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Set in Rhodium Libre, its closest free match
The closest free alternative to American Typewriter is Rhodium Libre, 73% alike by measurement, free from Google Fonts. Montagu Slab and Solway come next.
The six closest.
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The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Rhodium Libre
73%Same spiritGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- Same x-height
- Sets 5% wider
- Same weight
- Same stroke contrast
- 02
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Montagu Slab
68%Same spiritGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- Same x-height
- Sets 3% wider
- Same weight
- More stroke contrast
- 03
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Solway
66%Same spiritGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- Same x-height
- Same width
- A touch heavier
- Same stroke contrast
- 04
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Piazzolla
65%Same spiritGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 3% shorter x-height
- Sets 9% narrower
- A touch lighter
- More stroke contrast
- 05
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Zilla Slab
64%Same spiritGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 11% shorter x-height
- Sets 10% narrower
- Same weight
- Same stroke contrast
- 06
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Roboto Serif
64%Same spiritGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 7% taller x-height
- Sets 7% wider
- Same weight
- Same stroke contrast
Measured, side by side.
American Typewriter against Rhodium Libre, from the letters themselves. These numbers are why Rhodium Libre comes first, and what the CSS below corrects for.
American Typewriter Rhodium Libre
Keep your line breaks.
Swap American Typewriter for Rhodium Libre and nothing reflows. This sets Rhodium Libre at American Typewriter’s x-height and line length, so headings, buttons and paragraphs break where they did.
font-family: "Rhodium Libre", serif;
letter-spacing: -0.021em; /* to American Typewriter’s line length */About American Typewriter
Typewriter letters, freed from the fixed grid: proportional spacing and soft slab serifs. Milton Glaser set the I ♥ NY logo in it.
Questions, answered.
What is the best free alternative to American Typewriter?
Rhodium Libre. Measured letter by letter, it’s 73% alike: same x-height, sets 5% wider, same weight, same stroke contrast. Montagu Slab, Solway, Piazzolla, Zilla Slab and Roboto Serif are also close.
Is there a free version of American Typewriter?
No. American Typewriter is a paid serif from ITC. 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. American Typewriter was measured from a licensed copy: 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 Rhodium Libre change my layout?
Not if you use the CSS on this page. It sets Rhodium Libre 0.4% smaller with a touch less letter-spacing, so text written for American Typewriter keeps its x-height and its line lengths, and lines break in the same places.
Spot American Typewriter 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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