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Fonts similar to Rationale

The fonts most like Rationale are Pramukh Rounded (83 out of 100), Teko (79) and Homenaje (74), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 38–70% of the em (Rationale’s is 51%) and lowercase letters 23–51% of the em wide (41%), and eleven of them are sans serifs too. Where they differ, most are heavier (eight of twelve).

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  1. 83match · #1

    Pramukh Rounded

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    41% narrower · x-height 12% taller · 16% heavier

    Differs most from Rationale in 1, x, and 7

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  2. 79match · #2

    Teko

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    43% heavier · 19% narrower · x-height 4% shorter

    Differs most from Rationale in 2, 1, and A

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  3. 74match · #3

    Homenaje

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    13% narrower · 11% heavier

    Differs most from Rationale in 2, 4, and 1

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  4. 73match · #4

    Gemunu Libre

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

    Differs most from Rationale in 1, x, and 4

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  5. 70match · #5

    Economica

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    16% narrower · x-height 6% taller · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Rationale in 1, f, and 4

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  6. 68match · #6

    Firjar Condensed

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    20% narrower · x-height 13% shorter · 19% heavier

    Differs most from Rationale in 1, 2, and x

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  7. 68match · #7

    Norwester

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    x-height 38% taller · 26% wider · 28% heavier

    Differs most from Rationale in A, 1, and T

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  8. 67match · #8

    KKBahn

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    42% narrower · x-height 25% shorter · 32% heavier

    Differs most from Rationale in r, 4, and 2

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  9. 66match · #9

    Khand

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    x-height 12% taller · less stroke contrast · 3% narrower

    Differs most from Rationale in 1, 4, and A

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  10. 65match · #10

    Rajdhani

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    34% lighter · 9% wider · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Rationale in 4, A, and 1

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  11. 64match · #11

    Bevellier

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    16% heavier · x-height 6% taller · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Rationale in y, 7, and 1

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  12. 63match · #12

    Share Tech

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    9% wider · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Rationale in 1, I, and A

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The 100 fonts like Rationale, measured

Rationale has more stroke contrast than most fonts like it: 61 of the 92 have less stroke contrast and 10 more. What they keep most is Rationale’s x-height: 34 are within 3% of it, Homenaje the closest of them. 79 are sans serifs like Rationale, and 19 display faces and 2 monospaced fonts come close too, Bevellier the closest of them. They part from Rationale most often in 1 (59 of the 100), 2 (34) and A (26).

Questions about fonts like Rationale

What is the closest font to Rationale?

Pramukh Rounded, at 83 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Rationale, it is 41% narrower and 16% heavier, with an x-height 12% taller. After it come Teko (79) and Homenaje (74).

Is there a free alternative to Rationale?

Rationale is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Pramukh Rounded, Teko and Homenaje come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Gemunu Libre sets running text 2.2% narrower, with an x-height 3.5% shorter.