Fonts like Encode Sans SC
12 open fonts whose letters are closest to Encode Sans SC, ranked by a glyph comparison. All free for commercial use.
Quick answer
The closest open font to Encode Sans SC is Encode Sans Semi Expanded (similarity 63), then Alegreya Sans SC and Blinker. Encode Sans Semi Expanded 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 sideEncode Sans Semi ExpandedOFL-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
Alegreya Sans SCOFL-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
BlinkerOFL-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
Encode Sans Semi Expanded OFL-1.1
Similarity 63 — 100 = identical letters, 0 = an average pair
Sphinx of black quartz, judge my vow
#2
Alegreya Sans SC OFL-1.1
Similarity 58 — 100 = identical letters, 0 = an average pair
Sphinx of black quartz, judge my vow
#3
Blinker OFL-1.1
Similarity 57 — 100 = identical letters, 0 = an average pair
Sphinx of black quartz, judge my vow
#4
Voces OFL-1.1
Similarity 55 — 100 = identical letters, 0 = an average pair
Sphinx of black quartz, judge my vow
#5
PT Sans Caption OFL-1.1
Similarity 55 — 100 = identical letters, 0 = an average pair
Sphinx of black quartz, judge my vow
#6
Open Sans OFL-1.1
Similarity 54 — 100 = identical letters, 0 = an average pair
Sphinx of black quartz, judge my vow
#7
Hind Siliguri OFL-1.1
Similarity 54 — 100 = identical letters, 0 = an average pair
Sphinx of black quartz, judge my vow
#8
Noto Sans OFL-1.1
Similarity 54 — 100 = identical letters, 0 = an average pair
Sphinx of black quartz, judge my vow
#9
Ubuntu UFL-1.0
Similarity 53 — 100 = identical letters, 0 = an average pair
Sphinx of black quartz, judge my vow
#10
Telex OFL-1.1
Similarity 53 — 100 = identical letters, 0 = an average pair
Sphinx of black quartz, judge my vow
#11
Mukta OFL-1.1
Similarity 53 — 100 = identical letters, 0 = an average pair
Sphinx of black quartz, judge my vow
#12
Anek Telugu OFL-1.1
Similarity 53 — 100 = identical letters, 0 = an average pair
Sphinx of black quartz, judge my vow
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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.