Serif · Peter Wiegel nach Roos
Augsburger Schrift CAT
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CSSfont-family: 'Augsburger Schrift CAT', serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Augsburger Schrift CAT is a free serif by Peter Wiegel nach Roos and Junge Offenbach, from Peter Wiegel. Among the 354 serifs on FontKind, Augsburger Schrift CAT has an average x-height, is narrower than 96% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 86%. Its thickest strokes are 1.7 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of CAT Hohenzollern
Augsburger Schrift CAT on one light table with its two closest fonts, CAT Hohenzollern (79 out of 100) and CAT Childs (77). CAT Hohenzollern is 13% heavier and 5% narrower, with an x-height 16% taller; CAT Childs is 15% wider and 15% lighter, with less stroke contrast.
Augsburger Schrift CAT and CAT Hohenzollern laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Augsburger Schrift CATCAT Hohenzollern…
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 Augsburger Schrift CAT 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
Augsburger Schrift CAT 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 Augsburger Schrift CAT, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Peter Wiegel nach Roos, Junge Offenbach
- Kind
- 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 “Augsburger Schrift CAT”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Augsburger Schrift CAT 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 Augsburger Schrift CAT 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 Augsburger Schrift CAT, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Augsburger Schrift CAT under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages.
05 / Measurements
Augsburger Schrift CAT, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 48.9% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 74.7% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.65lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 38.7% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 49%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.66 : 1moderate stroke contrast
Where it stands among serifs
Ranked against all 354 serifs on FontKind
x-heightNear the middle of serifs
WidthNarrower than 96% of serifs
InkDarker than 86% of serifs
ContrastMore even than 69% of serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Augsburger Schrift CAT
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- CAT Hohenzollern79x-height 16% taller · 13% heavier · 5% narrower
- CAT Childs77less stroke contrast · 15% wider · 15% lighter
- Germanica74less stroke contrast · 7% narrower · 11% lighter
- Almendra SC6530% wider · 31% lighter · x-height 8% taller
- Almendra6322% wider · 23% lighter · less stroke contrast
- Aref Ruqaa Ink6231% wider · 24% lighter · more stroke contrast
All 100 fonts similar to Augsburger Schrift CAT →Compare side by side →Get Augsburger Schrift CAT on Peter Wiegel
07 / Swap
Swap Augsburger Schrift CAT without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Instrument Serif42text 0.6% wider · x-height 4.3% taller
- Jaini Purva39text 1.9% wider · x-height 1.0% taller
- CAT Professor Krause Fraktur30text 2.6% wider · x-height 4.9% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until Augsburger Schrift CAT loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 84.1% of its size, so running text keeps Augsburger Schrift CAT’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Augsburger Schrift CAT Fallback';
src: local('Times New Roman');
size-adjust: 84.14%;
ascent-override: 89.13%;
descent-override: 29.71%;
line-gap-override: 1.07%;
}
font-family: 'Augsburger Schrift CAT', 'Augsburger Schrift CAT Fallback', serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Augsburger Schrift CAT
Answered from its licence, Peter Wiegel and each app’s own font list
Is Augsburger Schrift CAT free for commercial use?
Yes. Augsburger Schrift CAT 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 “Augsburger Schrift CAT”.
How do I download and install Augsburger Schrift CAT?
Augsburger Schrift CAT 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 Augsburger Schrift CAT in Google Docs?
Probably not: the More fonts list in Docs draws on Google Fonts, and Augsburger Schrift CAT 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 Augsburger Schrift CAT have?
Augsburger Schrift CAT 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 Augsburger Schrift CAT?
Augsburger Schrift CAT was designed by Peter Wiegel nach Roos and Junge Offenbach.
What fonts are similar to Augsburger Schrift CAT?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are CAT Hohenzollern (79), CAT Childs (77) and Germanica (74), out of 100. Next to Augsburger Schrift CAT, CAT Hohenzollern is 13% heavier and 5% narrower, with an x-height 16% taller. See all 100 fonts like Augsburger Schrift CAT.