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Fonts similar to Ultra

The fonts most like Ultra are Bevan (97 out of 100), Holtwood One SC (93) and Chunk Five (90), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 45–72% of the em (Ultra’s is 54%) and lowercase letters 55–97% of the em wide (73%), and seven of them are serifs too. Where they differ, most are lighter (ten of twelve).

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  1. 97match · #1

    Bevan

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    9% narrower · less stroke contrast · 7% lighter

    Differs most from Ultra in x, i, and y

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  2. 93match · #2

    Holtwood One SC

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    x-height 28% taller · 13% wider · 16% lighter

    Differs most from Ultra in 1, 2, and Q

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  3. 90match · #3

    Chunk Five

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    21% narrower · x-height 7% shorter · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Ultra in X, J, and i

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  4. 77match · #4

    Alfa Slab One

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    16% narrower · less stroke contrast · x-height 3% taller

    Differs most from Ultra in i, g, and o

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  5. 69match · #5

    Danfo

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    x-height 33% taller · 12% narrower · 12% lighter

    Differs most from Ultra in 9, H, and M

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  6. 62match · #6

    Suez One

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    25% narrower · 16% lighter · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Ultra in i, w, and r

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  7. 60match · #7

    Boxing

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    x-height 16% shorter · less stroke contrast · 17% lighter

    Differs most from Ultra in V, 6, and 9

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  8. 59match · #8

    Gravitas One

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    more stroke contrast · 14% wider · 22% lighter

    Differs most from Ultra in X, U, and Y

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  9. 59match · #9

    Sekuya

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    34% wider · x-height 30% taller · 29% lighter

    Differs most from Ultra in A, K, and X

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  10. 57match · #10

    Isometra

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    26% lighter · x-height 12% taller · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Ultra in o, Q, and p

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  11. 55match · #11

    Goblin One

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    19% wider · 24% lighter · more stroke contrast

    Differs most from Ultra in I, l, and 1

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  12. 53match · #12

    Arbutus

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    21% lighter

    Differs most from Ultra in D, S, and i

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The 100 fonts like Ultra, measured

Ultra is darker than most fonts like it: 86 of the 100 are lighter and 3 heavier. Few keep Ultra’s proportions: at most 21 keep its x-height, within 3%, Bevan the closest of them. 35 are serifs like Ultra, and 46 display faces and 19 sans serifs come close too, Alfa Slab One the closest of them. They part from Ultra most often in X (30 of the 100), U (26) and i (19).

Questions about fonts like Ultra

What is the closest font to Ultra?

Bevan, at 97 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Ultra, it is 9% narrower and 7% lighter, with less stroke contrast. After it come Holtwood One SC (93) and Chunk Five (90).

Is there a free alternative to Ultra?

Ultra is free itself, under the Apache License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Bevan, Holtwood One SC and Chunk Five come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Arbutus sets running text to the same width, with an x-height 2.9% shorter.