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Fonts similar to Philosopher

The fonts most like Philosopher are Belleza (67 out of 100), Gaeilge (58) and Buda (57), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 42–54% of the em (Philosopher’s is 47%) and lowercase letters 42–55% of the em wide (48%), and eight of them are sans serifs too.

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  1. 67match · #1

    Belleza

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    7% narrower · x-height 4% shorter

    Differs most from Philosopher in z, r, and b

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  2. 58match · #2

    Gaeilge

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    x-height 8% shorter · 14% heavier · 7% wider

    Differs most from Philosopher in G, 7, and d

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  3. 57match · #3

    Buda

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    28% lighter · 12% narrower · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Philosopher in o, H, and 9

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  4. 55match · #4

    Russolo

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    9% wider · less stroke contrast · x-height 6% taller

    Differs most from Philosopher in H, E, and a

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  5. 55match · #5

    Italiana

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    more stroke contrast · 34% lighter · x-height 6% taller

    Differs most from Philosopher in r, 1, and k

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  6. 53match · #6

    Bagnard Sans

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    11% wider · 21% heavier · more stroke contrast

    Differs most from Philosopher in d, E, and p

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  7. 51match · #7

    Federo

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    13% heavier · 6% narrower

    Differs most from Philosopher in f, E, and d

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  8. 50match · #8

    Melodrama

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    more stroke contrast · 31% lighter · x-height 8% taller

    Differs most from Philosopher in H, 0, and p

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  9. 49match · #9

    Arya

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    12% heavier · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Philosopher in E, d, and T

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  10. 49match · #10

    Nuosu SIL

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    more stroke contrast

    Differs most from Philosopher in b, h, and n

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  11. 47match · #11

    Noto Serif Display

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    more stroke contrast · 15% wider · x-height 14% taller

    Differs most from Philosopher in Y, x, and T

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  12. 46match · #12

    Trirong

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    14% wider · x-height 6% taller · 11% lighter

    Differs most from Philosopher in L, H, and K

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The 100 fonts like Philosopher, measured

Philosopher is narrower than most fonts like it: 61 of the 100 are wider and 22 narrower. What they keep most is Philosopher’s weight on the page: 35 are within 6% of it, Belleza the closest of them. 32 are sans serifs like Philosopher, and 55 serifs and 13 display faces come close too, Gaeilge the closest of them. They part from Philosopher most often in b (25 of the 100), H (25) and K (23).

  • WidthPhilosopher: 48% of the em

    22 narrower
    Belleza 67 · 7% narrower
    Buda 57 · 12% narrower
    17 within 3%
    Italiana 55 · 0.3% narrower
    Melodrama 50 · 2.6% narrower
    61 wider
    Gaeilge 58 · 7% wider
    Russolo 55 · 9% wider
  • x-heightPhilosopher: 47% of the em

    18 shorter
    Belleza 67 · x-height 4% shorter
    Gaeilge 58 · x-height 8% shorter
    25 within 3%
    Bagnard Sans 53 · x-height 1.9% taller
    Federo 51 · x-height 2.1% shorter
    57 taller
    Russolo 55 · x-height 6% taller
    Italiana 55 · x-height 6% taller
  • InkPhilosopher: 40% ink

    40 lighter
    Buda 57 · 28% lighter
    Italiana 55 · 34% lighter
    35 within 6%
    Belleza 67 · 0.2% lighter
    Russolo 55 · 1.1% heavier
    25 heavier
    Gaeilge 58 · 14% heavier
    Bagnard Sans 53 · 21% heavier
  • ContrastPhilosopher: 2.38 : 1

    31 less contrast
    Buda 57 · less stroke contrast
    Russolo 55 · less stroke contrast
    19 within 12%
    Belleza 67
    Gaeilge 58
    49 more contrast
    Italiana 55 · more stroke contrast
    Bagnard Sans 53 · more stroke contrast
  • StylesPhilosopher: 2 weights with italics

    40 in more weights
    Russolo 55 · 7 weights
    Melodrama 50 · 5 weights
    18 variable
    Noto Serif Display 47 · 9 weights
    Cinzel 44 · 6 weights
  • LettersWhere they differ most

    1. b25 of 100
    2. H25 of 100
    3. K23 of 100

Questions about fonts like Philosopher

What is the closest font to Philosopher?

Belleza, at 67 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Philosopher, it is 7% narrower, with an x-height 4% shorter. After it come Gaeilge (58) and Buda (57).

Is there a free alternative to Philosopher?

Philosopher is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Belleza, Gaeilge and Buda come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Arya sets running text 0.5% narrower, with an x-height 2.1% taller.