EB Garamond vs Lyon Text

EB Garamond provides Lyon's intellectual authority through Renaissance humanist forms. At 72% similarity, it excels in academic and literary contexts with superior language coverage including Greek and Cyrillic. The scholarly character shifts the tone from Lyon's contemporary refinement to classical humanism.

72% Similarity

Visual Comparison

EB Garamond

Free

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The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

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Lyon Text

Premium

Feature Comparison

Feature	EB Garamond	Lyon Text
Type	Free	Premium
Classification	serif	serif
Variable Font	Yes	No
Weights	Variable (100-900)	Multiple
Italics	Yes	Yes
License	OFL-1.1	Commercial License Required
Language Support	latin, latin-extended, cyrillic, cyrillic-extended, greek, greek-extended, vietnamese	latin, latin-extended
Source	Google Fonts	Commercial Type

Performance Comparison

Metric	EB Garamond	Lyon Text
Score	55/100	N/A
File Size	640.5 KB	N/A
Weights	9 (var)	N/A
Italics	Yes	N/A
Variable Font	Yes (1 axes)	N/A
Language Groups	7	N/A
CDN Delivery	Yes	N/A
x-Height Ratio	0.4	N/A
Cap Height Ratio	0.65	N/A

Where You'll See These Fonts

Lyon Text

Literary magazine layouts
Fashion editorial publications
Cultural criticism platforms
Long-form journalism sites
Independent publisher identities

Which Should You Choose?

Recommended: EB Garamond

Shares Lyon Text's elegant character
Particularly suited for academic and scholarly publishing and multilingual literary projects
Variable font with continuous weight adjustment
Supports 7 scripts including cyrillic and cyrillic-extended
Delivers a classic, elegant, heritage aesthetic

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