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Fonts similar to Recia

The fonts most like Recia are Habibi (82 out of 100), Martel (82) and Trykker (81), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 46–55% of the em (Recia’s is 52%) and lowercase letters 48–57% of the em wide (54%), and all twelve are serifs too. Where they differ, most are heavier (ten of twelve).

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  1. 82match · #1

    Habibi

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    x-height 8% shorter · 15% heavier · 5% narrower

    Differs most from Recia in 1, 0, and J

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  2. 82match · #2

    Martel

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    6% wider · x-height 4% taller

    Differs most from Recia in 4, f, and a

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  3. 81match · #3

    Trykker

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    x-height 5% shorter · 9% heavier

    Differs most from Recia in 4, g, and s

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  4. 81match · #4

    Hahmlet

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    22% heavier · x-height 6% shorter

    Differs most from Recia in 3, 2, and e

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  5. 78match · #5

    Bespoke Slab

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    20% heavier · less stroke contrast · x-height 3% shorter

    Differs most from Recia in G, E, and 4

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  6. 77match · #6

    Fjord One

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    x-height 11% shorter · 22% heavier · 5% narrower

    Differs most from Recia in 4, O, and r

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  7. 76match · #7

    Rowan

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    x-height 6% shorter · 10% heavier · 4% narrower

    Differs most from Recia in B, E, and O

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  8. 76match · #8

    Mate SC

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    x-height 7% shorter · 13% lighter · 5% narrower

    Differs most from Recia in 4, 7, and O

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  9. 76match · #9

    Bespoke Serif

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    more stroke contrast · 11% heavier · x-height 3% shorter

    Differs most from Recia in E, B, and d

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  10. 76match · #10

    Bitter

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    9% heavier · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Recia in E, 7, and F

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  11. 74match · #11

    Mate

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    x-height 13% shorter · 11% narrower · 7% heavier

    Differs most from Recia in 4, z, and f

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  12. 73match · #12

    Alike

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    more stroke contrast · 24% heavier · 4% narrower

    Differs most from Recia in O, 5, and 0

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The 100 fonts like Recia, measured

Recia is lighter than most fonts like it: 82 of the 100 are heavier and 6 lighter. What they keep most is Recia’s width: 26 are within 3% of it, Trykker the closest of them. 99 are serifs like Recia, and 1 sans serif comes close too: Bpmf Zihi Kai Std. They part from Recia most often in 3 (34 of the 100), J (21) and 2 (20).

  • WidthRecia: 54% of the em

    58 narrower
    Habibi 82 · 5% narrower
    Fjord One 77 · 5% narrower
    26 within 3%
    Trykker 81 · 0.5% wider
    Hahmlet 81 · 2.8% wider
    16 wider
    Martel 82 · 6% wider
    Bespoke Slab 78 · 3% wider

  • x-heightRecia: 52% of the em

    79 shorter
    Habibi 82 · x-height 8% shorter
    Trykker 81 · x-height 5% shorter
    15 within 3%
    Bitter 76 · x-height 1.6% taller
    Inika 70 · x-height 2.8% shorter
    6 taller
    Martel 82 · x-height 4% taller
    Merriweather 65 · x-height 6% taller

  • InkRecia: 36% ink

    6 lighter
    Mate SC 76 · 13% lighter
    Scope One 67 · 20% lighter
    12 within 6%
    Martel 82 · 5.2% heavier
    Maitree 71 · 0.1% lighter
    82 heavier
    Habibi 82 · 15% heavier
    Trykker 81 · 9% heavier

  • ContrastRecia: 1.67 : 1

    20 less contrast
    Bespoke Slab 78 · less stroke contrast
    Bitter 76 · less stroke contrast
    26 within 12%
    Habibi 82
    Martel 82
    54 more contrast
    Bespoke Serif 76 · more stroke contrast
    Alike 73 · more stroke contrast

  • StylesRecia: 5 weights with italics

    28 in more weights
    Martel 82 · 7 weights
    Hahmlet 81 · 9 weights
    27 variable
    Hahmlet 81 · 9 weights
    Bitter 76 · 9 weights

  • LettersWhere they differ most

    1. 334 of 100
    2. J21 of 100
    3. 220 of 100

Questions about fonts like Recia

What is the closest font to Recia?

Habibi, at 82 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Recia, it is 15% heavier and 5% narrower, with an x-height 8% shorter. After it come Martel (82) and Trykker (81).

Is there a free alternative to Recia?

Recia 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 Habibi, Martel and Trykker.