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Fonts similar to Spectral

The fonts most like Spectral are UNAL Ancizar Serif (84 out of 100), Newsreader (81) and Gulzar (80), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 43–52% of the em (Spectral’s is 45%) and lowercase letters 46–56% of the em wide (50%), and all twelve are serifs too. Where they differ, most are heavier (nine of twelve).

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  1. 84match · #1

    UNAL Ancizar Serif

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    6% narrower · less stroke contrast · 10% heavier

    Differs most from Spectral in Q, 3, and 7

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  2. 81match · #2

    Newsreader

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    8% narrower · x-height 5% shorter

    Differs most from Spectral in Z, 7, and G

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  3. 80match · #3

    Gulzar

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    19% heavier · 5% narrower · more stroke contrast

    Differs most from Spectral in w, Q, and 3

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  4. 79match · #4

    Amethysta

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    x-height 11% taller · 6% wider · 7% heavier

    Differs most from Spectral in c, Z, and v

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  5. 77match · #5

    Wittgenstein

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    x-height 11% taller · more stroke contrast · 3% wider

    Differs most from Spectral in c, Q, and O

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  6. 75match · #6

    Fenix

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    less stroke contrast · 7% narrower · 13% heavier

    Differs most from Spectral in C, 3, and O

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  7. 72match · #7

    Brawler

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    x-height 16% taller · 7% wider · 10% heavier

    Differs most from Spectral in c, j, and a

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  8. 72match · #8

    Platypi

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    26% heavier · 12% wider · x-height 7% taller

    Differs most from Spectral in J, 9, and Z

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  9. 71match · #9

    Sentient

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    x-height 12% taller · 10% wider · 11% heavier

    Differs most from Spectral in c, r, and 3

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  10. 70match · #10

    Joan

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    4% narrower · 8% heavier

    Differs most from Spectral in 0, 3, and 1

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  11. 69match · #11

    Bespoke Serif

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    x-height 12% taller · 8% wider

    Differs most from Spectral in c, 3, and e

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  12. 69match · #12

    PT Serif

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    x-height 11% taller · 8% heavier

    Differs most from Spectral in u, b, and O

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The 100 fonts like Spectral, measured

Spectral has a shorter x-height than most fonts like it: 70 of the 100 have a taller x-height and 14 a shorter one. What they keep most is Spectral’s weight on the page: 31 are within 6% of it, Newsreader the closest of them. 99 are serifs like Spectral, and 1 sans serif comes close too: Bluu Next. They part from Spectral most often in c (24 of the 100), Z (22) and O (22).

Questions about fonts like Spectral

What is the closest font to Spectral?

UNAL Ancizar Serif, at 84 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Spectral, it is 6% narrower and 10% heavier, with less stroke contrast. After it come Newsreader (81) and Gulzar (80).

Is there a free alternative to Spectral?

Spectral is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and UNAL Ancizar Serif, Newsreader and Gulzar come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Petrona sets running text 2.3% narrower, with an x-height 1.6% shorter.