Fonts similar to Sansation
The fonts most like Sansation are Encode Sans Semi Expanded (78 out of 100), Encode Sans Expanded (78) and Inder (77), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 47–55% of the em (Sansation’s is 51%) and lowercase letters 48–57% of the em wide (51%), and all twelve are sans serifs too. Where they differ, most are wider (seven of twelve).
Matched by the letters themselves · early version
The original · Sansation
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78match · #1
Encode Sans Semi Expanded
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 6% taller · 10% lighter · 4% wider
Differs most from Sansation in B, t, and k
78match · #2
Encode Sans Expanded
Find the font. Find its kind.11% wider · 12% lighter · x-height 6% taller
Differs most from Sansation in B, t, and k
77match · #3
Inder
Find the font. Find its kind.Nearly identical proportions
Differs most from Sansation in o, l, and Q
77match · #4
Blinker
Find the font. Find its kind.8% narrower · x-height 4% shorter
Differs most from Sansation in G, B, and k
76match · #5
76match · #6
Telex
Find the font. Find its kind.Nearly identical proportions
Differs most from Sansation in t, C, and f
74match · #7
73match · #8
Kanit
Find the font. Find its kind.19% heavier · x-height 8% shorter
Differs most from Sansation in t, 6, and B
71match · #9
DejaVu Sans
Find the font. Find its kind.10% wider · x-height 7% taller
Differs most from Sansation in d, 6, and q
71match · #10
71match · #11
Doppio One
Find the font. Find its kind.27% heavier · 4% wider
Differs most from Sansation in 9, 6, and t
71match · #12
Biryani
Find the font. Find its kind.9% wider · x-height 8% taller
Differs most from Sansation in t, l, and o
The 100 fonts like Sansation, measured
Fonts like Sansation lean most in width, where 38 of the 100 are wider and 26 narrower. What they keep most is Sansation’s x-height: 52 are within 3% of it, Inder the closest of them. They part from Sansation most often in t (45 of the 100), g (23) and d (21).
WidthSansation: 51% of the em
x-heightSansation: 51% of the em
- 30 taller
- Encode Sans Semi Expanded 78 · x-height 6% taller
- Encode Sans Expanded 78 · x-height 6% taller
InkSansation: 41% ink
ContrastSansation: 1.24 : 1
StylesSansation: 3 weights with italics
LettersWhere they differ most
- t45 of 100
- g23 of 100
- d21 of 100
Questions about fonts like Sansation
What is the closest font to Sansation?
Encode Sans Semi Expanded, at 78 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Sansation, it is 10% lighter and 4% wider, with an x-height 6% taller. After it come Encode Sans Expanded (78) and Inder (77).
Is there a free alternative to Sansation?
Sansation is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Encode Sans Semi Expanded, Encode Sans Expanded and Inder come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Maven Pro sets running text 1.1% wider, with an x-height 2.7% shorter.