# Fonts Like Abyssinica SIL

12 open fonts whose letters are closest to Abyssinica SIL, ranked by a glyph comparison. All free for commercial use.

## Quick Answer

The closest open font to Abyssinica SIL is Charis SIL (similarity 93), then Source Serif 4 and STIX Two Text. Charis SIL is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 and is free for commercial use.

## Ranked Open Lookalikes (12 Fonts)

| Rank | Font | Similarity Score | Licence | Details |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| #1 | **Charis SIL** | 93 / 100 | OFL-1.1 | [/fonts/charis-sil/](/fonts/charis-sil.md) |
| #2 | **Source Serif 4** | 78 / 100 | OFL-1.1 | [/fonts/source-serif-4/](/fonts/source-serif-4.md) |
| #3 | **STIX Two Text** | 78 / 100 | OFL-1.1 | [/fonts/stix-two-text/](/fonts/stix-two-text.md) |
| #4 | **Frank Ruhl Libre** | 77 / 100 | OFL-1.1 | [/fonts/frank-ruhl-libre/](/fonts/frank-ruhl-libre.md) |
| #5 | **Yrsa** | 75 / 100 | OFL-1.1 | [/fonts/yrsa/](/fonts/yrsa.md) |
| #6 | **Brawler** | 75 / 100 | OFL-1.1 | [/fonts/brawler/](/fonts/brawler.md) |
| #7 | **IBM Plex Serif** | 75 / 100 | OFL-1.1 | [/fonts/ibm-plex-serif/](/fonts/ibm-plex-serif.md) |
| #8 | **Volkhov** | 75 / 100 | OFL-1.1 | [/fonts/volkhov/](/fonts/volkhov.md) |
| #9 | **Neuton** | 74 / 100 | OFL-1.1 | [/fonts/neuton/](/fonts/neuton.md) |
| #10 | **Cambo** | 73 / 100 | OFL-1.1 | [/fonts/cambo/](/fonts/cambo.md) |
| #11 | **Merriweather** | 73 / 100 | OFL-1.1 | [/fonts/merriweather/](/fonts/merriweather.md) |
| #12 | **Alike** | 73 / 100 | OFL-1.1 | [/fonts/alike/](/fonts/alike.md) |

## Other Scripts With Similar Latin Letters

- **Annapurna SIL** (Deva): Similarity 87, licence OFL-1.1 - [/fonts/annapurna-sil/](/fonts/annapurna-sil.md)
- **Peddana** (Telu): Similarity 85, licence OFL-1.1 - [/fonts/peddana/](/fonts/peddana.md)
- **Markazi Text** (Arab): Similarity 79, licence OFL-1.1 - [/fonts/markazi-text/](/fonts/markazi-text.md)

## Scoring Method

62 letters and digits (A-Z a-z 0-9) rendered at 160px cap height on a 32x32 grid with 3px gaussian blur, combined with edge-orientation texture (15% weight). Scores are normalized so that 0 represents an average pair of fonts across the 1571 compared fonts, and 100 represents identical letter shapes. Computed on 2026-10-22 using glyph-shape + edge-texture v2.

## Machine API

JSON representation available at [/api/fonts-like/abyssinica-sil.json](/api/fonts-like/abyssinica-sil.json).