Fonts similar to REM
The fonts most like REM are Spinnaker (80 out of 100), Argentum Sans (78) and Zamero Sans (76), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 45–55% of the em (REM’s is 50%) and lowercase letters 48–67% of the em wide (53%), and all twelve are sans serifs too. Where they differ, most are lighter (seven of twelve).
Matched by the letters themselves · early version
The original · REM
Find the font. Find its kind.Like REM, but…
80match · #1
78match · #2
Argentum Sans
Find the font. Find its kind.7% wider · x-height 6% taller
Differs most from REM in 3, 0, and q
76match · #3
Zamero Sans
Find the font. Find its kind.Nearly identical proportions
Differs most from REM in b, Q, and 4
75match · #4
Biryani
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 10% taller · 5% wider · 11% lighter
Differs most from REM in 4, 1, and 0
74match · #5
Inder
Find the font. Find its kind.8% lighter · more stroke contrast
Differs most from REM in q, J, and 5
74match · #6
74match · #7
ABeeZee
Find the font. Find its kind.13% lighter · x-height 6% taller
Differs most from REM in 5, V, and x
73match · #8
Cantarell
Find the font. Find its kind.20% lighter · x-height 4% shorter
Differs most from REM in 4, l, and j
73match · #9
DIN 1451 fette Breitschrift 1936
Find the font. Find its kind.27% wider · x-height 10% shorter · 18% lighter
Differs most from REM in 5, C, and 8
72match · #10
71match · #11
71match · #12
Prompt
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 5% shorter · 4% wider
Differs most from REM in 4, l, and Q
The 100 fonts like REM, measured
REM is darker than most fonts like it: 70 of the 100 are lighter and 8 heavier. What they keep most is REM’s width: 45 are within 3% of it, Spinnaker the closest of them. They part from REM most often in 4 (76 of the 100), l (44) and 3 (26).
WidthREM: 53% of the em
x-heightREM: 50% of the em
- 13 shorter
- Cantarell 73 · x-height 4% shorter
- DIN 1451 fette Breitschrift 1936 73 · x-height 10% shorter
InkREM: 47% ink
ContrastREM: 1.17 : 1
- 5 less contrast
- DIN 1451 fette Breitschrift 1936 73 · less stroke contrast
- Zerove 57 · less stroke contrast
LettersWhere they differ most
- 476 of 100
- l44 of 100
- 326 of 100
Questions about fonts like REM
What is the closest font to REM?
Spinnaker, at 80 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to REM, it is 9% lighter. After it come Argentum Sans (78) and Zamero Sans (76).
Is there a free alternative to REM?
REM is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Spinnaker, Argentum Sans and Zamero Sans come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Spinnaker sets running text 1.5% wider, with an x-height 3.0% shorter.