Handjet vs New Amsterdam
New Amsterdam is about 5% wider than Handjet in lowercase text, so a paragraph set in one will break lines differently in the other.
Handgloves 2026
Handgloves 2026
| Handjet | New Amsterdam | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Display | Sans serif |
| Weights | Thin, ExtraLight, Light, Regular, Medium, SemiBold, Bold, ExtraBold, Black | Regular |
| Italics | No | No |
| Variable font | Yes | No |
| Average lowercase width | 373.3 | 392.3 |
| Digits | tabular | proportional |
| Character sets | 9 | 2 |
| 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 New Amsterdam a good replacement for Handjet?
New Amsterdam is about 5% wider than Handjet in lowercase text, so a paragraph set in one will break lines differently in the other. Their mean width difference is 39.3 units per 1000 em (loosely similar widths).
+Which is wider, Handjet or New Amsterdam?
New Amsterdam is wider, by about 5% in lowercase text.
+Do both support the same languages?
Both cover Latin, Central European. Only Handjet has Arabic, Armenian, Cyrillic, Cyrillic Extended, Greek, Hebrew, Vietnamese.
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