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Open licence · Serif

Caudex

Free · open licenceGet it from Google Fonts →

Quiet luxury, approachable

The Caudex webfont did not load here — this is a fallback face, not Caudex.

Caudexthe specimen, from Google Fonts

Measured character

low x-heightnormal widthhigh contrast

Measured from the outlines, not from a description. Each band is a third of the open catalogue: “tall x-height” means taller than two thirds of it, which is a fact about the measurement rather than an opinion.

Fonts similar to Caudex, measured

Ranked by the same engine the app uses, on the ten features it measures, within the serif pool. The line under each names how it differs from Caudex, in words, never a percentage.

Quiet luxury, approachable

The Marcellus webfont did not load here — this is a fallback face, not Marcellus.

Marcellusslightly larger x-height · slightly lighter serifs

Quiet luxury, approachable

The Spectral webfont did not load here — this is a fallback face, not Spectral.

Spectralslightly narrower bowls · slightly lower contrast · slightly stronger serifs

Quiet luxury, approachable

The Cardo webfont did not load here — this is a fallback face, not Cardo.

Cardoslightly smaller x-height · slightly narrower

These are the first 3 of 746 ranked. The full list, and the same ranking against every font you own, is part of founding access.

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