Fonts like DejaVu Math
12 open fonts whose letters are closest to DejaVu Math, ranked by a glyph comparison. All free for commercial use.
Quick answer
The closest open font to DejaVu Math is IBM Plex Serif (similarity 78), then Brygada 1918 and Montagu Slab. IBM Plex Serif is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 and is free for commercial use.
Side-by-side comparison
Top lookalikes compared at the same size Sphinx of black quartz, judge my vow
Sphinx of black quartz, judge my vow
Sphinx of black quartz, judge my vow
Sphinx of black quartz, judge my vow
Top lookalikes: licence permissions
Commercial rights side by sideIBM Plex SerifOFL-1.1
Commercial workAllowed
Logo or wordmarkAllowed
WebsiteAllowed, with conditions
App or gameAllowed, with conditions
Modify the fontAllowed, with conditions
Share the font fileAllowed, with conditions
Sell the font fileNot allowed
No credit needed in your workAllowed
Brygada 1918OFL-1.1
Commercial workAllowed
Logo or wordmarkAllowed
WebsiteAllowed, with conditions
App or gameAllowed, with conditions
Modify the fontAllowed, with conditions
Share the font fileAllowed, with conditions
Sell the font fileNot allowed
No credit needed in your workAllowed
Montagu SlabOFL-1.1
Commercial workAllowed
Logo or wordmarkAllowed
WebsiteAllowed, with conditions
App or gameAllowed, with conditions
Modify the fontAllowed, with conditions
Share the font fileAllowed, with conditions
Sell the font fileNot allowed
No credit needed in your workAllowed
All 12 open lookalikes, ranked
Comparison based on letter shape and edge texture#1
IBM Plex Serif OFL-1.1
Similarity 78 — 100 = identical letters, 0 = an average pair
Sphinx of black quartz, judge my vow
#2
Brygada 1918 OFL-1.1
Similarity 78 — 100 = identical letters, 0 = an average pair
Sphinx of black quartz, judge my vow
#3
Montagu Slab OFL-1.1
Similarity 77 — 100 = identical letters, 0 = an average pair
Sphinx of black quartz, judge my vow
#4
PT Serif Caption OFL-1.1
Similarity 77 — 100 = identical letters, 0 = an average pair
Sphinx of black quartz, judge my vow
#5
Cantata One OFL-1.1
Similarity 76 — 100 = identical letters, 0 = an average pair
Sphinx of black quartz, judge my vow
#6
Charis SIL OFL-1.1
Similarity 75 — 100 = identical letters, 0 = an average pair
Sphinx of black quartz, judge my vow
#7
Tinos OFL-1.1
Similarity 75 — 100 = identical letters, 0 = an average pair
Sphinx of black quartz, judge my vow
#8
Besley OFL-1.1
Similarity 75 — 100 = identical letters, 0 = an average pair
Sphinx of black quartz, judge my vow
#9
Unna OFL-1.1
Similarity 74 — 100 = identical letters, 0 = an average pair
Sphinx of black quartz, judge my vow
#10
Sanchez OFL-1.1
Similarity 73 — 100 = identical letters, 0 = an average pair
Sphinx of black quartz, judge my vow
#11
Kameron OFL-1.1
Similarity 73 — 100 = identical letters, 0 = an average pair
Sphinx of black quartz, judge my vow
#12
Source Serif 4 OFL-1.1
Similarity 73 — 100 = identical letters, 0 = an average pair
Sphinx of black quartz, judge my vow
Fonts made for other scripts with similar Latin letters
How the similarity score works
Each score is calculated by comparing 62 letters and digits (A-Z a-z 0-9) rendered at a 160px cap height on a 32×32 grid with 3px gaussian blur, combined with edge-orientation texture (weighted at 15%).
Scores are normalized on a standardized scale: 100 represents identical letterforms, and 0 represents an average pair among the 1571 fonts compared.