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Fonts similar to Smokum

The fonts most like Smokum are Ketwurst (81 out of 100), Some Time Later (72) and Palette Mosaic (64), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 44–72% of the em (Smokum’s is 50%) and lowercase letters 20–64% of the em wide (38%), and eleven of them are display faces too. Where they differ, most are wider (eight of twelve).

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  1. 81match · #1

    Ketwurst

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    x-height 39% taller · 7% narrower · 10% lighter

    Differs most from Smokum in B, I, and Z

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  2. 72match · #2

    Some Time Later

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    more stroke contrast · 28% wider · 18% heavier

    Differs most from Smokum in q, s, and t

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  3. 64match · #3

    Palette Mosaic

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    more stroke contrast · 56% wider · x-height 6% taller

    Differs most from Smokum in b, G, and d

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  4. 62match · #4

    Glyphs Sapperlot

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    more stroke contrast · x-height 39% taller · 32% wider

    Differs most from Smokum in E, M, and I

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  5. 61match · #5

    Bahiana

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    more stroke contrast · x-height 41% taller · 18% narrower

    Differs most from Smokum in T, B, and 4

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  6. 57match · #6

    Passero One

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    18% wider · x-height 5% taller

    Differs most from Smokum in G, q, and L

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  7. 55match · #7

    Isar CAT

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    24% wider · x-height 12% shorter · 8% lighter

    Differs most from Smokum in p, b, and n

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  8. 53match · #8

    Danfo

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    69% wider · x-height 43% taller · 36% heavier

    Differs most from Smokum in B, Z, and P

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  9. 53match · #9

    Kelly Slab

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    more stroke contrast · 28% wider · 17% lighter

    Differs most from Smokum in b, z, and k

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  10. 53match · #10

    Londrina Solid

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    more stroke contrast · 30% heavier · 14% wider

    Differs most from Smokum in 4, 0, and d

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  11. 53match · #11

    Gothic Gumdrop

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    more stroke contrast · 8% narrower · x-height 7% taller

    Differs most from Smokum in b, t, and q

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  12. 52match · #12

    Styro

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    47% narrower · 48% heavier · x-height 15% taller

    Differs most from Smokum in h, J, and p

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The 100 fonts like Smokum, measured

Smokum has less stroke contrast than all the fonts like it: 55 of the 55 have more stroke contrast and none less. What they keep most is Smokum’s x-height: 27 are within 3% of it, Kelly Slab the closest of them. 96 are display faces like Smokum, and 2 serifs, 1 sans serif and 1 monospace font come close too, Danfo the closest of them. They part from Smokum most often in p (31 of the 100), b (26) and B (21).

Questions about fonts like Smokum

What is the closest font to Smokum?

Ketwurst, at 81 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Smokum, it is 7% narrower and 10% lighter, with an x-height 39% taller. After it come Some Time Later (72) and Palette Mosaic (64).

Is there a free alternative to Smokum?

Smokum is free itself, under the Apache License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Ketwurst, Some Time Later and Palette Mosaic come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Jaini Purva sets running text 1.8% wider, with an x-height 1.6% shorter.