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Fonts similar to Petrona

The fonts most like Petrona are Asar (88 out of 100), Karma (87) and Neuton (78), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 43–51% of the em (Petrona’s is 44%) and lowercase letters 43–55% of the em wide (49%), and all twelve are serifs too. Where they differ, most have a taller x-height (eight of twelve).

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  1. 88match · #1

    Asar

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    13% heavier · less stroke contrast · 5% narrower

    Differs most from Petrona in 4, 9, and 7

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  2. 87match · #2

    Karma

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    x-height 10% taller · less stroke contrast · 8% lighter

    Differs most from Petrona in a, C, and 7

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  3. 78match · #3

    Neuton

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    13% narrower · 16% heavier · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Petrona in 7, t, and O

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  4. 76match · #4

    Maitree

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    x-height 10% taller · less stroke contrast · 8% wider

    Differs most from Petrona in 7, z, and g

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  5. 75match · #5

    Song Myung

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    22% heavier · x-height 3% taller

    Differs most from Petrona in j, 2, and 7

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  6. 74match · #6

    Bespoke Serif

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    x-height 14% taller · 10% wider

    Differs most from Petrona in j, 7, and 4

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  7. 73match · #7

    Mate

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    less stroke contrast · 3% narrower

    Differs most from Petrona in 4, 6, and I

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  8. 72match · #8

    Fenix

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    less stroke contrast · 5% narrower · 8% heavier

    Differs most from Petrona in L, j, and a

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  9. 72match · #9

    Hahmlet

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    12% wider · x-height 11% taller · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Petrona in s, p, and H

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  10. 72match · #10

    Alike

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    x-height 14% taller · 5% wider · 10% heavier

    Differs most from Petrona in 7, t, and L

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  11. 71match · #11

    Gelasio

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    x-height 10% taller · 9% heavier

    Differs most from Petrona in L, Q, and O

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  12. 71match · #12

    Fraunces

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    9% wider · 13% heavier · x-height 6% taller

    Differs most from Petrona in f, j, and Z

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The 100 fonts like Petrona, measured

Petrona has a shorter x-height than most fonts like it: 60 of the 100 have a taller x-height and 17 a shorter one. What they keep most is Petrona’s weight on the page: 46 are within 6% of it, Bespoke Serif the closest of them. They part from Petrona most often in L (58 of the 100), 7 (37) and j (36).

  • WidthPetrona: 49% of the em

    35 narrower
    Asar 88 · 5% narrower
    Neuton 78 · 13% narrower
    26 within 3%
    Karma 87 · 0.8% narrower
    Song Myung 75 · 1.7% wider
    39 wider
    Maitree 76 · 8% wider
    Bespoke Serif 74 · 10% wider

  • x-heightPetrona: 44% of the em

    17 shorter
    Dai Banna SIL 70 · x-height 6% shorter
    Yrsa 69 · x-height 6% shorter
    23 within 3%
    Neuton 78 · x-height 2.7% shorter
    Mate 73 · x-height 2.9% taller
    60 taller
    Asar 88 · x-height 3% taller
    Karma 87 · x-height 10% taller

  • InkPetrona: 41% ink

    21 lighter
    Karma 87 · 8% lighter
    Maitree 76 · 11% lighter
    46 within 6%
    Bespoke Serif 74 · 1.6% lighter
    Mate 73 · 4.7% lighter
    33 heavier
    Asar 88 · 13% heavier
    Neuton 78 · 16% heavier

  • ContrastPetrona: 2.53 : 1

    58 less contrast
    Asar 88 · less stroke contrast
    Karma 87 · less stroke contrast
    32 within 12%
    Song Myung 75
    Bespoke Serif 74
    10 more contrast
    Elstob 63 · more stroke contrast
    ElstobP 61 · more stroke contrast

  • LettersWhere they differ most

    1. L58 of 100
    2. 737 of 100
    3. j36 of 100

Questions about fonts like Petrona

What is the closest font to Petrona?

Asar, at 88 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Petrona, it is 13% heavier and 5% narrower, with less stroke contrast. After it come Karma (87) and Neuton (78).

Is there a free alternative to Petrona?

Petrona is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Asar, Karma and Neuton come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Asar sets running text 2.5% narrower, with an x-height 3.4% taller.