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The closest free alternative to Editorial New is Gupter, 67% alike by measurement, free from Google Fonts. Caladea and Adamina come next.
The six closest.
- 01
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Gupter
67%Same spiritGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 15% shorter x-height
- Sets 6% narrower
- A touch lighter
- Less stroke contrast
- 02
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Caladea
66%Same spiritGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 12% shorter 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.
Adamina
64%Same spiritGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- Same x-height
- Sets 17% wider
- A touch lighter
- Same stroke contrast
- 04
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Libre Caslon Condensed
64%Same spiritGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- Same x-height
- Sets 6% narrower
- Same weight
- Less stroke contrast
- 05
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Neuton
63%Same spiritGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 19% shorter x-height
- Sets 10% narrower
- Same weight
- Less stroke contrast
- 06
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Redaction 20
63%Same spiritOpen source · SIL Open Font License
- 9% shorter x-height
- Sets 7% wider
- Same weight
- Same stroke contrast
Measured, side by side.
Editorial New against Gupter, from the letters themselves. These numbers are why Gupter comes first, and what the CSS below corrects for.
Editorial New Gupter
Keep your line breaks.
Swap Editorial New for Gupter and nothing reflows. This sets Gupter at Editorial New’s x-height and line length, so headings, buttons and paragraphs break where they did.
font-family: "Gupter", serif;
font-size: 1.173em; /* up to Editorial New’s x-height */
letter-spacing: -0.036em; /* to Editorial New’s line length */About Editorial New
Editorial New is a paid serif designed by Mat Desjardins, published by Pangram Pangram.
See Editorial New on pangrampangram.com ↗Questions, answered.
What is the best free alternative to Editorial New?
Gupter. Measured letter by letter, it’s 67% alike: 15% shorter x-height, sets 6% narrower, a touch lighter, less stroke contrast. Caladea, Adamina, Libre Caslon Condensed, Neuton and Redaction 20 are also close.
Is there a free version of Editorial New?
No. Editorial New is a paid serif from Pangram Pangram. 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. Editorial New was measured as pangrampangram.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 Gupter change my layout?
Not if you use the CSS on this page. It sets Gupter 17.3% larger with a touch less letter-spacing, so text written for Editorial New keeps its x-height and its line lengths, and lines break in the same places.
Spot Editorial New 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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