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The closest free alternative to Successor is Orelega One, 80% alike by measurement, free from Google Fonts. Caprasimo and Young Serif come next.
Successor, by Tim Ripper for Commercial Type. Measured on commercialtype.com, October 23rd, 2026.
The five closest.
- 01
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Orelega One
80%Close matchGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 16% shorter x-height
- Sets 13% narrower
- Same weight
- More stroke contrast
- 02
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Caprasimo
65%Same spiritGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 6% shorter x-height
- Same width
- Heavier
- Same stroke contrast
- 03
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Young Serif
63%Same spiritGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- 6% shorter x-height
- Sets 3% narrower
- A touch lighter
- Same stroke contrast
- 04
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Archivo Black
61%Same spiritGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- Same x-height
- Sets 7% wider
- A touch heavier
- Same stroke contrast
- 05
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Typography is what language looks like.
Days One
60%Same spiritGoogle Fonts · SIL Open Font License
- Same x-height
- Sets 7% wider
- Same weight
- Same stroke contrast
Measured, side by side.
Successor against Orelega One, from the letters themselves. These numbers are why Orelega One comes first, and what the CSS below corrects for.
Successor Orelega One
Keep your line breaks.
Swap Successor for Orelega One and nothing reflows. This sets Orelega One at Successor’s x-height and line length, so headings, buttons and paragraphs break where they did.
font-family: "Orelega One", sans-serif;
font-size: 1.189em; /* up to Successor’s x-height */
letter-spacing: -0.017em; /* to Successor’s line length */About Successor
Successor is a paid display face designed by Tim Ripper, published by Commercial Type.
See Successor on commercialtype.com ↗Questions, answered.
What is the best free alternative to Successor?
Orelega One. Measured letter by letter, it’s 80% alike: 16% shorter x-height, sets 13% narrower, same weight, more stroke contrast. Caprasimo, Young Serif, Archivo Black and Days One are also close.
Is there a free version of Successor?
No. Successor is a paid display face from Commercial Type. 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. Successor was measured as commercialtype.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 Orelega One change my layout?
Not if you use the CSS on this page. It sets Orelega One 18.9% larger with a touch less letter-spacing, so text written for Successor keeps its x-height and its line lengths, and lines break in the same places.
Spot Successor 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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