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Fonts similar to Sumana

The fonts most like Sumana are Charis SIL (76 out of 100), Parastoo (75) and Brygada 1918 (74), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 38–51% of the em (Sumana’s is 46%) and lowercase letters 39–56% of the em wide (49%), and all twelve are serifs too. Where they differ, most have more stroke contrast (nine of twelve).

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Sumana's letters under another nameLora

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  1. 76match · #1

    Charis SIL

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    more stroke contrast · x-height 5% taller

    Differs most from Sumana in 6, n, and Z

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  2. 75match · #2

    Parastoo

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    19% narrower · x-height 19% shorter · more stroke contrast

    Differs most from Sumana in 8, Z, and W

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  3. 74match · #3

    Brygada 1918

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    more stroke contrast · 9% wider · 15% lighter

    Differs most from Sumana in u, n, and Q

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  4. 73match · #4

    Hausschrift

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    more stroke contrast · x-height 6% shorter · 12% lighter

    Differs most from Sumana in e, n, and a

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  5. 73match · #5

    Edwin

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    more stroke contrast · 7% wider

    Differs most from Sumana in u, Q, and 7

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  6. 73match · #6

    Uchen

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    Nearly identical proportions

    Differs most from Sumana in u, Q, and t

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  7. 73match · #7

    GFS Didot

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    more stroke contrast · 13% lighter · 3% wider

    Differs most from Sumana in n, u, and i

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  8. 72match · #8

    Taviraj

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    8% wider · 14% lighter · more stroke contrast

    Differs most from Sumana in c, n, and e

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  9. 72match · #9

    STIX Two Text

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    more stroke contrast · 8% lighter

    Differs most from Sumana in u, 5, and 6

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  10. 72match · #10

    Literata

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    14% wider · x-height 10% taller

    Differs most from Sumana in 1, n, and O

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  11. 71match · #11

    BJCree

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    more stroke contrast · x-height 7% shorter · 13% lighter

    Differs most from Sumana in u, Q, and e

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  12. 70match · #12

    Półtawski Nowy

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    4% wider · x-height 4% shorter

    Differs most from Sumana in w, y, and c

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The 100 fonts like Sumana, measured

Sumana has less stroke contrast than most fonts like it: 70 of the 99 have more stroke contrast and 7 less. What they keep most is Sumana’s width: 29 are within 3% of it, Charis SIL the closest of them. They part from Sumana most often in u (43 of the 100), n (40) and 1 (19).

Questions about fonts like Sumana

What is the closest font to Sumana?

Charis SIL, at 76 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Sumana, it has more stroke contrast and an x-height 5% taller. After it come Parastoo (75) and Brygada 1918 (74).

Is there a free alternative to Sumana?

Sumana is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Charis SIL, Parastoo and Brygada 1918 come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Charis SIL sets running text 1.8% wider, with an x-height 4.5% taller.