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Fonts similar to Overlock

The fonts most like Overlock are Pompiere (76 out of 100), Arima (76) and Atma (69), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 37–55% of the em (Overlock’s is 48%) and lowercase letters 33–51% of the em wide (45%), and ten of them are display faces too. Where they differ, most are heavier (eight of twelve).

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  1. 76match · #1

    Pompiere

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    27% narrower · x-height 21% shorter

    Differs most from Overlock in W, Q, and V

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  2. 76match · #2

    Arima

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    more stroke contrast · 12% wider · x-height 10% taller

    Differs most from Overlock in y, J, and Q

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  3. 69match · #3

    Atma

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    x-height 16% taller · 5% narrower · more stroke contrast

    Differs most from Overlock in Q, y, and i

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  4. 69match · #4

    Macondo

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    less stroke contrast · 10% heavier · x-height 4% shorter

    Differs most from Overlock in 0, y, and a

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  5. 63match · #5

    Yeon Sung

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    24% heavier · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Overlock in 9, 5, and U

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  6. 61match · #6

    Averia Gruesa Libre

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    10% wider · 18% heavier · more stroke contrast

    Differs most from Overlock in f, g, and U

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  7. 60match · #7

    Salsa

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    49% heavier · 13% wider · x-height 7% taller

    Differs most from Overlock in g, Q, and y

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  8. 59match · #8

    Cause

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    11% wider · x-height 7% taller · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Overlock in e, U, and g

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  9. 56match · #9

    Averia Libre

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    11% wider · 19% heavier · more stroke contrast

    Differs most from Overlock in f, U, and t

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  10. 55match · #10

    Macondo Swash Caps

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    less stroke contrast · 10% heavier · x-height 4% shorter

    Differs most from Overlock in 0, D, and B

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  11. 55match · #11

    Cagliostro

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    17% heavier · 7% wider · x-height 7% shorter

    Differs most from Overlock in U, s, and P

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  12. 55match · #12

    Averia Sans Libre

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    17% heavier · 7% wider

    Differs most from Overlock in U, 5, and g

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The 100 fonts like Overlock, measured

Fonts like Overlock lean most in width, where 56 of the 100 are wider and 31 narrower. What they keep most is Overlock’s weight on the page: 28 are within 6% of it, Pompiere the closest of them. 44 are display faces like Overlock, and 34 handwriting faces, 13 sans serifs, 5 serifs and 4 monospaced fonts come close too, Cause the closest of them. They part from Overlock most often in U (34 of the 100), g (31) and 9 (20).

  • WidthOverlock: 45% of the em

    31 narrower
    Pompiere 76 · 27% narrower
    Atma 69 · 5% narrower
    13 within 3%
    Macondo 69 · 2.2% wider
    Yeon Sung 63 · 1.1% narrower
    56 wider
    Arima 76 · 12% wider
    Averia Gruesa Libre 61 · 10% wider
  • x-heightOverlock: 48% of the em

    27 shorter
    Pompiere 76 · x-height 21% shorter
    Macondo 69 · x-height 4% shorter
    26 within 3%
    Yeon Sung 63 · x-height 0.2% taller
    Averia Gruesa Libre 61 · x-height 0.8% taller
    47 taller
    Arima 76 · x-height 10% taller
    Atma 69 · x-height 16% taller
  • InkOverlock: 38% ink

    17 lighter
    Cause 59 · 7% lighter
    Berner Basisschrift 52 · 21% lighter
    28 within 6%
    Pompiere 76 · 1.2% lighter
    Arima 76 · 1.9% lighter
    55 heavier
    Macondo 69 · 10% heavier
    Yeon Sung 63 · 24% heavier
  • ContrastOverlock: 1.25 : 1

    43 less contrast
    Macondo 69 · less stroke contrast
    Yeon Sung 63 · less stroke contrast
    30 within 12%
    Pompiere 76
    Cagliostro 55
    24 more contrast
    Arima 76 · more stroke contrast
    Atma 69 · more stroke contrast
  • StylesOverlock: 3 weights with italics

    22 in more weights
    Arima 76 · 7 weights
    Atma 69 · 5 weights
    13 variable
    Arima 76 · 7 weights
    Cause 59 · 9 weights
  • LettersWhere they differ most

    1. U34 of 100
    2. g31 of 100
    3. 920 of 100

Questions about fonts like Overlock

What is the closest font to Overlock?

Pompiere, at 76 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Overlock, it is 27% narrower, with an x-height 21% shorter. After it come Arima (76) and Atma (69).

Is there a free alternative to Overlock?

Overlock is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Pompiere, Arima and Atma come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Macondo sets running text 2.6% wider, with an x-height 4.0% shorter.