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Fonts similar to Wittgenstein

The fonts most like Wittgenstein are Amethysta (88 out of 100), PT Serif (85) and Libre Caslon Text (83), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 43–56% of the em (Wittgenstein’s is 50%) and lowercase letters 43–57% of the em wide (52%), and all twelve are serifs too. Where they differ, all twelve have less stroke contrast.

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  1. 88match · #1

    Amethysta

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    less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Wittgenstein in 3, Z, and 5

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  2. 85match · #2

    PT Serif

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    less stroke contrast · 3% narrower

    Differs most from Wittgenstein in u, 3, and 1

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  3. 83match · #3

    Libre Caslon Text

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    x-height 5% taller · 4% wider · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Wittgenstein in v, y, and J

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  4. 81match · #4

    Volkhov

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    24% heavier · 8% wider · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Wittgenstein in t, c, and z

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  5. 81match · #5

    Newsreader

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    x-height 15% shorter · 11% narrower · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Wittgenstein in z, y, and c

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  6. 78match · #6

    Sentient

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    6% wider · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Wittgenstein in 1, u, and z

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  7. 77match · #7

    Trirong

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    12% lighter · 5% wider · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Wittgenstein in 8, b, and 7

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  8. 77match · #8

    Brawler

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    less stroke contrast · x-height 4% taller · 3% wider

    Differs most from Wittgenstein in 3, j, and J

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  9. 77match · #9

    Spectral

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    x-height 10% shorter · less stroke contrast · 3% narrower

    Differs most from Wittgenstein in c, Q, and O

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  10. 76match · #10

    Ledger

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    9% wider · less stroke contrast · x-height 3% shorter

    Differs most from Wittgenstein in 8, v, and 6

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  11. 76match · #11

    Libre Caslon Condensed

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    17% narrower · less stroke contrast · x-height 5% taller

    Differs most from Wittgenstein in y, v, and t

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  12. 75match · #12

    Merriweather

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    x-height 11% taller · 8% wider · less stroke contrast

    Differs most from Wittgenstein in 4, v, and z

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The 100 fonts like Wittgenstein, measured

Wittgenstein has more stroke contrast than most fonts like it: 68 of the 100 have less stroke contrast and 18 more. What they keep most is Wittgenstein’s weight on the page: 48 are within 6% of it, Amethysta the closest of them. They part from Wittgenstein most often in v (45 of the 100), 1 (24) and u (20).

Questions about fonts like Wittgenstein

What is the closest font to Wittgenstein?

Amethysta, at 88 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Wittgenstein, it has less stroke contrast. After it come PT Serif (85) and Libre Caslon Text (83).

Is there a free alternative to Wittgenstein?

Wittgenstein is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Amethysta, PT Serif and Libre Caslon Text come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, PT Serif sets running text 1.3% narrower, with the same x-height.