# Fonts Like Handlee

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

## Quick Answer

The closest open font to Handlee is Balsamiq Sans (similarity 40), then Averia Libre and Fusion Kai G. Balsamiq Sans is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 and is free for commercial use.

## Ranked Open Lookalikes (12 Fonts)

> Note: Scores under 50 indicate no open font is very close; these share some traits.

| Rank | Font | Similarity Score | Licence | Details |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| #1 | **Balsamiq Sans** | 40 / 100 | OFL-1.1 | [/fonts/balsamiq-sans/](/fonts/balsamiq-sans.md) |
| #2 | **Averia Libre** | 35 / 100 | OFL-1.1 | [/fonts/averia-libre/](/fonts/averia-libre.md) |
| #3 | **Fusion Kai G** | 35 / 100 | OFL-1.1 | [/fonts/fusion-kai-g/](/fonts/fusion-kai-g.md) |
| #4 | **Averia Sans Libre** | 34 / 100 | OFL-1.1 | [/fonts/averia-sans-libre/](/fonts/averia-sans-libre.md) |
| #5 | **SN Pro** | 34 / 100 | OFL-1.1 | [/fonts/sn-pro/](/fonts/sn-pro.md) |
| #6 | **Amarna** | 33 / 100 | OFL-1.1 | [/fonts/amarna/](/fonts/amarna.md) |
| #7 | **Averia Gruesa Libre** | 33 / 100 | OFL-1.1 | [/fonts/averia-gruesa-libre/](/fonts/averia-gruesa-libre.md) |
| #8 | **Original Surfer** | 33 / 100 | OFL-1.1 | [/fonts/original-surfer/](/fonts/original-surfer.md) |
| #9 | **Averia Serif Libre** | 32 / 100 | OFL-1.1 | [/fonts/averia-serif-libre/](/fonts/averia-serif-libre.md) |
| #10 | **McLaren** | 31 / 100 | OFL-1.1 | [/fonts/mclaren/](/fonts/mclaren.md) |
| #11 | **Fredoka** | 31 / 100 | OFL-1.1 | [/fonts/fredoka/](/fonts/fredoka.md) |
| #12 | **Salsa** | 31 / 100 | OFL-1.1 | [/fonts/salsa/](/fonts/salsa.md) |

## Other Scripts With Similar Latin Letters

- **Itim** (Thai): Similarity 45, licence OFL-1.1 - [/fonts/itim/](/fonts/itim.md)
- **LXGW WenKai TC** (Hant): Similarity 37, licence OFL-1.1 - [/fonts/lxgw-wenkai-tc/](/fonts/lxgw-wenkai-tc.md)
- **Iansui** (Hant): Similarity 35, licence OFL-1.1 - [/fonts/iansui/](/fonts/iansui.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/handlee.json](/api/fonts-like/handlee.json).