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Fonts similar to Pangolin

The fonts most like Pangolin are Azabache (100 out of 100), Margarine (77) and Walter Turncoat (71), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 37–78% of the em (Pangolin’s is 55%) and lowercase letters 37–70% of the em wide (47%), and eight of them are handwriting faces too. Where they differ, most are wider (ten of twelve).

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  1. 100match · #1

    Azabache

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    13% heavier · x-height 6% shorter · 3% wider

    Differs most from Pangolin in i

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  2. 77match · #2

    Margarine

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    x-height 10% taller · 20% heavier · 9% wider

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  3. 71match · #3

    Walter Turncoat

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    14% wider · 16% lighter

    Differs most from Pangolin in I, J, and 5

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  4. 71match · #4

    Magnetic Drawing

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    70% lighter · 26% wider · x-height 25% taller

    Differs most from Pangolin in A, W, and 8

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  5. 64match · #5

    Winky Rough

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    x-height 9% shorter · more stroke contrast · 9% heavier

    Differs most from Pangolin in 3, I, and g

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  6. 59match · #6

    Rock Salt

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    49% wider · x-height 40% taller · 20% lighter

    Differs most from Pangolin in E, Y, and U

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  7. 58match · #7

    Comico

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    35% wider · x-height 28% taller · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Pangolin in J, T, and F

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  8. 57match · #8

    Sunshiney

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    x-height 33% shorter · 21% narrower · 18% heavier

    Differs most from Pangolin in I, U, and e

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  9. 57match · #9

    Darumadrop One

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    28% heavier · x-height 13% shorter · 7% wider

    Differs most from Pangolin in I, L, and d

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  10. 56match · #10

    Fluxisch Else

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    13% wider · more stroke contrast · x-height 5% shorter

    Differs most from Pangolin in y, 0, and g

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  11. 55match · #11

    Permanent Marker

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    19% wider · 27% heavier · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Pangolin in I, W, and A

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  12. 53match · #12

    Edu Australia VIC WA NT Hand Dots

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    57% lighter · x-height 9% shorter · 6% wider

    Differs most from Pangolin in x, f, and w

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The 100 fonts like Pangolin, measured

Pangolin is narrower than most fonts like it: 63 of the 100 are wider and 26 narrower. Few keep Pangolin’s proportions: at most 20 keep its weight on the page, within 6%, Comico the closest of them. 45 are handwriting faces like Pangolin, and 47 display faces, 4 sans serifs, 3 serifs and 1 monospace font come close too, Margarine the closest of them. They part from Pangolin most often in U (20 of the 100), n (19) and X (17).

Questions about fonts like Pangolin

What is the closest font to Pangolin?

Azabache, at 100 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Pangolin, it is 13% heavier and 3% wider, with an x-height 6% shorter. After it come Margarine (77) and Walter Turncoat (71).

Is there a free alternative to Pangolin?

Pangolin is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Azabache, Margarine and Walter Turncoat come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Freckle Face sets running text 2.5% wider, with an x-height 2.5% shorter.