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Fonts similar to Song Myung

The fonts most like Song Myung are Alice (87 out of 100), Gelasio (87) and Asar (87), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 39–50% of the em (Song Myung’s is 46%) and lowercase letters 42–54% of the em wide (50%), and all twelve are serifs too. Where they differ, most are lighter (eleven of twelve).

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  1. 87match · #1

    Alice

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    16% lighter · 3% wider

    Differs most from Song Myung in C, t, and Z

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  2. 87match · #2

    Gelasio

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    x-height 6% taller · 11% lighter · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Song Myung in t, 4, and b

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  3. 87match · #3

    Asar

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    7% narrower · less stroke contrast · 8% lighter

    Differs most from Song Myung in b, 4, and C

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  4. 77match · #4

    Fraunces

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    7% wider · 8% lighter

    Differs most from Song Myung in 4, C, and S

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  5. 75match · #5

    Petrona

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    18% lighter · x-height 3% shorter

    Differs most from Song Myung in j, 2, and 7

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  6. 75match · #6

    ET Book

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    9% narrower · x-height 9% shorter · 12% lighter

    Differs most from Song Myung in t, b, and s

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  7. 74match · #7

    Esteban

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    less stroke contrast · 17% lighter · x-height 5% taller

    Differs most from Song Myung in b, Z, and 4

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  8. 74match · #8

    Lustria

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    27% lighter · x-height 10% taller · 6% wider

    Differs most from Song Myung in 5, C, and j

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  9. 70match · #9

    Zen Old Mincho

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    16% lighter · x-height 6% shorter · 5% narrower

    Differs most from Song Myung in S, 8, and C

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  10. 70match · #10

    Poly

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    less stroke contrast · 9% lighter · x-height 4% taller

    Differs most from Song Myung in e, 3, and b

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  11. 70match · #11

    Ramaraja

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    16% narrower · x-height 15% shorter · more stroke contrast

    Differs most from Song Myung in t, e, and s

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  12. 70match · #12

    Libertinus Serif

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    18% lighter · 7% narrower · x-height 6% shorter

    Differs most from Song Myung in C, t, and s

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The 100 fonts like Song Myung, measured

Song Myung is darker than most fonts like it: 88 of the 100 are lighter and 6 heavier. What they keep most is Song Myung’s width: 31 are within 3% of it, Gelasio the closest of them. 99 are serifs like Song Myung, and 1 monospace font comes close too: Libertinus Mono. They part from Song Myung most often in t (56 of the 100), 7 (20) and b (19).

  • WidthSong Myung: 50% of the em

    38 narrower
    Asar 87 · 7% narrower
    ET Book 75 · 9% narrower
    31 within 3%
    Gelasio 87 · 0.4% narrower
    Petrona 75 · 1.7% narrower
    31 wider
    Alice 87 · 3% wider
    Fraunces 77 · 7% wider

  • x-heightSong Myung: 46% of the em

    34 shorter
    Petrona 75 · x-height 3% shorter
    ET Book 75 · x-height 9% shorter
    18 within 3%
    Alice 87 · same x-height
    Asar 87 · x-height 0.2% taller
    48 taller
    Gelasio 87 · x-height 6% taller
    Esteban 74 · x-height 5% taller

  • InkSong Myung: 50% ink

    88 lighter
    Alice 87 · 16% lighter
    Gelasio 87 · 11% lighter
    6 within 6%
    Copse 68 · 1.9% heavier
    Indira K 67 · 0.4% lighter
    6 heavier
    Ramaraja 70 · 16% heavier
    DM Serif Text 70 · 6% heavier

  • ContrastSong Myung: 2.57 : 1

    49 less contrast
    Gelasio 87 · less stroke contrast
    Asar 87 · less stroke contrast
    34 within 12%
    Alice 87
    Fraunces 77
    16 more contrast
    Zen Old Mincho 70 · more stroke contrast
    Ramaraja 70 · more stroke contrast

  • StylesSong Myung: one weight

    60 in more weights
    Gelasio 87 · 4 weights
    Fraunces 77 · 9 weights
    47 with italics
    Gelasio 87 · 4 weights
    Fraunces 77 · 9 weights
    22 variable
    Gelasio 87 · 4 weights
    Fraunces 77 · 9 weights

  • LettersWhere they differ most

    1. t56 of 100
    2. 720 of 100
    3. b19 of 100

Questions about fonts like Song Myung

What is the closest font to Song Myung?

Alice, at 87 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Song Myung, it is 16% lighter and 3% wider. After it come Gelasio (87) and Asar (87).

Is there a free alternative to Song Myung?

Song Myung is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Alice, Gelasio and Asar come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Alice sets running text 1.9% wider, with the same x-height.