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The closest free alternative to ABC Marist is Donegal One, 82% alike by measurement, free from Google Fonts. Vollkorn and Castoro come next.
ABC Marist, by Seb McLauchlan for Dinamo. Measured on abcdinamo.com, October 23rd, 2026.
The six closest.
- 01
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Donegal One
82%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 10% taller x-height
- Sets 17% wider
- Same weight
- Same stroke contrast
- 02
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Vollkorn
79%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- Same x-height
- Same width
- Same weight
- Same stroke contrast
- 03
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Castoro
79%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 6% taller x-height
- Sets 5% wider
- A touch lighter
- More stroke contrast
- 04
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Crimson Text
78%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 6% shorter x-height
- Sets 8% narrower
- A touch lighter
- Same stroke contrast
- 05
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Libre Baskerville
77%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 17% taller x-height
- Sets 20% wider
- A touch lighter
- More stroke contrast
- 06
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Besley
76%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 15% taller x-height
- Sets 18% wider
- A touch lighter
- More stroke contrast
Measured, side by side.
ABC Marist against Donegal One, from the letters themselves. These numbers are why Donegal One comes first, and what the CSS below corrects for.
ABC Marist Donegal One
Keep your line breaks.
Swap ABC Marist for Donegal One and nothing reflows. This sets Donegal One at ABC Marist’s x-height and line length, so headings, buttons and paragraphs break where they did.
font-family: "Donegal One", serif;
font-size: 0.908em; /* down to ABC Marist’s x-height */
letter-spacing: -0.028em; /* to ABC Marist’s line length */About ABC Marist
ABC Marist is a paid serif designed by Seb McLauchlan, published by Dinamo.
See ABC Marist on abcdinamo.com ↗Questions, answered.
What is the best free alternative to ABC Marist?
Donegal One. Measured letter by letter, it’s 82% alike: 10% taller x-height, sets 17% wider, same weight, same stroke contrast. Vollkorn, Castoro, Crimson Text, Libre Baskerville and Besley are also close.
Is there a free version of ABC Marist?
No. ABC Marist is a paid serif from Dinamo. 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. ABC Marist was measured as abcdinamo.com, October 23rd 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 Donegal One change my layout?
Not if you use the CSS on this page. It sets Donegal One 9.2% smaller with a touch less letter-spacing, so text written for ABC Marist keeps its x-height and its line lengths, and lines break in the same places.
Spot ABC Marist 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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