Fonts similar to Runic Sans
The fonts most like Runic Sans are Unsightly (76 out of 100), Asimovian (65) and Chokokutai (62), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 49–74% of the em (Runic Sans’s is 80%) and lowercase letters 29–84% of the em wide (65%), and nine of them are sans serifs too. Where they differ, all twelve have a shorter x-height.
Matched by the letters themselves · early version
The original · Runic Sans
Find the font. Find its kind.Like Runic Sans, but…
76match · #1
Unsightly
Find the font. Find its kind.30% wider · x-height 8% shorter · 15% heavier
Differs most from Runic Sans in L, K, and P
65match · #2
Asimovian
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 33% shorter · 46% heavier · 20% narrower
Differs most from Runic Sans in V, W, and T
62match · #3
Chokokutai
Find the font. Find its kind.more stroke contrast · x-height 39% shorter · 13% narrower
Differs most from Runic Sans in 1, P, and V
61match · #4
Delta Block
Find the font. Find its kind.74% heavier · x-height 22% shorter · 20% narrower
Differs most from Runic Sans in W, V, and A
59match · #5
Stick
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 35% shorter · 23% narrower · 26% heavier
Differs most from Runic Sans in Y, K, and W
57match · #6
BackOut
Find the font. Find its kind.31% narrower · 33% heavier · x-height 16% shorter
Differs most from Runic Sans in P, Y, and N
56match · #7
Covid19
Find the font. Find its kind.62% heavier · x-height 23% shorter · 9% narrower
Differs most from Runic Sans in W, Z, and V
54match · #8
Quantico
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 37% shorter · 19% narrower · 26% heavier
Differs most from Runic Sans in Y, S, and M
52match · #9
Pescante
Find the font. Find its kind.76% heavier · x-height 35% shorter · 28% narrower
Differs most from Runic Sans in V, Z, and W
51match · #10
Astrud
Find the font. Find its kind.56% narrower · 87% heavier · x-height 34% shorter
Differs most from Runic Sans in W, 8, and V
50match · #11
Kdam Thmor Pro
Find the font. Find its kind.51% heavier · x-height 23% shorter · 20% narrower
Differs most from Runic Sans in W, 8, and S
49match · #12
Samaano
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 37% shorter · 58% heavier · 22% narrower
Differs most from Runic Sans in W, V, and 4
The 100 fonts like Runic Sans, measured
Runic Sans has a taller x-height than almost all the fonts like it: 97 of the 100 have a shorter x-height and 2 a taller one. Few keep Runic Sans’s proportions: at most 7 keep its weight on the page, within 6%, Monaspace Krypton the closest of them. 62 are sans serifs like Runic Sans, and 34 display faces, 3 monospaced fonts and 1 serif come close too, Chokokutai the closest of them. They part from Runic Sans most often in W (33 of the 100), G (28) and V (27).
WidthRunic Sans: 65% of the em
x-heightRunic Sans: 80% of the em
- 1 within 3%
- Vyaz Pixel 36 · x-height 2.3% taller
InkRunic Sans: 35% ink
ContrastRunic Sans: 0.96 : 1
- 1 less contrast
- Blackout Two AM 39 · less stroke contrast
StylesRunic Sans: one weight
LettersWhere they differ most
- W33 of 100
- G28 of 100
- V27 of 100
Questions about fonts like Runic Sans
What is the closest font to Runic Sans?
Unsightly, at 76 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Runic Sans, it is 30% wider and 15% heavier, with an x-height 8% shorter. After it come Asimovian (65) and Chokokutai (62).
Is there a free alternative to Runic Sans?
Runic 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 Unsightly, Asimovian and Chokokutai come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Doergon sets running text to the same width, with an x-height 4.1% shorter.