Fonts similar to PT Serif Caption
The fonts most like PT Serif Caption are DejaVu Serif (97 out of 100), IBM Plex Serif (86) and Slabo 13px (82), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 48–54% of the em (PT Serif Caption’s is 53%) and lowercase letters 45–58% of the em wide (57%), and all twelve are serifs too. Where they differ, most have less stroke contrast (eight of twelve).
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97match · #1
DejaVu Serif
Find the font. Find its kind.6% lighter
Differs most from PT Serif Caption in g, 6, and G
86match · #2
IBM Plex Serif
Find the font. Find its kind.12% lighter · less stroke contrast · 5% narrower
Differs most from PT Serif Caption in 5, u, and t
82match · #3
Slabo 13px
Find the font. Find its kind.less stroke contrast · 9% lighter · 3% narrower
Differs most from PT Serif Caption in g, Q, and O
81match · #4
Montagu Slab
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 4% shorter
Differs most from PT Serif Caption in 5, Q, and a
79match · #5
Slabo 27px
Find the font. Find its kind.20% narrower · less stroke contrast · x-height 8% shorter
Differs most from PT Serif Caption in Q, 1, and 3
78match · #6
Roboto Serif
Find the font. Find its kind.less stroke contrast · x-height 3% shorter
Differs most from PT Serif Caption in 5, O, and b
76match · #7
Charis SIL
Find the font. Find its kind.12% narrower · x-height 8% shorter
Differs most from PT Serif Caption in t, u, and d
75match · #8
Brawler
Find the font. Find its kind.less stroke contrast · 5% narrower
Differs most from PT Serif Caption in n, d, and j
75match · #9
Trocchi
Find the font. Find its kind.less stroke contrast · 9% heavier
Differs most from PT Serif Caption in 2, C, and G
73match · #10
Roboto Slab
Find the font. Find its kind.less stroke contrast · 4% narrower
Differs most from PT Serif Caption in 5, g, and J
73match · #11
Bree Serif
Find the font. Find its kind.32% heavier · less stroke contrast · 8% narrower
Differs most from PT Serif Caption in t, e, and y
73match · #12
Cantata One
Find the font. Find its kind.more stroke contrast · 10% heavier · x-height 5% shorter
Differs most from PT Serif Caption in 5, t, and a
The 100 fonts like PT Serif Caption, measured
PT Serif Caption has a taller x-height than most fonts like it: 70 of the 100 have a shorter x-height and 7 a taller one. What they keep most is PT Serif Caption’s weight on the page: 43 are within 6% of it, Montagu Slab the closest of them. 99 are serifs like PT Serif Caption, and 1 monospace font comes close too: Iosevka Etoile. They part from PT Serif Caption most often in 5 (37 of the 100), t (28) and Z (21).
WidthPT Serif Caption: 57% of the em
x-heightPT Serif Caption: 53% of the em
InkPT Serif Caption: 44% ink
ContrastPT Serif Caption: 2.40 : 1
- 11 more contrast
- Cantata One 73 · more stroke contrast
- Happy Times at the IKOB 68 · more stroke contrast
StylesPT Serif Caption: one weight with an italic
LettersWhere they differ most
- 537 of 100
- t28 of 100
- Z21 of 100
Questions about fonts like PT Serif Caption
What is the closest font to PT Serif Caption?
DejaVu Serif, at 97 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to PT Serif Caption, it is 6% lighter. After it come IBM Plex Serif (86) and Slabo 13px (82).
Is there a free alternative to PT Serif Caption?
PT Serif Caption is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and DejaVu Serif, IBM Plex Serif and Slabo 13px come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, DejaVu Serif sets running text 2.2% wider, with an x-height 1.1% shorter.