Cherry Swash vs Spectral
Spectral is about 2% narrower than Cherry Swash in lowercase text, so a paragraph set in one will break lines differently in the other.
Handgloves 2026
Handgloves 2026
| Cherry Swash | Spectral | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Display | Serif |
| Weights | Regular, Bold | ExtraLight, Light, Regular, Medium, SemiBold, Bold, ExtraBold |
| Italics | No | Yes |
| Variable font | No | No |
| Average lowercase width | 510.6 | 502.4 |
| Digits | proportional | tabular |
| Character sets | 2 | 5 |
| Licence | SIL Open Font License 1.1 | SIL Open Font License 1.1 |
Weights both families offer: Regular, Bold.
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Questions people ask
+Is Spectral a good replacement for Cherry Swash?
Spectral is about 2% narrower than Cherry Swash in lowercase text, so a paragraph set in one will break lines differently in the other. Their mean width difference is 49.5 units per 1000 em (loosely similar widths).
+Which is wider, Cherry Swash or Spectral?
Cherry Swash is wider, by about 2% in lowercase text.
+Do both support the same languages?
Both cover Latin, Central European. Only Spectral has Cyrillic, Cyrillic Extended, Vietnamese.
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