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Fonts similar to Recursive

The fonts most like Recursive are Mozilla Headline (76 out of 100), Monda (75) and Inria Sans (71), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 47–57% of the em (Recursive’s is 53%) and lowercase letters 46–55% of the em wide (56%), and all twelve are sans serifs too. Where they differ, all twelve are narrower.

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  1. 76match · #1

    Mozilla Headline

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    more stroke contrast · 4% narrower

    Differs most from Recursive in h, X, and f

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  2. 75match · #2

    Monda

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    5% narrower · more stroke contrast

    Differs most from Recursive in U, N, and i

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  3. 71match · #3

    Inria Sans

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    14% narrower · x-height 7% shorter

    Differs most from Recursive in I, U, and 7

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  4. 71match · #4

    Kanit

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    x-height 11% shorter · 19% heavier · 8% narrower

    Differs most from Recursive in I, U, and K

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  5. 69match · #5

    Miriam Libre

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    14% lighter · x-height 6% taller · 3% narrower

    Differs most from Recursive in r, U, and 3

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  6. 68match · #6

    Sofia Sans

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    14% narrower · x-height 8% shorter

    Differs most from Recursive in j, I, and i

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  7. 68match · #7

    IBM Plex Sans Condensed

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    19% narrower

    Differs most from Recursive in U, i, and j

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  8. 68match · #8

    Doppio One

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    26% heavier · 5% narrower · more stroke contrast

    Differs most from Recursive in I, U, and i

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  9. 66match · #9

    Finlandica Headline

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    19% narrower · x-height 6% shorter · 9% lighter

    Differs most from Recursive in U, r, and 9

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  10. 65match · #10

    Clear Sans

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    11% narrower · x-height 4% shorter

    Differs most from Recursive in U, j, and i

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  11. 63match · #11

    AR One Sans

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    5% narrower · x-height 4% shorter

    Differs most from Recursive in L, U, and H

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  12. 63match · #12

    Anek Latin

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    15% narrower · x-height 8% shorter · more stroke contrast

    Differs most from Recursive in i, j, and I

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The 100 fonts like Recursive, measured

Recursive is wider than most fonts like it: 80 of the 100 are narrower and 7 wider. What they keep most is Recursive’s weight on the page: 43 are within 6% of it, Mozilla Headline the closest of them. 98 are sans serifs like Recursive, and 2 monospaced fonts come close too, JetBrains Mono the closest of them. They part from Recursive most often in U (78 of the 100), I (68) and i (38).

Questions about fonts like Recursive

What is the closest font to Recursive?

Mozilla Headline, at 76 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Recursive, it is 4% narrower, with more stroke contrast. After it come Monda (75) and Inria Sans (71).

Is there a free alternative to Recursive?

Recursive is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Mozilla Headline, Monda and Inria Sans come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Mozilla Text sets running text 2.9% narrower, with the same x-height.