Fonts similar to Palanquin Dark
The fonts most like Palanquin Dark are Secular One (81 out of 100), Catamaran (77) and Braah One (76), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 40–55% of the em (Palanquin Dark’s is 49%) and lowercase letters 44–58% of the em wide (51%), and all twelve are sans serifs too. Where they differ, most have a taller x-height (seven of twelve).
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81match · #1
Secular One
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 8% taller · 7% wider
Differs most from Palanquin Dark in i, M, and l
77match · #2
Catamaran
Find the font. Find its kind.31% lighter · 10% narrower
Differs most from Palanquin Dark in O, C, and 1
76match · #3
Braah One
Find the font. Find its kind.9% wider · x-height 6% taller · 7% heavier
Differs most from Palanquin Dark in R, z, and M
71match · #4
Hammersmith One
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 5% taller
Differs most from Palanquin Dark in 1, g, and C
69match · #5
REM
Find the font. Find its kind.20% lighter · 4% wider · x-height 4% taller
Differs most from Palanquin Dark in 4, 9, and l
68match · #6
Allerta
Find the font. Find its kind.14% wider · x-height 14% taller · 22% lighter
Differs most from Palanquin Dark in l, 0, and z
67match · #7
67match · #8
CAT Robertson
Find the font. Find its kind.10% narrower · 15% lighter · x-height 7% shorter
Differs most from Palanquin Dark in 5, Z, and 2
67match · #9
Cal Sans
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 7% taller · 7% heavier
Differs most from Palanquin Dark in O, C, and z
66match · #10
Solitus
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 18% shorter · 14% narrower · 13% heavier
Differs most from Palanquin Dark in Z, O, and W
66match · #11
Convergence
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 11% taller · 22% lighter · 7% wider
Differs most from Palanquin Dark in M, e, and 7
63match · #12
Amaranth
Find the font. Find its kind.5% narrower · more stroke contrast · 7% lighter
Differs most from Palanquin Dark in e, w, and v
The 100 fonts like Palanquin Dark, measured
Palanquin Dark is darker than most fonts like it: 78 of the 100 are lighter and 10 heavier. What they keep most is Palanquin Dark’s width: 27 are within 3% of it, Hammersmith One the closest of them. 99 are sans serifs like Palanquin Dark, and 1 display font comes close too: Tilt Warp. They part from Palanquin Dark most often in z (28 of the 100), C (22) and M (21).
WidthPalanquin Dark: 51% of the em
x-heightPalanquin Dark: 49% of the em
InkPalanquin Dark: 59% ink
ContrastPalanquin Dark: 1.21 : 1
StylesPalanquin Dark: 4 weights
LettersWhere they differ most
- z28 of 100
- C22 of 100
- M21 of 100
Questions about fonts like Palanquin Dark
What is the closest font to Palanquin Dark?
Secular One, at 81 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Palanquin Dark, it is 7% wider, with an x-height 8% taller. After it come Catamaran (77) and Braah One (76).
Is there a free alternative to Palanquin Dark?
Palanquin Dark is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Secular One, Catamaran and Braah One come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, DIN 1451-4H sets running text 0.6% wider, with an x-height 3.1% taller.