Fonts similar to Samaano
The fonts most like Samaano are Geo (79 out of 100), Alpha Prota (76) and Pescante (63), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 42–74% of the em (Samaano’s is 50%) and lowercase letters 37–80% of the em wide (50%), and four of them are sans serifs too. Where they differ, most are lighter (nine of twelve).
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79match · #1
Geo
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 12% shorter · 23% lighter · 9% narrower
Differs most from Samaano in l, 4, and 7
76match · #2
Alpha Prota
Find the font. Find its kind.50% wider · x-height 49% taller · 84% lighter
Differs most from Samaano in V, N, and Y
63match · #3
Pescante
Find the font. Find its kind.7% narrower · 11% heavier · x-height 4% taller
Differs most from Samaano in T, x, and W
62match · #4
Facade
Find the font. Find its kind.35% lighter · x-height 14% taller · 9% narrower
Differs most from Samaano in x, Z, and v
58match · #5
Mourier
Find the font. Find its kind.60% wider · x-height 40% taller · 8% lighter
Differs most from Samaano in x, Z, and 1
57match · #6
Monaspace Krypton
Find the font. Find its kind.24% wider · 34% lighter
Differs most from Samaano in v, x, and h
55match · #7
Kode Mono
Find the font. Find its kind.20% wider · 38% lighter · x-height 6% taller
Differs most from Samaano in v, x, and Z
52match · #8
ANAKRON
Find the font. Find its kind.33% wider · x-height 17% shorter · 8% lighter
Differs most from Samaano in v, x, and Z
51match · #9
Fusion Pixel 10px Monospaced JP
Find the font. Find its kind.20% lighter
Differs most from Samaano in x, Z, and v
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51match · #10
Share Tech Mono
Find the font. Find its kind.33% lighter · 8% wider
Differs most from Samaano in B, 8, and D
51match · #11
Delta Block
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 25% taller · 10% heavier · 3% wider
Differs most from Samaano in V, l, and w
51match · #12
The 100 fonts like Samaano, measured
Samaano is darker than most fonts like it: 71 of the 100 are lighter and 21 heavier. What they keep most is Samaano’s x-height: 31 are within 3% of it, Monaspace Krypton the closest of them. 44 are sans serifs like Samaano, and 38 display faces, 17 monospaced fonts and 1 serif come close too, Pescante the closest of them. They part from Samaano most often in x (36 of the 100), Z (36) and v (25).
WidthSamaano: 50% of the em
x-heightSamaano: 50% of the em
- 31 within 3%
- Monaspace Krypton 57 · x-height 2.8% taller
- Fusion Pixel 10px Monospaced JP 51 · x-height 0.1% taller
InkSamaano: 56% ink
StylesSamaano: one weight
LettersWhere they differ most
- x36 of 100
- Z36 of 100
- v25 of 100
Questions about fonts like Samaano
What is the closest font to Samaano?
Geo, at 79 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Samaano, it is 23% lighter and 9% narrower, with an x-height 12% shorter. After it come Alpha Prota (76) and Pescante (63).
Is there a free alternative to Samaano?
Samaano is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Geo, Alpha Prota and Pescante come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Fusion Pixel 10px Monospaced JP sets running text to the same width, with the same x-height.