Fonts similar to Tajawal
The fonts most like Tajawal are Author (81 out of 100), Quattrocento Sans (79) and Source Sans 3 (77), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 44–50% of the em (Tajawal’s is 45%) and lowercase letters 44–49% of the em wide (47%), and all twelve are sans serifs too. Where they differ, most are heavier (nine of twelve).
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The original · Tajawal
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81match · #1
Author
Find the font. Find its kind.6% narrower · less stroke contrast
Differs most from Tajawal in g, P, and 5
79match · #2
Quattrocento Sans
Find the font. Find its kind.5% wider · 6% heavier
Differs most from Tajawal in g, Q, and f
77match · #3
Source Sans 3
Find the font. Find its kind.18% heavier · x-height 7% taller
Differs most from Tajawal in l, g, and 1
77match · #4
Kedebideri
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 10% taller · 3% wider
Differs most from Tajawal in l, g, and 7
77match · #5
Mukta
Find the font. Find its kind.27% heavier · x-height 4% taller
Differs most from Tajawal in g, Q, and M
77match · #6
Varta
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 7% taller · 11% heavier
Differs most from Tajawal in l, g, and 1
76match · #7
Arsenal SC
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 10% taller · more stroke contrast · 5% narrower
Differs most from Tajawal in 4, 3, and G
75match · #8
Skeena Indigenous
Find the font. Find its kind.21% heavier · more stroke contrast
Differs most from Tajawal in g, c, and o
75match · #9
Catamaran
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 10% taller · 15% heavier
Differs most from Tajawal in Z, B, and r
75match · #10
Carlito
Find the font. Find its kind.22% heavier · x-height 5% taller
Differs most from Tajawal in g, 9, and o
75match · #11
Narnoor
Find the font. Find its kind.29% heavier · x-height 4% taller
Differs most from Tajawal in l, g, and 7
75match · #12
Epunda Sans
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 10% taller · 19% heavier
Differs most from Tajawal in l, o, and h
The 100 fonts like Tajawal, measured
Tajawal has a shorter x-height than most fonts like it: 81 of the 100 have a taller x-height and 8 a shorter one. What they keep most is Tajawal’s width: 30 are within 3% of it, Source Sans 3 the closest of them. They part from Tajawal most often in g (40 of the 100), P (22) and B (21).
WidthTajawal: 47% of the em
x-heightTajawal: 45% of the em
InkTajawal: 35% ink
ContrastTajawal: 1.32 : 1
StylesTajawal: 7 weights
LettersWhere they differ most
- g40 of 100
- P22 of 100
- B21 of 100
Questions about fonts like Tajawal
What is the closest font to Tajawal?
Author, at 81 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Tajawal, it is 6% narrower, with less stroke contrast. After it come Quattrocento Sans (79) and Source Sans 3 (77).
Is there a free alternative to Tajawal?
Tajawal is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Author, Quattrocento Sans and Source Sans 3 come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Quattrocento Sans sets running text 2.5% wider, with an x-height 1.3% taller.