Sans serif · Peter Wiegel
Alte DIN 1451 Mittelschrift
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CSSfont-family: 'Alte DIN 1451 Mittelschrift', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Alte DIN 1451 Mittelschrift is a free sans serif by Peter Wiegel, from the designer’s own site. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Alte DIN 1451 Mittelschrift has an average x-height, is narrower than 72% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 84%. Its thickest strokes are 1.0 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of DIN 1451-4H
Alte DIN 1451 Mittelschrift on one light table with its two closest fonts, DIN 1451-4H (91 out of 100) and Do Hyeon (80). DIN 1451-4H has nearly identical proportions; Do Hyeon is 14% heavier.
Alte DIN 1451 Mittelschrift and DIN 1451-4H laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Alte DIN 1451 MittelschriftDIN 1451-4H…
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 Alte DIN 1451 Mittelschrift alphabet
Capitals, lowercase, figures and signs · weight 400
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03 / Weights
Alte DIN 1451 Mittelschrift in 2 weights
2 weights, 400–700
- 400 Regular
- 700 Bold
04 / Facts
Who made Alte DIN 1451 Mittelschrift, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Peter Wiegel
- Kind
- Sans serif
- 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, under another name. Not as “Alte DIN 1451”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Alte DIN 1451 Mittelschrift 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 Alte DIN 1451 Mittelschrift 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 Alte DIN 1451 Mittelschrift, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Alte DIN 1451 Mittelschrift under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages.
05 / Measurements
Alte DIN 1451 Mittelschrift, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 50.6% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 71.1% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.71lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 46.9% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 51%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.00 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightNear the middle of sans serifs
WidthNarrower than 72% of sans serifs
InkDarker than 84% of sans serifs
ContrastMore even than 89% of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Alte DIN 1451 Mittelschrift
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- DIN 1451-4H91Nearly identical proportions
- Do Hyeon8014% heavier
- Alatsi74more stroke contrast · 11% heavier · 5% wider
- Saman Dere7321% heavier · x-height 4% shorter
- Meera Inimai7116% lighter · 5% wider
- Fehmarn Belt71x-height 38% taller · 33% wider · 11% heavier
All 100 fonts similar to Alte DIN 1451 Mittelschrift →Compare side by side →Get Alte DIN 1451 Mittelschrift on Peter Wiegel
07 / Swap
Swap Alte DIN 1451 Mittelschrift without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Do Hyeon80text 1.2% wider · x-height 0.5% taller
- Rag Narrow71text 1.8% wider · x-height 2.7% taller
- Format 145268same text width · x-height 4.4% shorter
- Plainsound Semi Condensed65text 0.6% wider · x-height 2.7% taller
- Familjen Grotesk56text 0.7% wider · x-height 1.2% shorter
- Pontano Sans56same text width · x-height 1.3% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Alte DIN 1451 Mittelschrift loads, this sets Arial in its place at 94.4% of its size, so running text keeps Alte DIN 1451 Mittelschrift’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Alte DIN 1451 Mittelschrift Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 94.43%;
ascent-override: 99.23%;
descent-override: 24.20%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Alte DIN 1451 Mittelschrift', 'Alte DIN 1451 Mittelschrift Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Alte DIN 1451 Mittelschrift
Answered from its licence, Peter Wiegel and each app’s own font list
Is Alte DIN 1451 Mittelschrift free for commercial use?
Yes. Alte DIN 1451 Mittelschrift 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 “Alte DIN 1451”.
How do I download and install Alte DIN 1451 Mittelschrift?
Alte DIN 1451 Mittelschrift 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 Alte DIN 1451 Mittelschrift in Google Docs?
Probably not: the More fonts list in Docs draws on Google Fonts, and Alte DIN 1451 Mittelschrift 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 Alte DIN 1451 Mittelschrift have?
Alte DIN 1451 Mittelschrift comes in two weights: Regular (400) and Bold (700).
Who designed Alte DIN 1451 Mittelschrift?
Alte DIN 1451 Mittelschrift was designed by Peter Wiegel. Peter Wiegel also made 18th Century, 5by7, 5by7light and 81 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Alte DIN 1451 Mittelschrift?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are DIN 1451-4H (91), Do Hyeon (80) and Alatsi (74), out of 100. Next to Alte DIN 1451 Mittelschrift, DIN 1451-4H has nearly identical proportions. See all 100 fonts like Alte DIN 1451 Mittelschrift.