Sitka alternatives. Closest free font by our measurements: Erode, score 83.
Erode and Judson tie at score 83 as the free fonts nearest Sitka, with Yrsa next at 82 of the 24 we measured.
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Score 83 · closest by measurements
Erode
Fixed Erode sample. Try your own words in the open alternatives.
Sitka
Against Sitka: x-height 6.3% shorter, 12% narrower, 15% lighter, and 7.6% less stroke contrast.
Letters that differ most from Sitka: Q, O, and r.
Styles: 5 weights, with italics.
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- ITF FFL 2.0
6 of the 24 reach 80 against Sitka.
Which Sitka alternative to pick
Choose Erode for Sitka if a lighter page and several weights suit the job: it scores 83, has 5 weights and italics, and its ink is 15% lighter. Judson also scores 83 against Sitka but is only 0.8% lighter in ink, while UNAL Ancizar Serif supplies 7 weights with ink 2.6% darker than Sitka. Every one of the five has italics, and the lab labels each with a shorter x-height than Sitka. Q is among the letters that differ most from Sitka in Erode, Judson and Bona Nova.
Where Erode and Sitka differ
01 / Where the difference shows
Q, O, and r: Erode parts from Sitka most here
Erode keeps Sitka’s x-height within 6.3%; the widest gap is 15% lighter.
The lab labels Erode against Sitka: 12% narrower, 15% lighter, and x-height 6% shorter.
- x-height−6.3%
- Width−12%
- Weight−15%
- Contrast−7.6%
Every free font measured against Sitka
| Free font | Score | x-height | Width | Weight | Contrast | Letters that differ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erode | 83 | −6.3% | −12% | −15% | −7.6% | Q O r |
| Judson | 83 | −8% | −10% | −0.8% | +56% | g c Q |
| Yrsa | 82 | −13% | −16% | +7% | +2.9% | 4 j 7 |
| UNAL Ancizar Serif | 82 | −5.9% | −11% | +2.6% | −16% | g 0 r |
| Bona Nova | 81 | −8% | −7.8% | −1.3% | +5.5% | Q 0 t |
| Radley | 80 | −8.2% | −6.2% | +2.6% | +36% | 1 8 Z |
| Bona Nova SC | 79 | −8% | −7.8% | −1.3% | +5.5% | Q O 7 |
| Manuale | 78 | +2.7% | −4.6% | −3.5% | −3.8% | 0 c 2 |
| Gambetta | 78 | −5.5% | −4.9% | −17% | +22% | 3 Q C |
| Tinos | 77 | −4% | −14% | −1% | +12% | 2 c 5 |
| Gulzar | 77 | −8% | −10% | +11% | +24% | 3 2 9 |
| Bespoke Serif | 77 | +5.8% | +2.2% | −3.6% | +11% | e C L |
| STIX Two Text | 76 | −1.1% | −9.5% | +1.5% | +19% | 3 1 5 |
| Gupter | 74 | −5.5% | −18% | −5.6% | +12% | 5 3 0 |
| Halant | 74 | +5.4% | −9.8% | −19% | −3.8% | C 9 0 |
| Inria Serif | 73 | +3.5% | −1.4% | −14% | +40% | 2 s 4 |
| Namdhinggo | 73 | −10% | −16% | +7.5% | −22% | C O g |
| Buenard | 72 | −12% | −12% | +4.7% | +8.4% | Z C Q |
| Linden Hill | 72 | −18% | −18% | +2.8% | +12% | Z O 0 |
| Bentham | 71 | −19% | −9.4% | −7.9% | +99% | d q r |
| Suranna | 71 | −14% | −19% | −5.4% | +150% | 1 b s |
| Abhaya Libre | 71 | −13% | −13% | −11% | +69% | b g q |
| Frank Ruhl Libre | 71 | −2.1% | −7.2% | −3.7% | +45% | 2 7 3 |
| Arapey | 71 | −8.4% | −17% | −15% | +72% | q b 7 |
Sitka or Constantia
Measured through the 8 free fonts the lab set against both, Sitka is 8.2% wider than Constantia and 3.6% lighter, with an x-height 5.7% taller and 22% less stroke contrast. Bespoke Serif, which shares the top score of 85 for Constantia, scores 77 against Sitka, while Erode leads for Sitka at 83. All five of Sitka’s picks run narrower than Sitka, from 7.8% for Bona Nova to 16% for Yrsa, so a line set in any of them comes out shorter than in Sitka. Text set in Sitka is better served by this page.
Can I use these Sitka alternatives for…
| Free font | Web | App | Logo | Selling | Commercial | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erode | !* | !* | ✓ | ✓ | !* | ✓ |
| Judson | ✓ | !* | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Yrsa | ✓ | !* | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
- * Erode, Sitka alternatives on a website: your site’s text only; no visitor font selection or typing.
- * Erode, Sitka alternatives inside an app: your app’s text only; never offered for user font selection or typing.
- * Erode, Sitka alternatives on products you sell: your designs only; no customer text editor.
- * Judson and Yrsa, Sitka alternatives inside an app: include the copyright notice and licence with the font files.
- ITF FFL 2.0 text
- OFL 1.1 text
- Full conditions for Sitka alternatives
Sitka alternatives: questions
What is the closest free alternative to Sitka?
Erode scores 83 against Sitka, ahead of Judson (83) and Yrsa (82) among 24 free fonts.
Which Sitka alternative is closest in size?
Bona Nova matches Sitka’s width most closely (7.8% narrower), and UNAL Ancizar Serif its x-height (x-height 5.9% shorter), of these 5.
How does Judson differ from Sitka?
Judson scores 83 against Sitka: x-height 8% shorter, 10% narrower, 0.8% lighter, and 56% more stroke contrast. Its g, c, and Q differ most from Sitka’s.
Which Sitka alternative has the most weights?
UNAL Ancizar Serif has the most of the Sitka picks here, 7 weights and italics; Erode has 5 weights, Yrsa has 5 weights, and Judson has 2 weights.
Can I use the Sitka alternatives commercially?
Yes, all 5 free alternatives to Sitka here allow commercial work.
Is Sitka an open font?
No. Sitka ships with Windows 11.
Paid fonts that share free alternatives with Sitka
- Cambria → Noto Serif8 free fonts measured against both, none among the closest to Sitka. Cambria against Sitka: x-height 2.4% shorter, 8.2% narrower, 0.5% lighter, and 19% more stroke contrast.score 85
- Times New Roman → Sneaky Times6 free fonts measured against both, none among the closest to Sitka. Times New Roman against Sitka: x-height 6.4% shorter, 14% narrower, 1.1% lighter, and 36% more stroke contrast.score 96
About Sitka
Sitka is a serif Matthew Carter designed for Microsoft; no source we have names the class of Sitka or dates it. Of the platform lists we checked, Windows 11’s carries Sitka.
Besides Sitka, Matthew Carter designed Georgia, Verdana, and Tahoma.
Your device may list Sitka as Sitka Text; the preview above looks for the font under that name too.
Sitka is a font by Microsoft; FontForThat is not affiliated with Microsoft; this is an independent comparison.
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