Fonts similar to Shafarik
The fonts most like Shafarik are Radley (71 out of 100), Lancelot (70) and Castoro Titling (67), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 39–70% of the em (Shafarik’s is 44%) and lowercase letters 41–69% of the em wide (46%), and four of them are display faces too. Where they differ, most are wider (eight of twelve).
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The original · Shafarik
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71match · #1
70match · #2
Lancelot
Find the font. Find its kind.12% narrower · less stroke contrast · x-height 10% shorter
Differs most from Shafarik in 4, 5, and D
67match · #3
Castoro Titling
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 60% taller · 51% wider · 49% lighter
Differs most from Shafarik in 0, 2, and 7
65match · #4
Bona Nova SC
Find the font. Find its kind.less stroke contrast · 6% wider · 8% lighter
Differs most from Shafarik in Q and 7
63match · #5
Linden Hill
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 10% shorter · less stroke contrast · 5% narrower
Differs most from Shafarik in G, j, and 5
62match · #6
Bona Nova
Find the font. Find its kind.less stroke contrast · 6% wider · 8% lighter
Differs most from Shafarik in c, Q, and t
61match · #7
Joan
Find the font. Find its kind.less stroke contrast · 4% wider · x-height 4% taller
Differs most from Shafarik in O, Q, and 0
59match · #8
Buenard
Find the font. Find its kind.less stroke contrast · x-height 3% shorter
Differs most from Shafarik in c, Q, and 7
58match · #9
Gambetta
Find the font. Find its kind.23% lighter · 10% wider · less stroke contrast
Differs most from Shafarik in 3, 0, and 7
58match · #10
Libertinus Serif Display
Find the font. Find its kind.17% lighter · x-height 5% shorter
Differs most from Shafarik in t, 0, and 5
58match · #11
STIX Two Text
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 8% taller · less stroke contrast · 4% wider
Differs most from Shafarik in 0, e, and 7
58match · #12
Monomakh
Find the font. Find its kind.20% wider · more stroke contrast · x-height 7% taller
Differs most from Shafarik in J, 7, and 0
The 100 fonts like Shafarik, measured
Shafarik is narrower than most fonts like it: 66 of the 100 are wider and 17 narrower. What they keep most is Shafarik’s weight on the page: 33 are within 6% of it, Radley the closest of them. 14 are display faces like Shafarik, and 85 serifs and 1 sans serif come close too, Radley the closest of them. They part from Shafarik most often in 0 (50 of the 100), 7 (48) and e (34).
WidthShafarik: 46% of the em
x-heightShafarik: 44% of the em
InkShafarik: 45% ink
ContrastShafarik: 3.00 : 1
StylesShafarik: one weight
LettersWhere they differ most
- 050 of 100
- 748 of 100
- e34 of 100
Questions about fonts like Shafarik
What is the closest font to Shafarik?
Radley, at 71 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Shafarik, it is 8% wider. After it come Lancelot (70) and Castoro Titling (67).
Is there a free alternative to Shafarik?
Shafarik is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Radley, Lancelot and Castoro Titling come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Joan sets running text 2.3% narrower, with an x-height 4.1% taller.