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Fonts similar to Rye

The fonts most like Rye are Sancreek (100 out of 100), Harry Piel (100) and Ewert (94), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 41–70% of the em (Rye’s is 57%) and lowercase letters 42–91% of the em wide (60%), and all twelve are display faces too. Where they differ, most are narrower (eight of twelve).

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  1. 100match · #1

    Sancreek

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    x-height 13% taller · 11% narrower · 9% heavier

    Differs most from Rye in x, 8, and Y

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  2. 100match · #2

    Harry Piel

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    50% wider · 55% lighter · x-height 24% taller

    Differs most from Rye in N, A, and 8

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  3. 94match · #3

    Ewert

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    x-height 24% taller · 22% wider · 23% lighter

    Differs most from Rye in X, M, and V

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  4. 72match · #4

    Miltonian

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    x-height 25% shorter · 21% lighter · 4% narrower

    Differs most from Rye in u, m, and Q

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  5. 69match · #5

    Jacques Francois Shadow

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    x-height 20% shorter · 33% lighter · 7% narrower

    Differs most from Rye in b, 0, and 3

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  6. 69match · #6

    Caprasimo

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    42% heavier · x-height 12% shorter

    Differs most from Rye in 3, 4, and 9

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  7. 65match · #7

    New Rocker

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    20% narrower · x-height 15% shorter · 12% heavier

    Differs most from Rye in f, 4, and y

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  8. 65match · #8

    CAT Engravers

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    30% narrower · x-height 10% shorter · 13% lighter

    Differs most from Rye in x, N, and M

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  9. 64match · #9

    Zina

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    9% lighter

    Differs most from Rye in f, n, and u

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  10. 63match · #10

    Miltonian Tattoo

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    x-height 25% shorter · 13% heavier · 4% narrower

    Differs most from Rye in g, t, and 1

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  11. 62match · #11

    Calistoga

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    13% narrower · 21% heavier · x-height 6% shorter

    Differs most from Rye in 3, 5, and S

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  12. 60match · #12

    CAT Altenglisch

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    x-height 27% shorter · 17% narrower

    Differs most from Rye in a, b, and g

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The 100 fonts like Rye, measured

Rye has a taller x-height than most fonts like it: 67 of the 100 have a shorter x-height and 18 a taller one. Few keep Rye’s proportions: at most 17 keep its weight on the page, within 6%, CAT Altenglisch the closest of them. 87 are display faces like Rye, and 7 serifs, 4 sans serifs, 1 handwriting font and 1 monospace font come close too, Apollo ASM the closest of them. They part from Rye most often in M (18 of the 100), 3 (17) and 5 (16).

Questions about fonts like Rye

What is the closest font to Rye?

Sancreek, at 100 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Rye, it is 11% narrower and 9% heavier, with an x-height 13% taller. After it come Harry Piel (100) and Ewert (94).

Is there a free alternative to Rye?

Rye is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Sancreek, Harry Piel and Ewert come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Zina sets running text 1.0% wider, with an x-height 2.9% shorter.