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Fonts similar to Rowan

The fonts most like Rowan are Bespoke Serif (88 out of 100), Neco (87) and Poly (82), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 43–55% of the em (Rowan’s is 49%) and lowercase letters 46–57% of the em wide (52%), and all twelve are serifs too.

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  1. 88match · #1

    Bespoke Serif

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    more stroke contrast · 5% wider · x-height 3% taller

    Differs most from Rowan in Z, j, and u

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  2. 87match · #2

    Neco

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    Nearly identical proportions

    Differs most from Rowan in J, j, and L

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  3. 82match · #3

    Poly

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    14% heavier · x-height 4% shorter

    Differs most from Rowan in j, T, and e

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  4. 82match · #4

    Vesper Libre

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    15% heavier · less stroke contrast · x-height 6% shorter

    Differs most from Rowan in 4, j, and b

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  5. 77match · #5

    Eczar

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    30% heavier · x-height 5% shorter · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Rowan in j, 5, and 9

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  6. 77match · #6

    Donegal One

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    18% heavier · 7% wider · more stroke contrast

    Differs most from Rowan in O, T, and j

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  7. 76match · #7

    Fjord One

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    12% heavier · x-height 6% shorter

    Differs most from Rowan in u, 4, and Z

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  8. 76match · #8

    Recia

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    x-height 7% taller · 9% lighter · 4% wider

    Differs most from Rowan in B, E, and O

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  9. 76match · #9

    Fenix

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    9% narrower · x-height 8% shorter · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Rowan in Z, u, and C

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  10. 76match · #10

    Martel

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    x-height 11% taller · 10% wider

    Differs most from Rowan in j, f, and 6

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  11. 75match · #11

    Newsreader

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    x-height 13% shorter · 10% narrower · more stroke contrast

    Differs most from Rowan in J, c, and 5

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  12. 75match · #12

    Andada Pro

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    Nearly identical proportions

    Differs most from Rowan in T, L, and 4

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The 100 fonts like Rowan, measured

Fonts like Rowan lean most in weight on the page, where 57 of the 100 are heavier and 8 lighter. What they keep most is Rowan’s weight on the page: 35 are within 6% of it, Bespoke Serif the closest of them. They part from Rowan most often in j (42 of the 100), 5 (36) and L (25).

  • WidthRowan: 52% of the em

    37 narrower
    Vesper Libre 82 · 5% narrower
    Eczar 77 · 4% narrower
    30 within 3%
    Neco 87 · 2.1% narrower
    Poly 82 · 1.9% narrower
    33 wider
    Bespoke Serif 88 · 5% wider
    Donegal One 77 · 7% wider
  • x-heightRowan: 49% of the em

    42 shorter
    Poly 82 · x-height 4% shorter
    Vesper Libre 82 · x-height 6% shorter
    32 within 3%
    Neco 87 · x-height 2.2% shorter
    Donegal One 77 · x-height 1.4% taller
    26 taller
    Bespoke Serif 88 · x-height 3% taller
    Recia 76 · x-height 7% taller
  • InkRowan: 39% ink

    8 lighter
    Recia 76 · 9% lighter
    Mate SC 70 · 20% lighter
    35 within 6%
    Bespoke Serif 88 · 1.1% heavier
    Neco 87 · 2% heavier
    57 heavier
    Poly 82 · 14% heavier
    Vesper Libre 82 · 15% heavier
  • ContrastRowan: 1.79 : 1

    19 less contrast
    Vesper Libre 82 · less stroke contrast
    Eczar 77 · less stroke contrast
    27 within 12%
    Neco 87
    Poly 82
    54 more contrast
    Bespoke Serif 88 · more stroke contrast
    Donegal One 77 · more stroke contrast
  • StylesRowan: 5 weights with italics

    24 in more weights
    Martel 76 · 7 weights
    Newsreader 75 · 7 weights
    25 variable
    Eczar 77 · 5 weights
    Newsreader 75 · 7 weights
  • LettersWhere they differ most

    1. j42 of 100
    2. 536 of 100
    3. L25 of 100

Questions about fonts like Rowan

What is the closest font to Rowan?

Bespoke Serif, at 88 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Rowan, it is 5% wider, with more stroke contrast and an x-height 3% taller. After it come Neco (87) and Poly (82).

Is there a free alternative to Rowan?

Rowan 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 Poly, Vesper Libre and Eczar.