Handwriting · Peter Wiegel
18th Century
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CSSfont-family: '18th Century', cursive; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
18th Century is a free handwriting font by Peter Wiegel, from the designer’s own site. Among the 331 handwriting faces on FontKind, 18th Century has an x-height shorter than 100%, is of average width and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 100%.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Joscelyn
18th Century on one light table with its two closest fonts, Joscelyn (79 out of 100) and Ballet (78). Joscelyn is 208% lighter and 49% wider, with an x-height 367% shorter; Ballet is 160% lighter and 18% narrower, with an x-height 315% shorter.
18th Century and Joscelyn laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with 18th CenturyJoscelyn…
Most different letters first; the figure is the share of ink the fonts have in common. Where the fonts agree the letters cancel to black: every white sliver is a real difference.
02 / Letters
The 18th Century alphabet
Capitals, lowercase, figures and signs · weight 400
Tap the letters you like, here and in other fonts, to find the fonts whose letters look most like them.
- &
- ?
- !
- @
- %
- (
- )
03 / Sizes
18th Century at every size
1 weight (400) · six sizes, in your words
- 12 px
- 16 px
- 24 px
- 36 px
- 48 px
- 72 px
04 / Facts
Who made 18th Century, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Peter Wiegel
- Kind
- Handwriting
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- From
- Peter Wiegel
- Character sets
- latin
- Licence
- SIL Open Font License 1.1
Can I use it?
- Commercial use
- Yes.
- Logos
- Yes.
- Websites and apps
- Yes. Self-hosted.
- PDFs and documents
- Yes.
- Changes
- Yes, under another name. Not as “18th Century”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
18th Century is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. This is a plain summary, not legal advice: the licence itself decides.
Already in your apps?
- Google Docs
- Not verified. Docs adds Google Fonts, and 18th Century comes from Peter Wiegel. Google’s guide
- Word, PowerPoint
- Not verified. Install it from Peter Wiegel first. Microsoft’s list
- Figma
- Not verified. Search its font menu, or install it. Figma’s help
- Canva
- Not verified. Search its font menu for 18th Century, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists 18th Century under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages.
05 / Measurements
18th Century, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- -14.7% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 35.2% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- -0.42lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 40.4% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- -68%letter box filled
Where it stands among handwriting faces
Ranked against all 331 handwriting faces on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 100% of handwriting faces
WidthNear the middle of handwriting faces
InkLighter than 100% of handwriting faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to 18th Century
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Joscelyn79x-height 367% shorter · 208% lighter · 49% wider
- Ballet78x-height 315% shorter · 160% lighter · 18% narrower
- Greifswaler Deutsche Schrift75x-height 372% shorter · 164% lighter
- Qwitcher Grypen74x-height 252% shorter · 160% lighter · 36% narrower
- Monsieur La Doulaise72x-height 217% shorter · 184% lighter · 20% narrower
- WindSong71x-height 329% shorter · 139% lighter · 23% wider
All 100 fonts similar to 18th Century →Compare side by side →Get 18th Century on Peter Wiegel
07 / Swap
Swap 18th Century without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
None of the fonts that look most like 18th Century sets text to its width and x-height: a swap would move lines.
Fallback while it loads
Until 18th Century loads, this sets Arial in its place at 95.3% of its size, so running text keeps 18th Century’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: '18th Century Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 95.30%;
ascent-override: 86.38%;
descent-override: 87.62%;
line-gap-override: 3.13%;
}
font-family: '18th Century', '18th Century Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about 18th Century
Answered from its licence, Peter Wiegel and each app’s own font list
Is 18th Century free for commercial use?
Yes. 18th Century is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 , which allows commercial use at any scale, logos, websites, apps and PDFs included; a changed version may not be called “18th Century”.
How do I download and install 18th Century?
18th Century comes free from Peter Wiegel . Download it from its page there and unzip the file. On Windows or a Mac, double-click each TTF or OTF file and choose Install, then restart any app that was open. The web fonts this page uses are FontKind’s own copy, kept with its licence file .
Is 18th Century in Google Docs?
Probably not: the More fonts list in Docs draws on Google Fonts, and 18th Century comes from Peter Wiegel. Docs can’t add a font of your own, so set it in an app on your computer, such as Word, instead.
How many weights does 18th Century have?
18th Century comes in one weight, Regular (400). Ask for bold and most apps thicken the letters themselves: a faux bold, not a drawn one.
Who designed 18th Century?
18th Century was designed by Peter Wiegel. Peter Wiegel also made 5by7, 5by7light, Alte DIN 1451 Mittelschrift and 81 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to 18th Century?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Joscelyn (79), Ballet (78) and Greifswaler Deutsche Schrift (75), out of 100. Next to 18th Century, Joscelyn is 208% lighter and 49% wider, with an x-height 367% shorter. See all 100 fonts like 18th Century.