Fonts similar to Tagesschrift
The fonts most like Tagesschrift are Metal Mania (82 out of 100), Mountains of Christmas (79) and Flavors (78), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 47–69% of the em (Tagesschrift’s is 50%) and lowercase letters 41–58% of the em wide (53%), and all twelve are display faces too. Where they differ, most are narrower (ten of twelve).
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82match · #1
Metal Mania
Find the font. Find its kind.22% narrower · x-height 18% taller · 8% lighter
Differs most from Tagesschrift in 0, 4, and 3
79match · #2
Mountains of Christmas
Find the font. Find its kind.24% narrower · 43% lighter · x-height 10% taller
Differs most from Tagesschrift in 3, 1, and l
78match · #3
Flavors
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 37% taller · 13% narrower · 19% lighter
Differs most from Tagesschrift in Y, l, and o
78match · #4
Darumadrop One
Find the font. Find its kind.6% narrower · less stroke contrast · x-height 4% shorter
Differs most from Tagesschrift in d, l, and X
75match · #5
Margarine
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 22% taller · 5% narrower
Differs most from Tagesschrift in l, v, and I
75match · #6
Chelsea Market
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 17% taller · 8% wider · more stroke contrast
Differs most from Tagesschrift in l, 3, and 1
75match · #7
Special Elite
Find the font. Find its kind.20% lighter · less stroke contrast · 8% wider
Differs most from Tagesschrift in W, 9, and M
75match · #8
Emilys Candy
Find the font. Find its kind.more stroke contrast · 14% narrower · 25% lighter
Differs most from Tagesschrift in 0, 6, and 5
74match · #9
Unkempt
Find the font. Find its kind.36% lighter · 9% narrower · x-height 7% shorter
Differs most from Tagesschrift in 3, g, and w
73match · #10
Love Ya Like A Sister
Find the font. Find its kind.24% lighter · x-height 6% taller · 4% narrower
Differs most from Tagesschrift in 3, C, and t
72match · #11
Fredericka the Great
Find the font. Find its kind.37% lighter · 7% narrower
Differs most from Tagesschrift in 0, o, and z
72match · #12
Griffy
Find the font. Find its kind.16% narrower · 28% lighter · more stroke contrast
Differs most from Tagesschrift in 5, 1, and 3
The 100 fonts like Tagesschrift, measured
Tagesschrift is darker than most fonts like it: 63 of the 99 are lighter and 24 heavier. Few keep Tagesschrift’s proportions: at most 15 keep its x-height, within 3%, Emilys Candy the closest of them. 68 are display faces like Tagesschrift, and 16 handwriting faces, 14 serifs and 2 sans serifs come close too, IM Fell DW Pica the closest of them. They part from Tagesschrift most often in l (25 of the 100), 9 (21) and 0 (14).
WidthTagesschrift: 53% of the em
x-heightTagesschrift: 50% of the em
InkTagesschrift: 55% ink
ContrastTagesschrift: 1.13 : 1
StylesTagesschrift: one weight
- 1 variable
- Winky Rough 60 · 7 weights
LettersWhere they differ most
- l25 of 100
- 921 of 100
- 014 of 100
Questions about fonts like Tagesschrift
What is the closest font to Tagesschrift?
Metal Mania, at 82 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Tagesschrift, it is 22% narrower and 8% lighter, with an x-height 18% taller. After it come Mountains of Christmas (79) and Flavors (78).
Is there a free alternative to Tagesschrift?
Tagesschrift is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Metal Mania, Mountains of Christmas and Flavors come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Fredericka the Great sets running text 2.5% wider, with an x-height 0.6% shorter.