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5by7

Case
72 px
400 Regular
0 em
1.10

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CSSfont-family: '5by7', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;

5by7 is a free display font by Peter Wiegel, from the designer’s own site. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, 5by7 has an x-height shorter than 62%, is wider than 66% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 86%.

Compare with Bitcount Prop Single →Compare with another font

01 / Light table

Laid on top of Bitcount Prop Single

5by7 on one light table with its two closest fonts, Bitcount Prop Single (78 out of 100) and Bitcount Prop Single Ink (78). Bitcount Prop Single is 14% heavier and 3% narrower; Bitcount Prop Single Ink is 14% heavier and 3% narrower.

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5by7 and Bitcount Prop Single laid on top of each other.

Ink shared with 5by7Bitcount Prop Single…

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.

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02 / Letters

The 5by7 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 / Weights

5by7 in 2 weights

2 weights, 400–700

  • 400 Regular
  • 700 Bold

04 / Facts

Who made 5by7, and can you use it?

Designer
Peter Wiegel
Kind
Display
Styles
2 weights, 400–700
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.
Sharing the files
Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.

5by7 is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. This is a plain summary, not legal advice: the licence itself decides.

What each licence allows →

Read the licence

Its licence file, kept with our copy of its web fonts

Already in your apps?

Google Docs
Not verified. Docs adds Google Fonts, and 5by7 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 5by7, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
Cricut
Once installed. Design Space lists 5by7 under System. Fonts for Cricut →

From each app’s own font list or help pages.

How each app gets its fonts →

Get 5by7 on Peter Wiegel

05 / Measurements

5by7, measured

Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style

Hxgp in 5by7. Lines at the measured heights, as a share of the em · The parts of a letter, named
x-height
50.0% of the emlowercase x
Cap height
70.0% of the emcapitals
x / cap
0.71lowercase against capitals
Width
58.1% of the emaverage lowercase
Ink
32%letter box filled

How we measure →

Where it stands among display faces

Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind

  • x-heightSmaller than 62% of display faces

  • WidthWider than 66% of display faces

  • InkLighter than 86% of display faces

06 / Similar fonts

Fonts similar to 5by7

Matched letter by letter · its own family apart

All 100 fonts similar to 5by7 →Compare side by side →Get 5by7 on Peter Wiegel

07 / Swap

Swap 5by7 without a jump

Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%

Fallback while it loads

Until 5by7 loads, this sets Arial in its place at 119.8% of its size, so running text keeps 5by7’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.

@font-face {
  font-family: '5by7 Fallback';
  src: local('Arial');
  size-adjust: 119.79%;
  ascent-override: 58.44%;
  descent-override: 0.00%;
  line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}

font-family: '5by7', '5by7 Fallback', sans-serif;

08 / Questions

Questions about 5by7

Answered from its licence, Peter Wiegel and each app’s own font list

Is 5by7 free for commercial use?

Yes. 5by7 is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 , which allows commercial use at any scale, logos, websites, apps and PDFs included.

How do I download and install 5by7?

5by7 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 5by7 in Google Docs?

Probably not: the More fonts list in Docs draws on Google Fonts, and 5by7 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 5by7 have?

5by7 comes in two weights: Regular (400) and Bold (700).

Who designed 5by7?

5by7 was designed by Peter Wiegel. Peter Wiegel also made 18th Century, 5by7light, Alte DIN 1451 Mittelschrift and 81 more on FontKind.

What fonts are similar to 5by7?

The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Bitcount Prop Single (78), Bitcount Prop Single Ink (78) and Bitcount Prop Double (72), out of 100. Next to 5by7, Bitcount Prop Single is 14% heavier and 3% narrower. See all 100 fonts like 5by7.