# Free alternatives to Adelle

Adelle is a commercial slab from TypeTogether (https://www.type-together.com/adelle-font). Commercial; licensed from TypeTogether. The name is used only to identify the typeface; BrandSweets does not host or embed it. Below: the 8 closest free, open-licensed families, ranked by a published deterministic score (https://brandsweets.com/fonts/alternatives/methodology).

## Reference profile

- Slug: `adelle`
- Category: slab · Class: slab
- Traits: editorial, neutral, warm, modern
- Roles: body, heading, longform
- Metrics: x-height 0.50, cap height 0.68, normal width, low contrast (approximate, publicly documented)
- Languages: latin, latin-ext, cyrillic, greek · Variable: no
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/alternatives/adelle

## Score

`score = 0.35·classification + 0.25·metrics + 0.20·traits + 0.10·useCase + 0.05·language + 0.05·variable`; every axis in [0, 1]. A family gate runs first: specialist families (blackletter, script, glyphic, stencil, monospace, pixel) only list same-family fonts; elsewhere a cross-family mismatch is capped at 0.2. Curated picks are listed first, then pure formula; ties break on popularity, then slug.

## Ranked alternatives

### 1. Bitter — 85%

- Slug: `bitter` · serif · OFL-1.1 · Sol Matas · static
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/bitter · font.md: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/bitter/font.md
- Classification (×0.35): 1.00 — Same class: slab.
- Metrics (×0.25): 0.90 — x-height 0.53 vs 0.50 for Adelle (close); cap height 0.70 vs 0.68 for Adelle (near-identical); both normal width; both low stroke contrast.
- Traits (×0.20): 0.60 — Shares editorial, modern, warm (3 of 5 traits).
- Role (×0.10): 0.67 — Both suit body, longform; Bitter is not tagged for heading.
- Language (×0.05): 0.75 — Covers cyrillic, latin, latin-ext; lacks greek.
- Variable (×0.05): 1.00 — Static instances, like Adelle.
- Family gate: pass — Same family: slab.

### 2. Crete Round — 77%

- Slug: `crete-round` · serif · OFL-1.1 · static
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/crete-round · font.md: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/crete-round/font.md
- Classification (×0.35): 1.00 — Same class: slab.
- Metrics (×0.25): 0.99 — x-height 0.49 vs 0.50 for Adelle (near-identical); cap height 0.68 vs 0.68 for Adelle (near-identical); both normal width; both low stroke contrast.
- Traits (×0.20): 0.00 — No shared traits.
- Role (×0.10): 1.00 — Both suit body, heading, longform.
- Language (×0.05): 0.50 — Covers latin, latin-ext; lacks cyrillic, greek.
- Variable (×0.05): 1.00 — Static instances, like Adelle.
- Family gate: pass — Same family: slab.

### 3. Kreon — 76%

- Slug: `kreon` · serif · OFL-1.1 · static
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/kreon · font.md: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/kreon/font.md
- Classification (×0.35): 1.00 — Same class: slab.
- Metrics (×0.25): 0.93 — x-height 0.48 vs 0.50 for Adelle (near-identical); cap height 0.69 vs 0.68 for Adelle (near-identical); both normal width; both low stroke contrast.
- Traits (×0.20): 0.00 — No shared traits.
- Role (×0.10): 1.00 — Both suit body, heading, longform.
- Language (×0.05): 0.50 — Covers latin, latin-ext; lacks cyrillic, greek.
- Variable (×0.05): 1.00 — Static instances, like Adelle.
- Family gate: pass — Same family: slab.

### 4. Slabo 27px — 76%

- Slug: `slabo-27px` · serif · OFL-1.1 · John Hudson · static
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/slabo-27px · font.md: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/slabo-27px/font.md
- Classification (×0.35): 1.00 — Same class: slab.
- Metrics (×0.25): 0.93 — x-height 0.48 vs 0.50 for Adelle (near-identical); cap height 0.67 vs 0.68 for Adelle (near-identical); both normal width; both low stroke contrast.
- Traits (×0.20): 0.00 — No shared traits.
- Role (×0.10): 1.00 — Both suit body, heading, longform.
- Language (×0.05): 0.50 — Covers latin, latin-ext; lacks cyrillic, greek.
- Variable (×0.05): 1.00 — Static instances, like Adelle.
- Family gate: pass — Same family: slab.

### 5. Sanchez — 75%

- Slug: `sanchez` · serif · OFL-1.1 · Daniel Hernandez · static
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/sanchez · font.md: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/sanchez/font.md
- Classification (×0.35): 1.00 — Same class: slab.
- Metrics (×0.25): 0.89 — x-height 0.49 vs 0.50 for Adelle (near-identical); cap height 0.72 vs 0.68 for Adelle (close); both normal width; both low stroke contrast.
- Traits (×0.20): 0.00 — No shared traits.
- Role (×0.10): 1.00 — Both suit body, heading, longform.
- Language (×0.05): 0.50 — Covers latin, latin-ext; lacks cyrillic, greek.
- Variable (×0.05): 1.00 — Static instances, like Adelle.
- Family gate: pass — Same family: slab.

