EB Garamond vs Optima

If you're evaluating Optima as a baseline, this comparison shows how EB Garamond stacks up in real projects. With 72% similarity, EB Garamond, though a serif, shares Optima's classical inspiration and refined elegance. Expect EB Garamond to feel more contemporary; Optima carries more historical character.

72% Similarity

Visual Comparison

EB Garamond

Free

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Optima

Premium

Feature Comparison

Feature	EB Garamond	Optima
Type	Free	Premium
Classification	serif	sans-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, greek
Source	Google Fonts	Linotype

Performance Comparison

Metric	EB Garamond	Optima
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