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Fonts similar to Ruda

The fonts most like Ruda are Exo 2 (79 out of 100), Titillium Web (78) and Armata (77), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 49–60% of the em (Ruda’s is 58%) and lowercase letters 42–60% of the em wide (52%), and all twelve are sans serifs too. Where they differ, most are heavier (nine of twelve).

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  1. 79match · #1

    Exo 2

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    x-height 16% shorter · 16% heavier

    Differs most from Ruda in E, F, and l

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  2. 78match · #2

    Titillium Web

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    x-height 14% shorter · 8% narrower · 9% heavier

    Differs most from Ruda in P, B, and 1

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  3. 77match · #3

    Armata

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    15% wider · 7% lighter

    Differs most from Ruda in 4, 1, and B

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  4. 75match · #4

    Gafata

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    x-height 15% shorter · 11% narrower · 7% lighter

    Differs most from Ruda in 1, R, and B

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  5. 74match · #5

    Mako

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    x-height 14% shorter · 16% heavier · 6% narrower

    Differs most from Ruda in 4, B, and R

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  6. 73match · #6

    Strait

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    11% narrower · x-height 11% shorter · 9% heavier

    Differs most from Ruda in P, B, and R

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  7. 72match · #7

    Inria Sans

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    x-height 15% shorter · 14% heavier · 6% narrower

    Differs most from Ruda in B, P, and 2

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  8. 70match · #8

    Expose

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    31% heavier · x-height 12% shorter · 11% narrower

    Differs most from Ruda in l, 4, and B

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  9. 70match · #9

    Sintony

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    6% wider

    Differs most from Ruda in 4, B, and P

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  10. 68match · #10

    Farro

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    20% heavier · 8% wider · x-height 3% taller

    Differs most from Ruda in j, 4, and T

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  11. 67match · #11

    Cuprum

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    18% narrower · x-height 14% shorter · 28% heavier

    Differs most from Ruda in 4, 1, and y

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  12. 65match · #12

    Blinker

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    x-height 15% shorter · 16% heavier · 8% narrower

    Differs most from Ruda in 1, B, and P

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The 100 fonts like Ruda, measured

Ruda has a taller x-height than almost all the fonts like it: 90 of the 100 have a shorter x-height and 3 a taller one. Few keep Ruda’s proportions: at most 18 keep its width, within 3%, Exo 2 the closest of them. 99 are sans serifs like Ruda, and 1 display font comes close too: Crushed. They part from Ruda most often in B (57 of the 100), 4 (50) and P (35).

  • WidthRuda: 52% of the em

    67 narrower
    Titillium Web 78 · 8% narrower
    Gafata 75 · 11% narrower
    18 within 3%
    Exo 2 79 · 0.5% wider
    Voces 63 · 1.6% wider
    15 wider
    Armata 77 · 15% wider
    Sintony 70 · 6% wider

  • x-heightRuda: 58% of the em

    90 shorter
    Exo 2 79 · x-height 16% shorter
    Titillium Web 78 · x-height 14% shorter
    7 within 3%
    Armata 77 · x-height 0.1% shorter
    Sintony 70 · x-height 1.7% shorter
    3 taller
    Farro 68 · x-height 3% taller
    Matangi 52 · x-height 9% taller

  • InkRuda: 36% ink

    12 lighter
    Armata 77 · 7% lighter
    Gafata 75 · 7% lighter
    17 within 6%
    Sintony 70 · 2.5% heavier
    Gudea 65 · 3.5% heavier
    71 heavier
    Exo 2 79 · 16% heavier
    Titillium Web 78 · 9% heavier

  • ContrastRuda: 1.17 : 1

    2 less contrast
    Mina 57 · less stroke contrast
    Marvel 47 · less stroke contrast
    68 within 12%
    Exo 2 79
    Titillium Web 78
    30 more contrast
    Mako 74 · more stroke contrast
    Cuprum 67 · more stroke contrast

  • StylesRuda: 6 weights

    34 in more weights
    Exo 2 79 · 9 weights
    Blinker 65 · 8 weights
    44 with italics
    Exo 2 79 · 9 weights
    Titillium Web 78 · 6 weights

  • LettersWhere they differ most

    1. B57 of 100
    2. 450 of 100
    3. P35 of 100

Questions about fonts like Ruda

What is the closest font to Ruda?

Exo 2, at 79 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Ruda, it is 16% heavier, with an x-height 16% shorter. After it come Titillium Web (78) and Armata (77).

Is there a free alternative to Ruda?

Ruda is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Exo 2, Titillium Web and Armata come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Merriweather Sans sets running text 1.7% wider, with an x-height 4.3% shorter.