# Fonts Like Encode Sans Semi Condensed

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

## Quick Answer

The closest open font to Encode Sans Semi Condensed is Encode Sans (similarity 94), then Noto Sans Display and PT Sans. Encode Sans 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** | 94 / 100 | OFL-1.1 | [/fonts/encode-sans/](/fonts/encode-sans.md) |
| #2 | **Noto Sans Display** | 80 / 100 | OFL-1.1 | [/fonts/noto-sans-display/](/fonts/noto-sans-display.md) |
| #3 | **PT Sans** | 80 / 100 | OFL-1.1 | [/fonts/pt-sans/](/fonts/pt-sans.md) |
| #4 | **Murecho** | 78 / 100 | OFL-1.1 | [/fonts/murecho/](/fonts/murecho.md) |
| #5 | **Titillium Web** | 78 / 100 | OFL-1.1 | [/fonts/titillium-web/](/fonts/titillium-web.md) |
| #6 | **Mako** | 77 / 100 | OFL-1.1 | [/fonts/mako/](/fonts/mako.md) |
| #7 | **Voces** | 77 / 100 | OFL-1.1 | [/fonts/voces/](/fonts/voces.md) |
| #8 | **Saira Semi Condensed** | 77 / 100 | OFL-1.1 | [/fonts/saira-semi-condensed/](/fonts/saira-semi-condensed.md) |
| #9 | **Gudea** | 77 / 100 | OFL-1.1 | [/fonts/gudea/](/fonts/gudea.md) |
| #10 | **Inria Sans** | 76 / 100 | OFL-1.1 | [/fonts/inria-sans/](/fonts/inria-sans.md) |
| #11 | **Rambla** | 76 / 100 | OFL-1.1 | [/fonts/rambla/](/fonts/rambla.md) |
| #12 | **Asap Sharp** | 75 / 100 | OFL-1.1 | [/fonts/asap-sharp/](/fonts/asap-sharp.md) |

## Other Scripts With Similar Latin Letters

- **Sunflower** (Hang): Similarity 78, licence OFL-1.1 - [/fonts/sunflower/](/fonts/sunflower.md)
- **Hind Guntur** (Telu): Similarity 76, licence OFL-1.1 - [/fonts/hind-guntur/](/fonts/hind-guntur.md)
- **Noto Sans Hebrew** (Hebr): Similarity 76, licence OFL-1.1 - [/fonts/noto-sans-hebrew/](/fonts/noto-sans-hebrew.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-semi-condensed.json](/api/fonts-like/encode-sans-semi-condensed.json).