# Fonts Like Modern Antiqua

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

## Quick Answer

The closest open font to Modern Antiqua is Stardos Stencil (similarity 59), then Caladea and Amethysta. Stardos Stencil 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 | **Stardos Stencil** | 59 / 100 | OFL-1.1 | [/fonts/stardos-stencil/](/fonts/stardos-stencil.md) |
| #2 | **Caladea** | 57 / 100 | OFL-1.1 | [/fonts/caladea/](/fonts/caladea.md) |
| #3 | **Amethysta** | 56 / 100 | OFL-1.1 | [/fonts/amethysta/](/fonts/amethysta.md) |
| #4 | **Averia Libre** | 55 / 100 | OFL-1.1 | [/fonts/averia-libre/](/fonts/averia-libre.md) |
| #5 | **PT Serif** | 55 / 100 | OFL-1.1 | [/fonts/pt-serif/](/fonts/pt-serif.md) |
| #6 | **Arbutus Slab** | 55 / 100 | OFL-1.1 | [/fonts/arbutus-slab/](/fonts/arbutus-slab.md) |
| #7 | **Averia Serif Libre** | 55 / 100 | OFL-1.1 | [/fonts/averia-serif-libre/](/fonts/averia-serif-libre.md) |
| #8 | **Redaction** | 54 / 100 | OFL-1.1 | [/fonts/redaction/](/fonts/redaction.md) |
| #9 | **Copse** | 54 / 100 | OFL-1.1 | [/fonts/copse/](/fonts/copse.md) |
| #10 | **Fenix** | 53 / 100 | OFL-1.1 | [/fonts/fenix/](/fonts/fenix.md) |
| #11 | **Cambo** | 53 / 100 | OFL-1.1 | [/fonts/cambo/](/fonts/cambo.md) |
| #12 | **Gentium Book Plus** | 53 / 100 | OFL-1.1 | [/fonts/gentium-book-plus/](/fonts/gentium-book-plus.md) |

## Other Scripts With Similar Latin Letters

- **Asar** (Deva): Similarity 57, licence OFL-1.1 - [/fonts/asar/](/fonts/asar.md)
- **Zen Antique Soft** (Jpan): Similarity 57, licence OFL-1.1 - [/fonts/zen-antique-soft/](/fonts/zen-antique-soft.md)
- **Namdhinggo** (Limb): Similarity 55, licence OFL-1.1 - [/fonts/namdhinggo/](/fonts/namdhinggo.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/modern-antiqua.json](/api/fonts-like/modern-antiqua.json).