Sans serif · Peter Wiegel
Apollo ASM
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CSSfont-family: 'Apollo ASM', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Apollo ASM is a free sans serif by Peter Wiegel, from the designer’s own site. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Apollo ASM has an x-height shorter than 91%, is narrower than 69% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 98%.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Boecklins Universe
Apollo ASM on one light table with its two closest fonts, Boecklins Universe (96 out of 100) and Caprasimo (58). Boecklins Universe is 13% wider and 22% lighter, with an x-height 16% taller; Caprasimo is 25% wider and 7% heavier, with an x-height 11% taller.
Apollo ASM and Boecklins Universe laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Apollo ASMBoecklins Universe…
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 Apollo ASM 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
Apollo ASM 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 Apollo ASM, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Peter Wiegel
- Kind
- Sans serif
- 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 “Apollo ASM”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Apollo ASM 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 Apollo ASM 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 Apollo ASM, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Apollo ASM under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages.
05 / Measurements
Apollo ASM, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 44.9% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 77.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.58lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 47.6% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 73%letter box filled
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 91% of sans serifs
WidthNarrower than 69% of sans serifs
InkDarker than 98% of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Apollo ASM
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Boecklins Universe96x-height 16% taller · 13% wider · 22% lighter
- Caprasimo5825% wider · x-height 11% taller · 7% heavier
- CAT Altenglisch5621% lighter · x-height 8% shorter · 4% wider
- Rye5626% wider · x-height 26% taller · 24% lighter
- Eureka5460% lighter · x-height 17% taller · 8% narrower
- Sancreek50x-height 42% taller · 13% wider · 17% lighter
All 100 fonts similar to Apollo ASM →Compare side by side →Get Apollo ASM on Peter Wiegel
07 / Swap
Swap Apollo ASM without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- CAT Constantia48text 1.9% narrower · x-height 3.7% taller
- Knorke48text 1.8% wider · x-height 1.1% taller
- Grobe Plakat Fraktur26text 2.3% narrower · x-height 1.1% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until Apollo ASM loads, this sets Arial in its place at 96.5% of its size, so running text keeps Apollo ASM’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Apollo ASM Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 96.46%;
ascent-override: 85.30%;
descent-override: 29.46%;
line-gap-override: 2.13%;
}
font-family: 'Apollo ASM', 'Apollo ASM Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Apollo ASM
Answered from its licence, Peter Wiegel and each app’s own font list
Is Apollo ASM free for commercial use?
Yes. Apollo ASM 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 “Apollo ASM”.
How do I download and install Apollo ASM?
Apollo ASM 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 Apollo ASM in Google Docs?
Probably not: the More fonts list in Docs draws on Google Fonts, and Apollo ASM 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 Apollo ASM have?
Apollo ASM 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 Apollo ASM?
Apollo ASM was designed by Peter Wiegel. Peter Wiegel also made 18th Century, 5by7, 5by7light and 81 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Apollo ASM?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Boecklins Universe (96), Caprasimo (58) and CAT Altenglisch (56), out of 100. Next to Apollo ASM, Boecklins Universe is 13% wider and 22% lighter, with an x-height 16% taller. See all 100 fonts like Apollo ASM.