Fonts similar to Unifont
The fonts most like Unifont are kirsch (85 out of 100), TeraFont (85) and Sergamon (80), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 25–88% of the em (Unifont’s is 50%) and lowercase letters 25–100% of the em wide (50%), and seven of them are sans serifs too. Where they differ, most are heavier (eleven of twelve).
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The 100 fonts like Unifont, measured
Unifont is lighter than most fonts like it: 75 of the 100 are heavier and 22 lighter. Few keep Unifont’s proportions: at most 23 keep its x-height, within 3%, Fusion Pixel 8px Monospaced JP the closest of them. 37 are sans serifs like Unifont, and 39 display faces, 18 monospaced fonts, 4 handwriting faces and 2 serifs come close too, kirsch the closest of them. They part from Unifont most often in N (21 of the 100), L (15) and T (15).
WidthUnifont: 50% of the em
x-heightUnifont: 50% of the em
InkUnifont: 31% ink
StylesUnifont: one weight
LettersWhere they differ most
- N21 of 100
- L15 of 100
- T15 of 100
Questions about fonts like Unifont
What is the closest font to Unifont?
kirsch, at 85 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Unifont, it is 25% narrower and 41% heavier, with an x-height 38% shorter. After it come TeraFont (85) and Sergamon (80).
Is there a free alternative to Unifont?
Unifont is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and kirsch, TeraFont and Sergamon come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Fusion Pixel 8px Monospaced JP sets running text to the same width, with the same x-height.