EB Garamond vs Mrs Eaves

EB Garamond is a popular open-source alternative to Mrs Eaves's transitional design. At 80% similarity, EB Garamond delivers a classic, elegant aesthetic. Compare which works better for editorial and publishing projects.

80% Similarity

Visual Comparison

EB Garamond

Free

Aa Bb Cc 123

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

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

Mrs Eaves

Premium

Feature Comparison

Feature EB Garamond Mrs Eaves
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 Emigre

Performance Comparison

Metric EB Garamond Mrs Eaves
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

Which Should You Choose?

Recommended: EB Garamond

  • Shares Mrs Eaves's elegant character
  • Variable font with continuous weight adjustment
  • Supports 7 scripts including cyrillic and cyrillic-extended
  • Delivers a classic, elegant, heritage aesthetic
  • Popular in legal-law and education-academia design
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Consider: Mrs Eaves

  • Original design with refined typographic details
  • Designed specifically for editorial and publishing
  • Commercial license with professional support
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