Fonts similar to SUSE
The fonts most like SUSE are Hanken Grotesk (80 out of 100), Giphurs (75) and Finlandica Text (71), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 47–53% of the em (SUSE’s is 48%) and lowercase letters 50–58% of the em wide (50%), and all twelve are sans serifs too. Where they differ, most are wider (eight of twelve).
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The original · SUSE
Find the font. Find its kind.SUSE's own familySUSE Mono
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80match · #1
Hanken Grotesk
Find the font. Find its kind.Nearly identical proportions
Differs most from SUSE in 1, E, and 4
75match · #2
Giphurs
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 6% taller · 4% wider
Differs most from SUSE in J, 1, and i
71match · #3
Finlandica Text
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 11% taller · 9% wider · 9% lighter
Differs most from SUSE in l, I, and g
70match · #4
69match · #5
68match · #6
67match · #7
Wix Madefor Text
Find the font. Find its kind.7% wider · 11% lighter
Differs most from SUSE in l, J, and 1
67match · #8
Schibsted Grotesk
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 10% taller · 6% wider · more stroke contrast
Differs most from SUSE in 1, 4, and i
67match · #9
67match · #10
IBM Plex Sans
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 7% taller · 9% lighter
Differs most from SUSE in E, 4, and O
67match · #11
67match · #12
Sora
Find the font. Find its kind.17% wider · x-height 11% taller
Differs most from SUSE in 1, E, and g
The 100 fonts like SUSE, measured
SUSE has a shorter x-height than most fonts like it: 70 of the 100 have a taller x-height and 5 a shorter one. What they keep most is SUSE’s weight on the page: 49 are within 6% of it, Hanken Grotesk the closest of them. They part from SUSE most often in 1 (82 of the 100), l (62) and J (37).
WidthSUSE: 50% of the em
x-heightSUSE: 48% of the em
InkSUSE: 42% ink
ContrastSUSE: 1.12 : 1
- 1 less contrast
- Savate 55 · less stroke contrast
LettersWhere they differ most
- 182 of 100
- l62 of 100
- J37 of 100
Questions about fonts like SUSE
What is the closest font to SUSE?
Hanken Grotesk, at 80 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to SUSE, it has nearly identical proportions. After it come Giphurs (75) and Finlandica Text (71).
Is there a free alternative to SUSE?
SUSE is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Hanken Grotesk, Giphurs and Finlandica Text come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Hanken Grotesk sets running text 2.7% wider, with an x-height 2.5% taller.