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The closest free alternative to Tiempos Headline is Merriweather, 80% alike by measurement, free from Google Fonts. Domine and Noto Serif come next.
The six closest.
- 01
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Merriweather
80%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 6% taller x-height
- Sets 11% wider
- Same weight
- Less stroke contrast
- 02
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Domine
79%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 3% taller x-height
- Sets 11% wider
- Same weight
- Less stroke contrast
- 03
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Noto Serif
75%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- Same x-height
- Sets 10% wider
- Same weight
- Less stroke contrast
- 04
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Hedvig Letters Serif
75%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- Same x-height
- Sets 6% wider
- A touch lighter
- Same stroke contrast
- 05
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Alike
74%Same spiritGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 4% shorter x-height
- Sets 3% wider
- Same weight
- Less stroke contrast
- 06
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Inria Serif
73%Same spiritGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 6% shorter x-height
- Sets 6% wider
- A touch lighter
- Same stroke contrast
Measured, side by side.
Tiempos Headline against Merriweather, from the letters themselves. These numbers are why Merriweather comes first, and what the CSS below corrects for.
Tiempos Headline Merriweather
Keep your line breaks.
Swap Tiempos Headline for Merriweather and nothing reflows. This sets Merriweather at Tiempos Headline’s x-height and line length, so headings, buttons and paragraphs break where they did.
font-family: "Merriweather", serif;
font-size: 0.944em; /* down to Tiempos Headline’s x-height */
letter-spacing: -0.02em; /* to Tiempos Headline’s line length */About Tiempos Headline
Tiempos Headline is a paid serif designed by Kris Sowersby, published by Klim Type Foundry in 2010.
See Tiempos Headline on klim.co.nz ↗Questions, answered.
What is the best free alternative to Tiempos Headline?
Merriweather. Measured letter by letter, it’s 80% alike: 6% taller x-height, sets 11% wider, same weight, less stroke contrast. Domine, Noto Serif, Hedvig Letters Serif, Alike and Inria Serif are also close.
Is there a free version of Tiempos Headline?
No. Tiempos Headline is a paid serif from Klim Type Foundry. 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. Tiempos Headline was measured as klim.co.nz 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 Merriweather change my layout?
Not if you use the CSS on this page. It sets Merriweather 5.6% smaller with a touch less letter-spacing, so text written for Tiempos Headline keeps its x-height and its line lengths, and lines break in the same places.
Spot Tiempos Headline 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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