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Fonts similar to Redaction

The fonts most like Redaction are Sneaky Times (79 out of 100), Ibarra Real Nova (79) and Epistle (76), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 43–54% of the em (Redaction’s is 47%) and lowercase letters 47–60% of the em wide (50%), and all twelve are serifs too. Where they differ, most are wider (seven of twelve).

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  1. 79match · #1

    Sneaky Times

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    9% lighter · 3% narrower

    Differs most from Redaction in 4, 3, and 6

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  2. 79match · #2

    Ibarra Real Nova

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    x-height 9% shorter · 17% lighter · more stroke contrast

    Differs most from Redaction in y, 9, and i

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  3. 76match · #3

    Epistle

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    8% heavier · more stroke contrast

    Differs most from Redaction in 9, 6, and 3

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  4. 76match · #4

    Jomolhari

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    more stroke contrast · x-height 7% taller · 7% lighter

    Differs most from Redaction in 4, 9, and 6

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  5. 75match · #5

    Hedvig Letters Serif

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    x-height 11% taller · 7% wider

    Differs most from Redaction in Q, 9, and 6

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  6. 74match · #6

    Literata

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    11% wider · x-height 8% taller · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Redaction in 9, j, and 4

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  7. 74match · #7

    Ortica

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    12% wider · more stroke contrast · 15% lighter

    Differs most from Redaction in 9, 7, and 4

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  8. 73match · #8

    Edwin

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    4% wider

    Differs most from Redaction in 1, 4, and i

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  9. 72match · #9

    BIZ UDPMincho

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    19% wider · x-height 15% taller · 21% lighter

    Differs most from Redaction in u, d, and O

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  10. 72match · #10

    Libre Baskerville

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    17% wider · x-height 13% taller

    Differs most from Redaction in Q, u, and i

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  11. 72match · #11

    Mattern

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    11% wider · x-height 7% taller · 6% lighter

    Differs most from Redaction in 9, S, and 3

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  12. 70match · #12

    STIX Two Text

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    4% narrower

    Differs most from Redaction in 4, 9, and 6

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The 100 fonts like Redaction, measured

Fonts like Redaction lean most in stroke contrast, where 54 of the 100 have more stroke contrast and 18 less. What they keep most is Redaction’s weight on the page: 31 are within 6% of it, Hedvig Letters Serif the closest of them. 98 are serifs like Redaction, and 1 sans serif and 1 display font come close too, Nuosu SIL the closest of them. They part from Redaction most often in 4 (37 of the 100), 9 (36) and 1 (21).

Questions about fonts like Redaction

What is the closest font to Redaction?

Sneaky Times, at 79 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Redaction, it is 9% lighter and 3% narrower. After it come Ibarra Real Nova (79) and Epistle (76).

Is there a free alternative to Redaction?

Redaction is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Sneaky Times, Ibarra Real Nova and Epistle come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Sneaky Times sets running text to the same width, with an x-height 1.3% shorter.