 27% taller · 13% lighter

    Differs most from Oswald in g and J

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  2. 89match · #2

    Fjalla One

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    x-height 16% taller · 9% wider

    Differs most from Oswald in J, g, and i

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  3. 88match · #3

    Special Gothic Condensed One

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    x-height 12% shorter · 14% heavier · 6% narrower

    Differs most from Oswald in M and d

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  4. 83match · #4

    League Gothic

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    27% narrower · 25% heavier · x-height 5% shorter

    Differs most from Oswald in M

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  5. 82match · #5

    Bebas Neue

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    x-height 21% taller

    Differs most from Oswald in M and S

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  6. 75match · #6

    Anton SC

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    x-height 27% taller · 34% heavier · 14% wider

    Differs most from Oswald in J and S

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  7. 73match · #7

    Pathway Gothic One

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    12% narrower · 15% lighter · x-height 7% shorter

    Differs most from Oswald in m, M, and t

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  8. 73match · #8

    Mohave

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    24% lighter · less stroke contrast · x-height 6% shorter

    Differs most from Oswald in g, s, and k

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  9. 71match · #9

    Cossette Titre

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    less stroke contrast · 7% narrower · 10% lighter

    Differs most from Oswald in J, Q, and g

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  10. 71match · #10

    Akshar

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    x-height 13% shorter · 10% wider · 7% lighter

    Differs most from Oswald in g, j, and 4

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  11. 70match · #11

    Anton

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    x-height 27% taller · 34% heavier · 14% wider

    Differs most from Oswald in J, g, and s

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  12. 68match · #12

    Piscolabis

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    17% narrower · x-height 13% shorter · 15% heavier

    Differs most from Oswald in j, J, and i

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The 100 fonts like Oswald, measured

Oswald has a taller x-height than most fonts like it: 74 of the 100 have a shorter x-height and 17 a taller one. Few keep Oswald’s proportions: at most 11 keep its weight on the page, within 6%, Fjalla One the closest of them. 94 are sans serifs like Oswald, and 6 display faces come close too, Big Shoulders the closest of them. They part from Oswald most often in g (29 of the 100), J (27) and s (27).

Questions about fonts like Oswald

What is the closest font to Oswald?

Antonio, at 91 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Oswald, it is 13% lighter, with an x-height 27% taller. After it come Fjalla One (89) and Special Gothic Condensed One (88).

Is there a free alternative to Oswald?

Oswald is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Antonio, Fjalla One and Special Gothic Condensed One come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Khand sets running text 2.1% narrower, with an x-height 1.6% shorter.