# Fonts Like Nova Script

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

## Quick Answer

The closest open font to Nova Script is Oleo Script (similarity 33), then Fugaz One and Carter One. Oleo Script 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 | **Oleo Script** | 33 / 100 | OFL-1.1 | [/fonts/oleo-script/](/fonts/oleo-script.md) |
| #2 | **Fugaz One** | 25 / 100 | OFL-1.1 | [/fonts/fugaz-one/](/fonts/fugaz-one.md) |
| #3 | **Carter One** | 22 / 100 | OFL-1.1 | [/fonts/carter-one/](/fonts/carter-one.md) |
| #4 | **Courgette** | 21 / 100 | OFL-1.1 | [/fonts/courgette/](/fonts/courgette.md) |
| #5 | **Racing Sans One** | 21 / 100 | OFL-1.1 | [/fonts/racing-sans-one/](/fonts/racing-sans-one.md) |
| #6 | **Agbalumo** | 21 / 100 | OFL-1.1 | [/fonts/agbalumo/](/fonts/agbalumo.md) |
| #7 | **Story Script** | 21 / 100 | OFL-1.1 | [/fonts/story-script/](/fonts/story-script.md) |
| #8 | **Oleo Script Swash Caps** | 19 / 100 | OFL-1.1 | [/fonts/oleo-script-swash-caps/](/fonts/oleo-script-swash-caps.md) |
| #9 | **Rubik Marker Hatch** | 16 / 100 | OFL-1.1 | [/fonts/rubik-marker-hatch/](/fonts/rubik-marker-hatch.md) |
| #10 | **Ceviche One** | 16 / 100 | OFL-1.1 | [/fonts/ceviche-one/](/fonts/ceviche-one.md) |
| #11 | **Lemon** | 16 / 100 | OFL-1.1 | [/fonts/lemon/](/fonts/lemon.md) |
| #12 | **Alkatra** | 15 / 100 | OFL-1.1 | [/fonts/alkatra/](/fonts/alkatra.md) |

## Other Scripts With Similar Latin Letters

- **Sriracha** (Thai): Similarity 25, licence OFL-1.1 - [/fonts/sriracha/](/fonts/sriracha.md)
- **Metal** (Khmr): Similarity 24, licence OFL-1.1 - [/fonts/metal/](/fonts/metal.md)
- **Timmana** (Telu): Similarity 20, licence OFL-1.1 - [/fonts/timmana/](/fonts/timmana.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/nova-script.json](/api/fonts-like/nova-script.json).