# Fonts Like Encode Sans Expanded

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

## Quick Answer

The closest open font to Encode Sans Expanded is Encode Sans Semi Expanded (similarity 95), then Sansation and REM. Encode Sans Semi Expanded 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 | **Encode Sans Semi Expanded** | 95 / 100 | OFL-1.1 | [/fonts/encode-sans-semi-expanded/](/fonts/encode-sans-semi-expanded.md) |
| #2 | **Sansation** | 79 / 100 | OFL-1.1 | [/fonts/sansation/](/fonts/sansation.md) |
| #3 | **REM** | 75 / 100 | OFL-1.1 | [/fonts/rem/](/fonts/rem.md) |
| #4 | **Play** | 74 / 100 | OFL-1.1 | [/fonts/play/](/fonts/play.md) |
| #5 | **Gantari** | 74 / 100 | OFL-1.1 | [/fonts/gantari/](/fonts/gantari.md) |
| #6 | **Maven Pro** | 74 / 100 | OFL-1.1 | [/fonts/maven-pro/](/fonts/maven-pro.md) |
| #7 | **Clarity City** | 74 / 100 | OFL-1.1 | [/fonts/clarity-city/](/fonts/clarity-city.md) |
| #8 | **Varela Round** | 72 / 100 | OFL-1.1 | [/fonts/varela-round/](/fonts/varela-round.md) |
| #9 | **Mulish** | 72 / 100 | OFL-1.1 | [/fonts/mulish/](/fonts/mulish.md) |
| #10 | **Metropolis** | 72 / 100 | Unlicense | [/fonts/metropolis/](/fonts/metropolis.md) |
| #11 | **Funnel Display** | 71 / 100 | OFL-1.1 | [/fonts/funnel-display/](/fonts/funnel-display.md) |
| #12 | **TASA Orbiter** | 71 / 100 | OFL-1.1 | [/fonts/tasa-orbiter/](/fonts/tasa-orbiter.md) |

## Other Scripts With Similar Latin Letters

- **Amiko** (Deva): Similarity 74, licence OFL-1.1 - [/fonts/amiko/](/fonts/amiko.md)
- **Hubballi** (Knda): Similarity 73, licence OFL-1.1 - [/fonts/hubballi/](/fonts/hubballi.md)
- **Sarala** (Deva): Similarity 72, licence OFL-1.1 - [/fonts/sarala/](/fonts/sarala.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/encode-sans-expanded.json](/api/fonts-like/encode-sans-expanded.json).