Eckmannpsych vs Elsie

Elsie is a popular open-source alternative to Eckmannpsych's expressive design. At 68% similarity, Elsie delivers a decorative, vintage aesthetic. Compare which works better for posters and album-art projects.

68% Similarity

Design DNA

Design overlap:40%

Eckmannpsych

Visual

RetroExpressive

Purpose

Display

Elsie

Visual

RetroElegant

Purpose

DisplayFashion

Highlighted traits are shared between both fonts

Visual Comparison

Eckmannpsych

Premium

Elsie

Free

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Feature Comparison

Feature	Eckmannpsych	Elsie
Type	Premium	Free
Classification	display	display
Variable Font	No	No
Weights	Multiple	400, 900
Italics	Yes	No
License	Commercial License Required	OFL-1.1
Language Support	latin	latin, latin-extended
Source	OH no Type Co	Google Fonts

Best Use Cases

Posters

Typography for posters, flyers, and large-format print design. Poster fonts must...

Eckmannpsych Elsie

Album Art

Eckmannpsych Elsie

Branding

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

Eckmannpsych Elsie

Editorial

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

Eckmannpsych Elsie

Performance Comparison

Metric	Eckmannpsych	Elsie
Score	N/A	60/100
File Size	N/A	12.9 KB
Weights	N/A	2
Italics	N/A	No
Variable Font	N/A	No
Language Groups	N/A	2
CDN Delivery	N/A	Yes
x-Height Ratio	N/A	0.511
Cap Height Ratio	N/A	0.65