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Fonts similar to Ruwudu

The fonts most like Ruwudu are Alkalami (100 out of 100), Average (83) and Andada Pro (82), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 40–50% of the em (Ruwudu’s is 42%) and lowercase letters 43–63% of the em wide (47%), and all twelve are serifs too. Where they differ, most are lighter (nine of twelve).

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  1. 100match · #1

    Alkalami

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    34% heavier · 9% wider · more stroke contrast

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  2. 83match · #2

    Average

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    x-height 9% taller · 13% lighter · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Ruwudu in 4, 3, and Q

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  3. 82match · #3

    Andada Pro

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    x-height 18% taller · 11% wider · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Ruwudu in 4, 3, and e

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  4. 81match · #4

    Buenard

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    10% lighter

    Differs most from Ruwudu in 0, 3, and 1

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  5. 76match · #5

    Vollkorn SC

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    35% wider · x-height 20% taller · 32% lighter

    Differs most from Ruwudu in 2, U, and 1

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  6. 75match · #6

    Crimson Pro

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    10% lighter · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Ruwudu in y, J, and c

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  7. 74match · #7

    Balthazar

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    9% narrower · less stroke contrast · x-height 5% shorter

    Differs most from Ruwudu in 3, 1, and e

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  8. 74match · #8

    Lusitana

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    7% lighter · x-height 3% taller

    Differs most from Ruwudu in 3, Q, and 5

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  9. 73match · #9

    Walleye

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    21% lighter · less stroke contrast · x-height 4% taller

    Differs most from Ruwudu in o, Q, and z

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  10. 73match · #10

    Maname

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    x-height 10% taller · 6% wider · 9% lighter

    Differs most from Ruwudu in 4, Q, and t

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  11. 71match · #11

    Vollkorn

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    x-height 10% taller · 7% wider · 6% lighter

    Differs most from Ruwudu in 0, t, and 1

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  12. 70match · #12

    Neco

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    x-height 14% taller · 16% lighter · 7% wider

    Differs most from Ruwudu in 5, J, and D

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The 100 fonts like Ruwudu, measured

Ruwudu is darker than most fonts like it: 81 of the 100 are lighter and 4 heavier. Few keep Ruwudu’s proportions: at most 23 keep its width, within 3%, Average the closest of them. 99 are serifs like Ruwudu, and 1 display font comes close too: Libertinus Serif Display. They part from Ruwudu most often in 3 (30 of the 100), a (18) and 4 (14).

Questions about fonts like Ruwudu

What is the closest font to Ruwudu?

Alkalami, at 100 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Ruwudu, it is 34% heavier and 9% wider, with more stroke contrast. After it come Average (83) and Andada Pro (82).

Is there a free alternative to Ruwudu?

Ruwudu is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Alkalami, Average and Andada Pro come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Buenard sets running text to the same width, with an x-height 0.7% taller.