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Fonts similar to Sen

The fonts most like Sen are Geom (75 out of 100), Outfit (74) and Varela (72), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 41–52% of the em (Sen’s is 49%) and lowercase letters 46–55% of the em wide (53%), and all twelve are sans serifs too. Where they differ, most are heavier (seven of twelve).

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  1. 75match · #1

    Geom

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    18% heavier · 4% narrower

    Differs most from Sen in I, 3, and D

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  2. 74match · #2

    Outfit

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    18% heavier · 5% narrower

    Differs most from Sen in t, 4, and I

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  3. 72match · #3

    Varela

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    x-height 4% taller

    Differs most from Sen in j, i, and I

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  4. 72match · #4

    League Spartan

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    x-height 16% shorter · 13% narrower · 19% heavier

    Differs most from Sen in t, I, and D

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  5. 70match · #5

    Josefin Sans

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    x-height 15% shorter · 20% heavier · 6% narrower

    Differs most from Sen in t, I, and 3

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  6. 70match · #6

    Fifteen

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    17% lighter · x-height 4% shorter

    Differs most from Sen in l, J, and 0

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  7. 69match · #7

    Jost

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    12% narrower · 13% heavier · x-height 6% shorter

    Differs most from Sen in t, I, and a

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  8. 69match · #8

    TASA Explorer

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    more stroke contrast

    Differs most from Sen in j, i, and I

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  9. 68match · #9

    Kumbh Sans

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    Nearly identical proportions

    Differs most from Sen in t, I, and S

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  10. 68match · #10

    Guidy

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    x-height 6% taller · 4% wider

    Differs most from Sen in l, I, and 9

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  11. 67match · #11

    Prompt

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    15% heavier · more stroke contrast · 4% wider

    Differs most from Sen in t, I, and B

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  12. 67match · #12

    Google Sans Flex

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    x-height 4% taller · 7% heavier · 3% narrower

    Differs most from Sen in I, S, and i

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The 100 fonts like Sen, measured

Fonts like Sen lean most in x-height, where 42 of the 100 have a taller x-height and 17 a shorter one. What they keep most is Sen’s weight on the page: 53 are within 6% of it, Varela the closest of them. They part from Sen most often in t (51 of the 100), I (50) and a (25).

  • WidthSen: 53% of the em

    40 narrower
    Geom 75 · 4% narrower
    Outfit 74 · 5% narrower
    41 within 3%
    Varela 72 · 1.7% wider
    Fifteen 70 · 1.6% wider
    19 wider
    Guidy 68 · 4% wider
    Prompt 67 · 4% wider

  • x-heightSen: 49% of the em

    17 shorter
    League Spartan 72 · x-height 16% shorter
    Josefin Sans 70 · x-height 15% shorter
    41 within 3%
    Geom 75 · x-height 0.5% taller
    Outfit 74 · x-height 2.7% shorter
    42 taller
    Varela 72 · x-height 4% taller
    Guidy 68 · x-height 6% taller

  • InkSen: 40% ink

    24 lighter
    Fifteen 70 · 17% lighter
    Clarity City 65 · 9% lighter
    53 within 6%
    Varela 72 · 5.2% heavier
    TASA Explorer 69 · 1% heavier
    23 heavier
    Geom 75 · 18% heavier
    Outfit 74 · 18% heavier

  • ContrastSen: 1.06 : 1

    0 less contrast
    None
    79 within 12%
    Geom 75
    Outfit 74
    21 more contrast
    Josefin Sans 70 · more stroke contrast
    TASA Explorer 69 · more stroke contrast

  • StylesSen: 5 weights

    58 in more weights
    Geom 75 · 7 weights
    Outfit 74 · 9 weights
    44 with italics
    Geom 75 · 7 weights
    Josefin Sans 70 · 7 weights

  • LettersWhere they differ most

    1. t51 of 100
    2. I50 of 100
    3. a25 of 100

Questions about fonts like Sen

What is the closest font to Sen?

Geom, at 75 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Sen, it is 18% heavier and 4% narrower. After it come Outfit (74) and Varela (72).

Is there a free alternative to Sen?

Sen is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Geom, Outfit and Varela come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Varela sets running text to the same width, with an x-height 4.4% taller.