Fonts similar to Tenor Sans
The fonts most like Tenor Sans are Fahkwang (80 out of 100), Russolo (76) and Moderustic (71), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 46–56% of the em (Tenor Sans’s is 50%) and lowercase letters 45–60% of the em wide (53%), and all twelve are sans serifs too. Where they differ, most have less stroke contrast (nine of twelve).
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The original · Tenor Sans
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80match · #1
76match · #2
Russolo
Find the font. Find its kind.less stroke contrast · 12% heavier
Differs most from Tenor Sans in 7, a, and Q
71match · #3
Moderustic
Find the font. Find its kind.less stroke contrast · 16% heavier
Differs most from Tenor Sans in 7, l, and K
69match · #4
Melodrama
Find the font. Find its kind.more stroke contrast · 24% lighter · 12% narrower
Differs most from Tenor Sans in 0, 6, and U
69match · #5
Ranade
Find the font. Find its kind.14% wider · less stroke contrast · x-height 5% taller
Differs most from Tenor Sans in 7, Q, and O
68match · #6
Pontano Sans
Find the font. Find its kind.less stroke contrast · 9% narrower · 12% heavier
Differs most from Tenor Sans in O, 7, and j
68match · #7
Micro Grotesk
Find the font. Find its kind.less stroke contrast · x-height 12% taller · 6% heavier
Differs most from Tenor Sans in 7, o, and f
68match · #8
Albert Sans
Find the font. Find its kind.less stroke contrast
Differs most from Tenor Sans in o, 7, and 9
67match · #9
Hedvig Letters Sans
Find the font. Find its kind.less stroke contrast · 16% heavier · x-height 4% taller
Differs most from Tenor Sans in 7, f, and N
67match · #10
Tuffy
Find the font. Find its kind.less stroke contrast · 13% narrower · x-height 5% taller
Differs most from Tenor Sans in 9, y, and 6
67match · #11
Federo
Find the font. Find its kind.14% narrower · 24% heavier · x-height 8% shorter
Differs most from Tenor Sans in s, U, and p
66match · #12
Figtree
Find the font. Find its kind.less stroke contrast · 13% heavier · 4% narrower
Differs most from Tenor Sans in o, 0, and 7
The 100 fonts like Tenor Sans, measured
Tenor Sans has more stroke contrast than almost all the fonts like it: 95 of the 99 have less stroke contrast and 2 more. What they keep most is Tenor Sans’s x-height: 46 are within 3% of it, Fahkwang the closest of them. They part from Tenor Sans most often in 7 (92 of the 100), o (40) and j (32).
WidthTenor Sans: 53% of the em
x-heightTenor Sans: 50% of the em
InkTenor Sans: 36% ink
ContrastTenor Sans: 2.38 : 1
StylesTenor Sans: one weight
LettersWhere they differ most
- 792 of 100
- o40 of 100
- j32 of 100
Questions about fonts like Tenor Sans
What is the closest font to Tenor Sans?
Fahkwang, at 80 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Tenor Sans, it is 8% wider. After it come Russolo (76) and Moderustic (71).
Is there a free alternative to Tenor Sans?
Tenor Sans is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Fahkwang, Russolo and Moderustic come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Moderustic sets running text 3.0% narrower, with the same x-height.