Fonts similar to Syne
The fonts most like Syne are Questrial (87 out of 100), Nova Gothic (77) and Overused Grotesk (76), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 50–53% of the em (Syne’s is 50%) and lowercase letters 49–53% of the em wide (50%), and all twelve are sans serifs too.
Matched by the letters themselves · early version
The original · Syne
Find the font. Find its kind.Syne's own familySyne MonoSyne Tactile
Like Syne, but…
87match · #1
Questrial
Find the font. Find its kind.Nearly identical proportions
Differs most from Syne in 0, 6, and 9
77match · #2
76match · #3
75match · #4
74match · #5
72match · #6
72match · #7
72match · #8
71match · #9
71match · #10
71match · #11
General Sans
Find the font. Find its kind.15% lighter · x-height 5% taller
Differs most from Syne in 0, j, and f
70match · #12
Figtree
Find the font. Find its kind.Nearly identical proportions
Differs most from Syne in j, 9, and t
The 100 fonts like Syne, measured
Fonts like Syne lean most in width, where 46 of the 100 are wider and 17 narrower. What they keep most is Syne’s x-height: 54 are within 3% of it, Questrial the closest of them. They part from Syne most often in j (50 of the 100), 9 (37) and 0 (36).
WidthSyne: 50% of the em
x-heightSyne: 50% of the em
InkSyne: 41% ink
ContrastSyne: 1.07 : 1
- 1 less contrast
- Ribes 58 · less stroke contrast
StylesSyne: 5 weights
LettersWhere they differ most
- j50 of 100
- 937 of 100
- 036 of 100
Questions about fonts like Syne
What is the closest font to Syne?
Questrial, at 87 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Syne, it has nearly identical proportions. After it come Nova Gothic (77) and Overused Grotesk (76).
Is there a free alternative to Syne?
Syne is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Questrial, Nova Gothic and Overused Grotesk come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Questrial sets running text 1.0% wider, with the same x-height.