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Set in EB Garamond, its closest free match
The closest free alternative to Garamond Premier is EB Garamond, 90% alike by measurement, free from Google Fonts. Cardo and Cormorant Garamond come next.
The six closest.
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The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
EB Garamond
90%Near twinGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- Same x-height
- Same width
- Same weight
- Same stroke contrast
- 02
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Cardo
78%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 11% taller x-height
- Sets 13% wider
- Same weight
- Less stroke contrast
- 03
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Cormorant Garamond
75%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 3% shorter x-height
- Sets 4% wider
- Lighter
- Same stroke contrast
- 04
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Lusitana
75%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 10% taller x-height
- Sets 11% wider
- Same weight
- Less stroke contrast
- 05
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Ibarra Real Nova
75%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 8% taller x-height
- Sets 11% wider
- Same weight
- Same stroke contrast
- 06
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Sedan
75%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 11% taller x-height
- Sets 16% wider
- A touch heavier
- Same stroke contrast
Measured, side by side.
Garamond Premier against EB Garamond, from the letters themselves. These numbers are why EB Garamond comes first, and what the CSS below corrects for.
Garamond Premier EB Garamond
Keep your line breaks.
Swap Garamond Premier for EB Garamond and nothing reflows. This sets EB Garamond at Garamond Premier’s x-height and line length, so headings, buttons and paragraphs break where they did.
font-family: "EB Garamond", serif;
font-size: 0.978em; /* down to Garamond Premier’s x-height */
letter-spacing: 0.004em; /* to Garamond Premier’s line length */About Garamond Premier
Garamond Premier is a paid serif designed by Robert Slimbach, published by Adobe Originals.
See Garamond Premier on fonts.adobe.com ↗Questions, answered.
What is the best free alternative to Garamond Premier?
EB Garamond. Measured letter by letter, it’s 90% alike: same x-height, same width, same weight, same stroke contrast. Cardo, Cormorant Garamond, Lusitana, Ibarra Real Nova and Sedan are also close.
Is there a free version of Garamond Premier?
No. Garamond Premier 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. Garamond Premier 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 2.2% smaller with a touch more letter-spacing, so text written for Garamond Premier keeps its x-height and its line lengths, and lines break in the same places.
Spot Garamond Premier 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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