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Set in Bodoni Moda, its closest free match
The closest free alternative to Didot is Bodoni Moda, 71% alike by measurement, free from Google Fonts. Baskervville and Bentham come next.
The six closest.
- 01
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Bodoni Moda
71%Same spiritGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 7% taller x-height
- Same width
- A touch heavier
- Same stroke contrast
- 02
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Baskervville
71%Same spiritGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- Same x-height
- Same width
- Same weight
- Less stroke contrast
- 03
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Bentham
68%Same spiritGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 10% shorter x-height
- Sets 8% narrower
- Heavier
- Less stroke contrast
- 04
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Jacques Francois
68%Same spiritGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- Same x-height
- Same width
- Heavier
- Less stroke contrast
- 05
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Ibarra Real Nova
65%Same spiritGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- Same x-height
- Sets 8% narrower
- Same weight
- Less stroke contrast
- 06
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Libre Bodoni
64%Same spiritGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 5% taller x-height
- Same width
- Heavier
- Same stroke contrast
Measured, side by side.
Didot against Bodoni Moda, from the letters themselves. These numbers are why Bodoni Moda comes first, and what the CSS below corrects for.
Didot Bodoni Moda
Keep your line breaks.
Swap Didot for Bodoni Moda and nothing reflows. This sets Bodoni Moda at Didot’s x-height and line length, so headings, buttons and paragraphs break where they did.
font-family: "Bodoni Moda", serif;
font-size: 0.933em; /* down to Didot’s x-height */
letter-spacing: 0.021em; /* to Didot’s line length */About Didot
Frutiger’s revival of the razor-contrast Didot types cut in Paris around 1800. Hairline strokes against heavy stems made it the voice of fashion magazines.
Questions, answered.
What is the best free alternative to Didot?
Bodoni Moda. Measured letter by letter, it’s 71% alike: 7% taller x-height, same width, a touch heavier, same stroke contrast. Baskervville, Bentham, Jacques Francois, Ibarra Real Nova and Libre Bodoni are also close.
Is there a free version of Didot?
No. Didot is a paid serif from Linotype. 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. Didot 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 Bodoni Moda change my layout?
Not if you use the CSS on this page. It sets Bodoni Moda 6.7% smaller with a touch more letter-spacing, so text written for Didot keeps its x-height and its line lengths, and lines break in the same places.
Spot Didot 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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