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Fonts similar to Rufina

The fonts most like Rufina are Minipax (80 out of 100), Vidaloka (79) and Noto Serif Japanese (77), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 41–52% of the em (Rufina’s is 49%) and lowercase letters 43–56% of the em wide (53%), and all twelve are serifs too. Where they differ, most have less stroke contrast (nine of twelve).

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  1. 80match · #1

    Minipax

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    less stroke contrast · x-height 7% taller · 7% heavier

    Differs most from Rufina in s, 0, and Q

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  2. 79match · #2

    Vidaloka

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    19% heavier · 8% narrower · more stroke contrast

    Differs most from Rufina in 7, 1, and S

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  3. 77match · #3

    Noto Serif Japanese

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    less stroke contrast · x-height 6% taller · 5% wider

    Differs most from Rufina in 1, 9, and 0

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  4. 76match · #4

    Source Serif 4

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    less stroke contrast · 11% heavier · 4% narrower

    Differs most from Rufina in 1, y, and 9

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  5. 75match · #5

    ElstobP

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    14% narrower · x-height 11% shorter · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Rufina in 4, 1, and t

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  6. 74match · #6

    Inria Serif

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    less stroke contrast · 11% lighter

    Differs most from Rufina in 1, 7, and 4

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  7. 73match · #7

    Tinos

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    14% narrower · less stroke contrast · x-height 6% shorter

    Differs most from Rufina in 1, p, and n

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  8. 72match · #8

    Prata

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    x-height 6% taller · more stroke contrast · 3% wider

    Differs most from Rufina in 7, L, and 2

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  9. 72match · #9

    Mazius Display

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    9% narrower · less stroke contrast · x-height 4% shorter

    Differs most from Rufina in s, 0, and 6

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  10. 72match · #10

    Suranna

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    19% narrower · x-height 16% shorter · more stroke contrast

    Differs most from Rufina in L, 7, and b

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  11. 71match · #11

    Bespoke Serif

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    less stroke contrast · x-height 4% taller

    Differs most from Rufina in 1, e, and f

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  12. 71match · #12

    Chiron Sung HK

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    less stroke contrast · x-height 4% taller · 6% lighter

    Differs most from Rufina in 1, 9, and s

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The 100 fonts like Rufina, measured

Rufina has more stroke contrast than most fonts like it: 84 of the 99 have less stroke contrast and 10 more. What they keep most is Rufina’s weight on the page: 42 are within 6% of it, ElstobP the closest of them. They part from Rufina most often in 1 (60 of the 100), L (42) and t (34).

Questions about fonts like Rufina

What is the closest font to Rufina?

Minipax, at 80 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Rufina, it is 7% heavier, with less stroke contrast and an x-height 7% taller. After it come Vidaloka (79) and Noto Serif Japanese (77).

Is there a free alternative to Rufina?

Rufina is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Minipax, Vidaloka and Noto Serif Japanese come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Inria Serif sets running text 0.6% narrower, with an x-height 1.4% taller.