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Fonts similar to Voltaire

The fonts most like Voltaire are Ubuntu Condensed (76 out of 100), PT Sans Narrow (75) and Tauri (74), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 50–55% of the em (Voltaire’s is 52%) and lowercase letters 29–53% of the em wide (40%), and all twelve are sans serifs too. Where they differ, most are wider (eight of twelve).

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  1. 76match · #1

    Ubuntu Condensed

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    Nearly identical proportions

    Differs most from Voltaire in 1, M, and l

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  2. 75match · #2

    PT Sans Narrow

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    12% lighter · 4% narrower · x-height 4% shorter

    Differs most from Voltaire in 1, l, and 4

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  3. 74match · #3

    Tauri

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    31% wider · x-height 7% taller · more stroke contrast

    Differs most from Voltaire in g, W, and s

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  4. 72match · #4

    Akshar

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    9% wider

    Differs most from Voltaire in G, c, and s

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  5. 72match · #5

    Alatsi

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    22% wider · 18% heavier · more stroke contrast

    Differs most from Voltaire in p, b, and G

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  6. 72match · #6

    Fira Sans Extra Condensed

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    more stroke contrast · 5% wider

    Differs most from Voltaire in l, M, and 1

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  7. 68match · #7

    Scada

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    19% wider · more stroke contrast · x-height 4% shorter

    Differs most from Voltaire in 1, t, and 4

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  8. 68match · #8

    Piscolabis

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    17% narrower · 30% heavier · more stroke contrast

    Differs most from Voltaire in J, p, and G

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  9. 67match · #9

    Astrud

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    29% narrower · 37% heavier · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Voltaire in 3, 6, and A

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  10. 66match · #10

    Reddit Sans Condensed

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    12% wider · 9% lighter

    Differs most from Voltaire in J, G, and C

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  11. 65match · #11

    Simplex Sans

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    10% wider

    Differs most from Voltaire in J, s, and 0

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  12. 65match · #12

    Fira Sans Condensed

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    14% wider · more stroke contrast · 9% lighter

    Differs most from Voltaire in l, M, and g

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The 100 fonts like Voltaire, measured

Voltaire is narrower than most fonts like it: 76 of the 100 are wider and 17 narrower. What they keep most is Voltaire’s x-height: 39 are within 3% of it, Ubuntu Condensed the closest of them. They part from Voltaire most often in S (31 of the 100), 1 (30) and D (28).

Questions about fonts like Voltaire

What is the closest font to Voltaire?

Ubuntu Condensed, at 76 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Voltaire, it has nearly identical proportions. After it come PT Sans Narrow (75) and Tauri (74).

Is there a free alternative to Voltaire?

Voltaire is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Ubuntu Condensed, PT Sans Narrow and Tauri come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Ubuntu Condensed sets running text 2.5% wider, with an x-height 1.2% taller.