Fonts similar to Special Elite

The 100 fonts like Special Elite, measured

Special Elite has less stroke contrast than most fonts like it: 46 of the 53 have more stroke contrast and none less. Few keep Special Elite’s proportions: at most 15 keep its weight on the page, within 6%, Crayon Libre the closest of them. 81 are display faces like Special Elite, and 10 serifs, 7 handwriting faces, 1 monospace font and 1 sans serif come close too, IM Fell DW Pica the closest of them. They part from Special Elite most often in W (23 of the 100), h (19) and i (16).

• WidthSpecial Elite: 58% of the em

  60 narrower

  Crayon Libre 83 · 12% narrower

  Creepster 78 · 22% narrower

  9 within 3%

  Trade Winds 70 · 2.8% narrower

  Butcherman 59 · 2.5% wider

  31 wider

  Eater 74 · 24% wider

  Rubik Burned 66 · 6% wider

• x-heightSpecial Elite: 48% of the em

  20 shorter

  Erikas Farbband 71 · x-height 4% shorter

  ErikasBuero 62 · x-height 6% shorter

  5 within 3%

  Crayon Libre 83 · x-height 1.7% taller

  Darumadrop One 64 · x-height 0.5% taller

  75 taller

  Creepster 78 · x-height 52% taller

  Love Ya Like A Sister 78 · x-height 11% taller

• InkSpecial Elite: 45% ink

  33 lighter

  Eater 74 · 15% lighter

  Cabin Sketch 74 · 21% lighter

  15 within 6%

  Crayon Libre 83 · 1.3% heavier

  Love Ya Like A Sister 78 · 4.8% lighter

  51 heavier

  Creepster 78 · 41% heavier

  Tagesschrift 75 · 25% heavier

• ContrastSpecial Elite: 0.74 : 1

  0 less contrast

  None

  7 within 12%

  Creepster 78

  Hamburger Schwabacher Druckrauh 76

  46 more contrast

  Tagesschrift 75 · more stroke contrast

  Freckle Face 74 · more stroke contrast

• StylesSpecial Elite: one weight

  10 in more weights

  Cabin Sketch 74 · 2 weights

  Erikas Farbband 71 · 2 weights

  8 with italics

  Crayon Libre 83 · 1 weight

  ErikasBuero 62 · 2 weights

  1 variable

  Winky Rough 30 · 7 weights

• LettersWhere they differ most

  1. W23 of 100
  2. h19 of 100
  3. i16 of 100