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Set in EB Garamond, its closest free match
The closest free alternative to Adobe Caslon is EB Garamond, 77% alike by measurement, free from Google Fonts. Ibarra Real Nova and Lusitana come next.
The six closest.
- 01
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
EB Garamond
77%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 4% shorter x-height
- Sets 6% narrower
- Same weight
- Same stroke contrast
- 02
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Ibarra Real Nova
77%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- Same x-height
- Sets 4% wider
- Same weight
- Same stroke contrast
- 03
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Lusitana
76%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 3% taller x-height
- Sets 3% wider
- A touch heavier
- Less stroke contrast
- 04
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Baskervville
73%Same spiritGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 4% taller x-height
- Sets 9% wider
- A touch lighter
- Same stroke contrast
- 05
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Fanwood Text
72%Same spiritGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 9% shorter x-height
- Sets 6% narrower
- Same weight
- Same stroke contrast
- 06
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
IM Fell Double Pica
71%Same spiritGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 4% taller x-height
- Sets 3% narrower
- A touch heavier
- More stroke contrast
Measured, side by side.
Adobe Caslon against EB Garamond, from the letters themselves. These numbers are why EB Garamond comes first, and what the CSS below corrects for.
Adobe Caslon EB Garamond
Keep your line breaks.
Swap Adobe Caslon for EB Garamond and nothing reflows. This sets EB Garamond at Adobe Caslon’s x-height and line length, so headings, buttons and paragraphs break where they did.
font-family: "EB Garamond", serif;
font-size: 1.04em; /* up to Adobe Caslon’s x-height */
letter-spacing: 0.008em; /* to Adobe Caslon’s line length */About Adobe Caslon
Adobe Caslon is a paid serif designed by Carol Twombly, published by Adobe Originals.
See Adobe Caslon on fonts.adobe.com ↗Questions, answered.
What is the best free alternative to Adobe Caslon?
EB Garamond. Measured letter by letter, it’s 77% alike: 4% shorter x-height, sets 6% narrower, same weight, same stroke contrast. Ibarra Real Nova, Lusitana, Baskervville, Fanwood Text and IM Fell Double Pica are also close.
Is there a free version of Adobe Caslon?
No. Adobe Caslon is a paid serif from Adobe Originals. Every alternative on this page is free for commercial use, under the SIL Open Font License.
How were these alternatives chosen?
By measuring the letters, not by comparing names or tags. Adobe Caslon was measured as fonts.adobe.com draws it: its proportions, the width of every letter and figure, its weight, its stroke contrast and the shapes of telling letters like a, g, R and Q. The same measurements were taken of 1,506 free fonts, and these came closest. Each match was then checked by eye.
Will EB Garamond change my layout?
Not if you use the CSS on this page. It sets EB Garamond 4% larger with a touch more letter-spacing, so text written for Adobe Caslon keeps its x-height and its line lengths, and lines break in the same places.
Spot Adobe Caslon in the wild?
Point Fontsight at any text on any website. It names the font, and offers a free look-alike you can try on the page, line breaks intact.
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