Benne vs Shafarik
Shafarik is about 6% wider than Benne in lowercase text, so a paragraph set in one will break lines differently in the other.
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Handgloves 2026
| Benne | Shafarik | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Serif | Display |
| Weights | Regular | Regular |
| Italics | No | No |
| Variable font | No | No |
| Average lowercase width | 435.2 | 460.4 |
| Digits | proportional | proportional |
| Character sets | 3 | 5 |
| Licence | SIL Open Font License 1.1 | SIL Open Font License 1.1 |
Weights both families offer: Regular.
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Questions people ask
+Is Shafarik a good replacement for Benne?
Shafarik is about 6% wider than Benne in lowercase text, so a paragraph set in one will break lines differently in the other. Their mean width difference is 30.9 units per 1000 em (loosely similar widths).
+Which is wider, Benne or Shafarik?
Shafarik is wider, by about 6% in lowercase text.
+Do both support the same languages?
Both cover Latin, Central European. Only Benne has Kannada. Only Shafarik has Cyrillic, Cyrillic Extended, Glagolitic.
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