Almendra vs Sevillana

Almendra and Sevillana are both freely available display fonts often used as alternatives to the same premium typefaces. Almendra serves as a replacement for 3 premium fonts while Sevillana covers 3. This comparison helps you pick between two strong open-source options.

90% Similarity

Design DNA

Design overlap:67%

Almendra

Visual
ElegantExpressiveRetro

Sevillana

Visual
ElegantExpressive

Highlighted traits are shared between both fonts

Visual Comparison

Almendra

Free

Aa Bb Cc 123

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
0123456789 !@#$%^&*()

Sevillana

Free

Aa Bb Cc 123

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
0123456789 !@#$%^&*()

Feature Comparison

Feature Almendra Sevillana
Type Free Free
Classification display display
Variable Font No No
Weights 400, 700 400
Italics Yes No
License OFL-1.1 OFL-1.1
Language Support latin, latin-extended latin, latin-extended
Source Google Fonts Google Fonts

Best Use Cases

Branding

Fonts that establish strong brand identity with distinctive character and versat...

Almendra Sevillana
Editorial

Typography suited for magazines, newspapers, and long-form content. Editorial fo...

Almendra Sevillana
Display & Headlines

Typography designed to grab attention at large sizes. Display fonts feature dist...

Almendra Sevillana
Packaging

Typography for product packaging, labels, and consumer goods. Packaging fonts mu...

Almendra Sevillana

Weight & Style Coverage

Almendra: 2 weights
Sevillana: 1 weights
| 1 shared weight
Almendra
Sevillana
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Performance Comparison

Metric Almendra Sevillana
Score 57/100 49/100
File Size 44.9 KB 57.8 KB
Weights 2 1
Italics Yes No
Variable Font No No
Language Groups 2 2
CDN Delivery Yes Yes
x-Height Ratio 0.514 0.42
Cap Height Ratio 0.666 0.82

Almendra is 22% lighter for the standard weight set (400, 400i, 700).

Which Should You Choose?

Recommended: Almendra

  • Replaces 3 premium fonts
  • elegant, heritage character
  • Free under OFL-1.1
View Almendra →

Consider: Sevillana

  • Replaces 3 premium fonts
  • elegant, expressive character
  • Free under OFL-1.1
View Sevillana →

Premium Font Coverage

Almendra covers 3 premium fonts vs Sevillana's 3


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