Fonts similar to Radio Canada
The fonts most like Radio Canada are Amiko (83 out of 100), Overpass (80) and Telex (79), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 50–53% of the em (Radio Canada’s is 52%) and lowercase letters 48–56% of the em wide (52%), and all twelve are sans serifs too.
Matched by the letters themselves · early version
The original · Radio Canada
Find the font. Find its kind.Radio Canada's own familyRadio Canada Big
Like Radio Canada, but…
83match · #1
Amiko
Find the font. Find its kind.8% wider · 8% lighter
Differs most from Radio Canada in I, b, and J
80match · #2
79match · #3
Telex
Find the font. Find its kind.Nearly identical proportions
Differs most from Radio Canada in I, M, and q
78match · #4
76match · #5
Martel Sans
Find the font. Find its kind.4% wider · x-height 4% taller · 7% lighter
Differs most from Radio Canada in g, I, and J
76match · #6
73match · #7
73match · #8
72match · #9
Sarabun
Find the font. Find its kind.7% narrower · more stroke contrast
Differs most from Radio Canada in I, l, and p
72match · #10
72match · #11
72match · #12
Murecho
Find the font. Find its kind.5% narrower · more stroke contrast
Differs most from Radio Canada in 3, J, and g
The 100 fonts like Radio Canada, measured
Fonts like Radio Canada lean most in width, where 34 of the 100 are narrower and 33 wider. What they keep most is Radio Canada’s weight on the page: 55 are within 6% of it, Overpass the closest of them. They part from Radio Canada most often in I (65 of the 100), J (45) and g (28).
WidthRadio Canada: 52% of the em
x-heightRadio Canada: 52% of the em
InkRadio Canada: 43% ink
ContrastRadio Canada: 1.16 : 1
- 0 less contrast
- None
StylesRadio Canada: 5 weights with italics
LettersWhere they differ most
- I65 of 100
- J45 of 100
- g28 of 100
Questions about fonts like Radio Canada
What is the closest font to Radio Canada?
Amiko, at 83 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Radio Canada, it is 8% wider and 8% lighter. After it come Overpass (80) and Telex (79).
Is there a free alternative to Radio Canada?
Radio Canada is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Amiko, Overpass and Telex come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Telex sets running text to the same width, with the same x-height.