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Fonts similar to Switzer

The fonts most like Switzer are Estedad (82 out of 100), Geist (81) and Liter (81), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 49–53% of the em (Switzer’s is 53%) and lowercase letters 48–55% of the em wide (51%), and all twelve are sans serifs too.

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  1. 82match · #1

    Estedad

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    x-height 8% shorter · 12% lighter · more stroke contrast

    Differs most from Switzer in i, 1, and f

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  2. 81match · #2

    Geist

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    5% wider · 7% lighter

    Differs most from Switzer in l and a

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  3. 81match · #3

    Liter

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    Nearly identical proportions

    Differs most from Switzer in 1, G, and 7

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  4. 81match · #4

    Ronzino

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    Nearly identical proportions

    Differs most from Switzer in Q, 1, and c

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  5. 81match · #5

    Overused Grotesk

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    x-height 6% shorter · 4% narrower

    Differs most from Switzer in t, o, and J

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  6. 81match · #6

    Pliant

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    5% wider

    Differs most from Switzer in a, 1, and 0

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  7. 80match · #7

    Golos Text

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    7% wider

    Differs most from Switzer in l, i, and G

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  8. 80match · #8

    Miedinger

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    5% narrower

    Differs most from Switzer in O, 1, and 7

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  9. 80match · #9

    Archivo

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    Nearly identical proportions

    Differs most from Switzer in Q, g, and C

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  10. 78match · #10

    Zalando Sans

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    x-height 3% shorter

    Differs most from Switzer in 1, J, and Q

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  11. 78match · #11

    Hedvig Letters Sans

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    more stroke contrast

    Differs most from Switzer in Q, 1, and i

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  12. 77match · #12

    Onest

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    3% wider

    Differs most from Switzer in y, G, and Q

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The 100 fonts like Switzer, measured

Fonts like Switzer lean most in x-height, where 44 of the 100 have a shorter x-height and 9 a taller one. What they keep most is Switzer’s weight on the page: 55 are within 6% of it, Liter the closest of them. They part from Switzer most often in Q (45 of the 100), 1 (39) and o (33).

Questions about fonts like Switzer

What is the closest font to Switzer?

Estedad, at 82 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Switzer, it is 12% lighter, with an x-height 8% shorter and more stroke contrast. After it come Geist (81) and Liter (81).

Is there a free alternative to Switzer?

Switzer is free itself, under the ITF Free Font License, but that licence doesn’t let you change its files or pass them on. Of the fonts most like it, the closest under open licences, which allow both, are Estedad, Geist and Liter.