Fonts similar to Ropa Sans
The fonts most like Ropa Sans are Anek Latin (89 out of 100), Strait (85) and Cuprum (84), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 48–57% of the em (Ropa Sans’s is 49%) and lowercase letters 39–53% of the em wide (43%), and all twelve are sans serifs too. Where they differ, most are lighter (seven of twelve).
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The original · Ropa Sans
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89match · #1
Anek Latin
Find the font. Find its kind.12% wider · 10% lighter
Differs most from Ropa Sans in p, f, and n
85match · #2
Strait
Find the font. Find its kind.7% wider · 14% lighter · x-height 7% taller
Differs most from Ropa Sans in 5, 4, and 8
84match · #3
82match · #4
Khand
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 17% taller · 8% narrower · 15% lighter
Differs most from Ropa Sans in b, j, and J
79match · #5
Play
Find the font. Find its kind.18% wider · more stroke contrast · 8% lighter
Differs most from Ropa Sans in 6, 5, and q
78match · #6
Inria Sans
Find the font. Find its kind.13% wider · 10% lighter
Differs most from Ropa Sans in q, 2, and u
78match · #7
76match · #8
Blinker
Find the font. Find its kind.11% wider · 8% lighter
Differs most from Ropa Sans in 4, b, and N
75match · #9
Akshar
Find the font. Find its kind.11% heavier · x-height 3% taller
Differs most from Ropa Sans in s, 2, and 4
75match · #10
Roboto Condensed
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 8% taller
Differs most from Ropa Sans in s, 3, and J
74match · #11
Doppio One
Find the font. Find its kind.24% wider · 15% heavier · x-height 6% taller
Differs most from Ropa Sans in b, m, and n
70match · #12
Changa Condensed
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 9% taller · more stroke contrast
Differs most from Ropa Sans in 5, 6, and l
The 100 fonts like Ropa Sans, measured
Ropa Sans is narrower than most fonts like it: 61 of the 100 are wider and 25 narrower. What they keep most is Ropa Sans’s x-height: 38 are within 3% of it, Anek Latin the closest of them. They part from Ropa Sans most often in b (35 of the 100), s (22) and d (19).
WidthRopa Sans: 43% of the em
x-heightRopa Sans: 49% of the em
InkRopa Sans: 46% ink
ContrastRopa Sans: 1.20 : 1
StylesRopa Sans: one weight with an italic
LettersWhere they differ most
- b35 of 100
- s22 of 100
- d19 of 100
Questions about fonts like Ropa Sans
What is the closest font to Ropa Sans?
Anek Latin, at 89 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Ropa Sans, it is 12% wider and 10% lighter. After it come Strait (85) and Cuprum (84).
Is there a free alternative to Ropa Sans?
Ropa Sans is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Anek Latin, Strait and Cuprum come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Cuprum sets running text 2.1% wider, with an x-height 2.5% taller.