Fonts similar to Rag

The fonts most like Rag are BDO Grotesk (84 out of 100), Ronzino (82) and Kecal (81), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 51–56% of the em (Rag’s is 52%) and lowercase letters 48–55% of the em wide (55%), and all twelve are sans serifs too. Where they differ, most are narrower (ten of twelve).

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84match · #1
BDO Grotesk
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x-height 9% taller
Differs most from Rag in M, t, and Q
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82match · #2
Ronzino
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9% narrower
Differs most from Rag in Q, M, and 0
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81match · #3
Kecal
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8% narrower · 8% heavier
Differs most from Rag in Q, o, and M
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80match · #4
Glide
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14% heavier · 6% narrower
Differs most from Rag in 3, i, and t
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79match · #5
Radio Canada Big
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16% heavier · 8% narrower
Differs most from Rag in 3, M, and i
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79match · #6
Aspekta
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6% narrower
Differs most from Rag in l, 7, and M
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79match · #7
Miedinger
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12% narrower
Differs most from Rag in 7, M, and t
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78match · #8
Scoutie Sans
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4% narrower
Differs most from Rag in g, I, and M
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76match · #9
Geist
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Nearly identical proportions
Differs most from Rag in l, M, and 0
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76match · #10
Liter
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9% narrower
Differs most from Rag in M, 7, and a
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76match · #11
Almarai
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12% narrower
Differs most from Rag in 7, 3, and M
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76match · #12
Zalando Sans
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5% narrower
Differs most from Rag in 1, J, and 7
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The 100 fonts like Rag, measured

Rag is wider than most fonts like it: 60 of the 100 are narrower and 8 wider. What they keep most is Rag’s weight on the page: 60 are within 6% of it, BDO Grotesk the closest of them. They part from Rag most often in Q (44 of the 100), M (35) and 7 (24).

WidthRag: 55% of the em
60 narrower
Ronzino 82 · 9% narrower
Kecal 81 · 8% narrower
32 within 3%
BDO Grotesk 84 · 1% wider
Geist 76 · 2.6% narrower
8 wider
Ranade 75 · 9% wider
BIZ UDPGothic 65 · 13% wider
x-heightRag: 52% of the em
24 shorter
Special Gothic 71 · x-height 3% shorter
Estedad 71 · x-height 6% shorter
57 within 3%
Ronzino 82 · x-height 2.3% taller
Kecal 81 · x-height 1.9% shorter
19 taller
BDO Grotesk 84 · x-height 9% taller
Inter Tight 72 · x-height 5% taller
InkRag: 42% ink
23 lighter
Ranade 75 · 6% lighter
Mona Sans 75 · 10% lighter
60 within 6%
BDO Grotesk 84 · 5.9% heavier
Ronzino 82 · 0.6% heavier
17 heavier
Kecal 81 · 8% heavier
Glide 80 · 14% heavier
ContrastRag: 1.22 : 1
6 less contrast
Cossette Texte 72 · less stroke contrast
Violet Sans 67 · less stroke contrast
82 within 12%
BDO Grotesk 84
Ronzino 82
11 more contrast
Ranade 75 · more stroke contrast
Arimo 74 · more stroke contrast
StylesRag: 3 weights with italics
79 in more weights
BDO Grotesk 84 · 7 weights
Kecal 81 · 7 weights
50 variable
Radio Canada Big 79 · 4 weights
Scoutie Sans 78 · 7 weights
LettersWhere they differ most
1. Q44 of 100
2. M35 of 100
3. 724 of 100

Questions about fonts like Rag

What is the closest font to Rag?

BDO Grotesk, at 84 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Rag, it has an x-height 9% taller. After it come Ronzino (82) and Kecal (81).

Is there a free alternative to Rag?

Rag is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and BDO Grotesk, Ronzino and Kecal come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Zalando Sans SemiExpanded sets running text 2.0% wider, with an x-height 1.1% shorter.