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Fonts similar to Saira

The fonts most like Saira are Play (89 out of 100), Blinker (81) and Metrophobic (73), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 48–63% of the em (Saira’s is 51%) and lowercase letters 47–60% of the em wide (53%), and all twelve are sans serifs too.

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  1. 89match · #1

    Play

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    more stroke contrast · x-height 5% shorter · 9% heavier

    Differs most from Saira in y, 4, and 5

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  2. 81match · #2

    Blinker

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    10% narrower · 9% heavier · x-height 3% shorter

    Differs most from Saira in t, y, and b

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  3. 73match · #3

    Metrophobic

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    x-height 3% shorter

    Differs most from Saira in I, 5, and U

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  4. 70match · #4

    Armata

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    x-height 14% taller · 13% wider · 13% lighter

    Differs most from Saira in y, t, and 2

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  5. 69match · #5

    Exo

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    x-height 5% taller

    Differs most from Saira in E, F, and t

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  6. 69match · #6

    Bai Jamjuree

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    Nearly identical proportions

    Differs most from Saira in J, l, and 4

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  7. 68match · #7

    Mina

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    x-height 4% taller · less stroke contrast · 3% narrower

    Differs most from Saira in E, F, and t

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  8. 68match · #8

    Matangi

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    x-height 24% taller · 20% lighter

    Differs most from Saira in y, 2, and t

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  9. 67match · #9

    Doppio One

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    36% heavier

    Differs most from Saira in y, p, and m

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  10. 66match · #10

    Titillium Web

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    10% narrower

    Differs most from Saira in t, p, and y

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  11. 65match · #11

    Pathway Extreme

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    7% wider · x-height 6% taller

    Differs most from Saira in y, J, and 2

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  12. 63match · #12

    Exo 2

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    x-height 5% shorter · 8% heavier

    Differs most from Saira in E, L, and M

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The 100 fonts like Saira, measured

Fonts like Saira lean most in width, where 50 of the 100 are narrower and 19 wider. What they keep most is Saira’s weight on the page: 42 are within 6% of it, Metrophobic the closest of them. 97 are sans serifs like Saira, and 3 display faces come close too, Coda the closest of them. They part from Saira most often in y (62 of the 100), t (34) and p (18).

  • WidthSaira: 53% of the em

    50 narrower
    Play 89 · 4% narrower
    Blinker 81 · 10% narrower
    31 within 3%
    Metrophobic 73 · 2.1% narrower
    Exo 69 · 1.1% narrower
    19 wider
    Armata 70 · 13% wider
    Pathway Extreme 65 · 7% wider
  • x-heightSaira: 51% of the em

    24 shorter
    Play 89 · x-height 5% shorter
    Blinker 81 · x-height 3% shorter
    39 within 3%
    Bai Jamjuree 69 · x-height 2.1% shorter
    Doppio One 67 · x-height 1% taller
    37 taller
    Armata 70 · x-height 14% taller
    Exo 69 · x-height 5% taller
  • InkSaira: 39% ink

    11 lighter
    Armata 70 · 13% lighter
    Matangi 68 · 20% lighter
    42 within 6%
    Metrophobic 73 · 4.5% lighter
    Exo 69 · 4.6% lighter
    47 heavier
    Play 89 · 9% heavier
    Blinker 81 · 9% heavier
  • ContrastSaira: 1.19 : 1

    4 less contrast
    Mina 68 · less stroke contrast
    Aldrich 52 · less stroke contrast
    83 within 12%
    Blinker 81
    Metrophobic 73
    13 more contrast
    Play 89 · more stroke contrast
    Coda 63 · more stroke contrast
  • LettersWhere they differ most

    1. y62 of 100
    2. t34 of 100
    3. p18 of 100

Questions about fonts like Saira

What is the closest font to Saira?

Play, at 89 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Saira, it is 9% heavier, with more stroke contrast and an x-height 5% shorter. After it come Blinker (81) and Metrophobic (73).

Is there a free alternative to Saira?

Saira is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Play, Blinker and Metrophobic come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Metrophobic sets running text 0.8% narrower, with an x-height 3.2% shorter.