### 6. Enriqueta — 74%

- Slug: `enriqueta` · serif · OFL-1.1 · static
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/enriqueta · font.md: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/enriqueta/font.md
- Classification (×0.35): 1.00 — Same class: slab.
- Metrics (×0.25): 0.86 — x-height 0.48 vs 0.50 for Adelle (near-identical); cap height 0.72 vs 0.68 for Adelle (close); both normal width; both low stroke contrast.
- Traits (×0.20): 0.00 — No shared traits.
- Role (×0.10): 1.00 — Both suit body, heading, longform.
- Language (×0.05): 0.50 — Covers latin, latin-ext; lacks cyrillic, greek.
- Variable (×0.05): 1.00 — Static instances, like Adelle.
- Family gate: pass — Same family: slab.

### 7. Aleo — 74%

- Slug: `aleo` · serif · OFL-1.1 · Alessio Laiso · static
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/aleo · font.md: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/aleo/font.md
- Classification (×0.35): 1.00 — Same class: slab.
- Metrics (×0.25): 0.84 — x-height 0.51 vs 0.50 for Adelle (near-identical); cap height 0.74 vs 0.68 for Adelle (noticeably different); both normal width; both low stroke contrast.
- Traits (×0.20): 0.00 — No shared traits.
- Role (×0.10): 1.00 — Both suit body, heading, longform.
- Language (×0.05): 0.50 — Covers latin, latin-ext; lacks cyrillic, greek.
- Variable (×0.05): 1.00 — Static instances, like Adelle.
- Family gate: pass — Same family: slab.

### 8. Zilla Slab — 73%

- Slug: `zilla-slab` · serif · OFL-1.1 · Typotheque · static
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/zilla-slab · font.md: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/zilla-slab/font.md
- Classification (×0.35): 1.00 — Same class: slab.
- Metrics (×0.25): 0.81 — x-height 0.45 vs 0.50 for Adelle (close); cap height 0.65 vs 0.68 for Adelle (close); both normal width; both low stroke contrast.
- Traits (×0.20): 0.17 — Shares modern (1 of 6 traits).
- Role (×0.10): 0.67 — Both suit body, heading; Zilla Slab is not tagged for longform.
- Language (×0.05): 0.50 — Covers latin, latin-ext; lacks cyrillic, greek.
- Variable (×0.05): 1.00 — Static instances, like Adelle.
- Family gate: pass — Same family: slab.

## Self-host Bitter (woff2)

- 100 normal: https://fonts.brandsweets.com/bitter/bitter-100.woff2
- 200 normal: https://fonts.brandsweets.com/bitter/bitter-200.woff2
- 300 normal: https://fonts.brandsweets.com/bitter/bitter-300.woff2
- 400 normal: https://fonts.brandsweets.com/bitter/bitter-400.woff2
- 500 normal: https://fonts.brandsweets.com/bitter/bitter-500.woff2
- 600 normal: https://fonts.brandsweets.com/bitter/bitter-600.woff2
- 700 normal: https://fonts.brandsweets.com/bitter/bitter-700.woff2
- 800 normal: https://fonts.brandsweets.com/bitter/bitter-800.woff2
- 900 normal: https://fonts.brandsweets.com/bitter/bitter-900.woff2
- 100 italic: https://fonts.brandsweets.com/bitter/bitter-100i.woff2
- 200 italic: https://fonts.brandsweets.com/bitter/bitter-200i.woff2
- 300 italic: https://fonts.brandsweets.com/bitter/bitter-300i.woff2
- 400 italic: https://fonts.brandsweets.com/bitter/bitter-400i.woff2
- 500 italic: https://fonts.brandsweets.com/bitter/bitter-500i.woff2
- 600 italic: https://fonts.brandsweets.com/bitter/bitter-600i.woff2
- 700 italic: https://fonts.brandsweets.com/bitter/bitter-700i.woff2
- 800 italic: https://fonts.brandsweets.com/bitter/bitter-800i.woff2
- 900 italic: https://fonts.brandsweets.com/bitter/bitter-900i.woff2

## Connect an agent

Point any MCP client at the BrandSweets fonts endpoint to get this list with scores, or search the catalog:

- Endpoint: https://mcp.brandsweets.com/fonts/mcp
- Tools: `find_alternatives` (e.g. `find_alternatives({ commercialFont: "adelle", limit: 8 })`), `list_commercial_fonts`, `list_fonts`, `suggest_fonts`.