# Fonts Like Encode Sans Semi Expanded

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

## Quick Answer

The closest open font to Encode Sans Semi Expanded is Encode Sans Expanded (similarity 95), then Telex and Maven Pro. Encode Sans 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 Expanded** | 95 / 100 | OFL-1.1 | [/fonts/encode-sans-expanded/](/fonts/encode-sans-expanded.md) |
| #2 | **Telex** | 79 / 100 | OFL-1.1 | [/fonts/telex/](/fonts/telex.md) |
| #3 | **Maven Pro** | 79 / 100 | OFL-1.1 | [/fonts/maven-pro/](/fonts/maven-pro.md) |
| #4 | **Sansation** | 78 / 100 | OFL-1.1 | [/fonts/sansation/](/fonts/sansation.md) |
| #5 | **Noto Sans** | 77 / 100 | OFL-1.1 | [/fonts/noto-sans/](/fonts/noto-sans.md) |
| #6 | **Play** | 77 / 100 | OFL-1.1 | [/fonts/play/](/fonts/play.md) |
| #7 | **Open Sans** | 77 / 100 | OFL-1.1 | [/fonts/open-sans/](/fonts/open-sans.md) |
| #8 | **Voces** | 77 / 100 | OFL-1.1 | [/fonts/voces/](/fonts/voces.md) |
| #9 | **Ubuntu** | 77 / 100 | UFL-1.0 | [/fonts/ubuntu/](/fonts/ubuntu.md) |
| #10 | **Ubuntu Sans** | 76 / 100 | UFL-1.0 | [/fonts/ubuntu-sans/](/fonts/ubuntu-sans.md) |
| #11 | **Commissioner** | 76 / 100 | OFL-1.1 | [/fonts/commissioner/](/fonts/commissioner.md) |
| #12 | **Mukta** | 75 / 100 | OFL-1.1 | [/fonts/mukta/](/fonts/mukta.md) |

## Other Scripts With Similar Latin Letters

- **Amiko** (Deva): Similarity 81, licence OFL-1.1 - [/fonts/amiko/](/fonts/amiko.md)
- **Sarala** (Deva): Similarity 80, licence OFL-1.1 - [/fonts/sarala/](/fonts/sarala.md)
- **Khula** (Deva): Similarity 77, licence OFL-1.1 - [/fonts/khula/](/fonts/khula.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-expanded.json](/api/fonts-like/encode-sans-semi-expanded.json).