Crimson Text vs EB Garamond
EB Garamond is about 2% narrower than Crimson Text in lowercase text, so a paragraph set in one will break lines differently in the other.
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| Crimson Text | EB Garamond | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Serif | Serif |
| Weights | Regular, SemiBold, Bold | Regular, Medium, SemiBold, Bold, ExtraBold |
| Italics | Yes | Yes |
| Variable font | No | Yes |
| Average lowercase width | 444.6 | 437.4 |
| Digits | proportional | tabular |
| Character sets | 3 | 7 |
| Licence | SIL Open Font License 1.1 | SIL Open Font License 1.1 |
Weights both families offer: Regular, SemiBold, Bold.
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Questions people ask
+Is EB Garamond a good replacement for Crimson Text?
EB Garamond is about 2% narrower than Crimson Text in lowercase text, so a paragraph set in one will break lines differently in the other. Their mean width difference is 29.7 units per 1000 em (similar widths).
+Which is wider, Crimson Text or EB Garamond?
Crimson Text is wider, by about 2% in lowercase text.
+Do both support the same languages?
Both cover Latin, Central European, Vietnamese. Only EB Garamond has Cyrillic, Cyrillic Extended, Greek, Greek Extended.
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