Fonts similar to Sentient
The fonts most like Sentient are Epistle (88 out of 100), Donegal One (84) and Mattern (83), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 44–58% of the em (Sentient’s is 50%) and lowercase letters 48–59% of the em wide (55%), and all twelve are serifs too.
Matched by the letters themselves · early version
The original · Sentient
Find the font. Find its kind.Like Sentient, but…
88match · #1
Epistle
Find the font. Find its kind.7% narrower · more stroke contrast · x-height 4% shorter
Differs most from Sentient in f, c, and W
84match · #2
83match · #3
Mattern
Find the font. Find its kind.Nearly identical proportions
Differs most from Sentient in C, J, and S
82match · #4
81match · #5
Hedvig Letters Serif
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 4% taller · 3% narrower
Differs most from Sentient in c, J, and Q
79match · #6
Gambetta
Find the font. Find its kind.20% lighter · x-height 10% shorter · 8% narrower
Differs most from Sentient in 3, a, and f
78match · #7
Ortica
Find the font. Find its kind.more stroke contrast · 15% lighter
Differs most from Sentient in 7, a, and 5
78match · #8
Gulzar
Find the font. Find its kind.13% narrower · x-height 12% shorter · 7% heavier
Differs most from Sentient in r, f, and 1
78match · #9
Wittgenstein
Find the font. Find its kind.more stroke contrast · 6% narrower
Differs most from Sentient in 1, u, and z
78match · #10
Headland One
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 16% taller · 7% wider · less stroke contrast
Differs most from Sentient in B, a, and n
77match · #11
76match · #12
The 100 fonts like Sentient, measured
Sentient is wider than most fonts like it: 68 of the 100 are narrower and 9 wider. What they keep most is Sentient’s weight on the page: 46 are within 6% of it, Mattern the closest of them. They part from Sentient most often in c (23 of the 100), 3 (23) and f (20).
WidthSentient: 55% of the em
x-heightSentient: 50% of the em
InkSentient: 43% ink
ContrastSentient: 2.28 : 1
StylesSentient: 5 weights with italics
LettersWhere they differ most
- c23 of 100
- 323 of 100
- f20 of 100
Questions about fonts like Sentient
What is the closest font to Sentient?
Epistle, at 88 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Sentient, it is 7% narrower, with more stroke contrast and an x-height 4% shorter. After it come Donegal One (84) and Mattern (83).
Is there a free alternative to Sentient?
Sentient is free itself, under the ITF Free Font License, but that licence doesn’t let you change its files or pass them on. Of the fonts most like it, the closest under open licences, which allow both, are Epistle, Donegal One and Mattern.