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Fonts similar to Quilon

The fonts most like Quilon are Arya (85 out of 100), Padauk (75) and Helmet (74), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 32–53% of the em (Quilon’s is 47%) and lowercase letters 32–60% of the em wide (52%), and all twelve are sans serifs too. Where they differ, most have less stroke contrast (eleven of twelve).

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  1. 85match · #1

    Arya

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    9% narrower · 17% lighter · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Quilon in p, b, and q

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  2. 75match · #2

    Padauk

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    13% narrower · 20% lighter · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Quilon in g, a, and r

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  3. 74match · #3

    Helmet

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    less stroke contrast · 11% lighter · x-height 4% shorter

    Differs most from Quilon in g, o, and Q

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  4. 73match · #4

    Chivo

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    x-height 10% taller · less stroke contrast · 17% lighter

    Differs most from Quilon in K, j, and 0

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  5. 72match · #5

    Optician Sans

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    17% wider · less stroke contrast · 24% lighter

    Differs most from Quilon in O, Q, and K

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  6. 69match · #6

    Perun

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    less stroke contrast · x-height 8% taller · 9% heavier

    Differs most from Quilon in g, K, and 7

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  7. 68match · #7

    Kanit

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    less stroke contrast · 7% lighter

    Differs most from Quilon in i, r, and C

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  8. 67match · #8

    Archivo Narrow

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    22% narrower · x-height 13% taller · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Quilon in j, r, and i

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  9. 67match · #9

    Ramabhadra

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    x-height 14% taller · less stroke contrast · 4% wider

    Differs most from Quilon in K, j, and G

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  10. 67match · #10

    Bricolage Grotesque

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    less stroke contrast · x-height 11% taller · 7% narrower

    Differs most from Quilon in a, y, and 3

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  11. 66match · #11

    St. Martin

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    x-height 14% taller · less stroke contrast · 4% wider

    Differs most from Quilon in g, K, and G

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  12. 65match · #12

    Gidugu

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    37% narrower · x-height 31% shorter · 15% heavier

    Differs most from Quilon in m, b, and p

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The 100 fonts like Quilon, measured

Quilon has more stroke contrast than almost all the fonts like it: 94 of the 98 have less stroke contrast and 1 more. What they keep most is Quilon’s width: 30 are within 3% of it, Helmet the closest of them. They part from Quilon most often in g (37 of the 100), a (30) and r (23).

  • WidthQuilon: 52% of the em

    48 narrower
    Arya 85 · 9% narrower
    Padauk 75 · 13% narrower
    30 within 3%
    Helmet 74 · 2.6% narrower
    Kanit 68 · 0.6% wider
    22 wider
    Chivo 73 · 4% wider
    Optician Sans 72 · 17% wider

  • x-heightQuilon: 47% of the em

    6 shorter
    Padauk 75 · x-height 7% shorter
    Helmet 74 · x-height 4% shorter
    7 within 3%
    Kanit 68 · x-height 1.9% taller
    Paysage 64 · x-height 1% shorter
    87 taller
    Arya 85 · x-height 3% taller
    Chivo 73 · x-height 10% taller

  • InkQuilon: 53% ink

    72 lighter
    Arya 85 · 17% lighter
    Padauk 75 · 20% lighter
    12 within 6%
    Ramabhadra 67 · 5.9% heavier
    St. Martin 66 · 3.4% lighter
    16 heavier
    Perun 69 · 9% heavier
    Gidugu 65 · 15% heavier

  • ContrastQuilon: 2.32 : 1

    94 less contrast
    Arya 85 · less stroke contrast
    Padauk 75 · less stroke contrast
    3 within 12%
    Fahkwang 56
    Tenor Sans 50
    1 more contrast
    Bagnard Sans 57 · more stroke contrast

  • StylesQuilon: 4 weights

    41 in more weights
    Chivo 73 · 9 weights
    Kanit 68 · 9 weights
    37 with italics
    Chivo 73 · 9 weights
    Perun 69 · 3 weights
    26 variable
    Chivo 73 · 9 weights
    Archivo Narrow 67 · 4 weights

  • LettersWhere they differ most

    1. g37 of 100
    2. a30 of 100
    3. r23 of 100

Questions about fonts like Quilon

What is the closest font to Quilon?

Arya, at 85 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Quilon, it is 9% narrower and 17% lighter, with less stroke contrast. After it come Padauk (75) and Helmet (74).

Is there a free alternative to Quilon?

Quilon is free itself, under the ITF Free Font License, but that licence doesn’t let you change its files or pass them on. Of the fonts most like it, the closest under open licences, which allow both, are Arya, Padauk and Helmet.