Handwriting · Peter Wiegel
Berner Basisschrift
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Berner Basisschrift is a free handwriting font by Peter Wiegel, from the designer’s own site. Among the 331 handwriting faces on FontKind, Berner Basisschrift has an average x-height, is narrower than 66% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 92%. Its thickest strokes are 1.5 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Yuyu
Berner Basisschrift on one light table with its two closest fonts, Yuyu (76 out of 100) and Handlee (76). Yuyu is 15% narrower, with an x-height 19% shorter and less stroke contrast; Handlee is 19% wider and 21% heavier, with an x-height 11% taller.
Berner Basisschrift and Yuyu laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Berner BasisschriftYuyu…
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 Berner Basisschrift 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
Berner Basisschrift 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 Berner Basisschrift, 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 “Berner Basisschrift”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Berner Basisschrift 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 Berner Basisschrift 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 Berner Basisschrift, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Berner Basisschrift under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages.
05 / Measurements
Berner Basisschrift, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 44.5% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 56.7% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.79lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 36.6% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 30%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.52 : 1moderate stroke contrast
Where it stands among handwriting faces
Ranked against all 331 handwriting faces on FontKind
x-heightNear the middle of handwriting faces
WidthNarrower than 66% of handwriting faces
InkLighter than 92% of handwriting faces
ContrastMore contrast than 67% of handwriting faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Berner Basisschrift
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Yuyu76x-height 19% shorter · 15% narrower · less stroke contrast
- Handlee7619% wider · x-height 11% taller · 21% heavier
- The Girl Next Door7432% wider · x-height 21% taller · less stroke contrast
- Simple Print72x-height 44% shorter · 34% narrower · less stroke contrast
- CAT Kakographie7034% heavier · 12% wider · x-height 8% shorter
- Annie Use Your Telescope68less stroke contrast · x-height 9% taller
All 100 fonts similar to Berner Basisschrift →Compare side by side →Get Berner Basisschrift on Peter Wiegel
07 / Swap
Swap Berner Basisschrift without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Dante45text 0.9% narrower · x-height 3.6% taller
- Delicious Handrawn43text 1.9% narrower · x-height 3.4% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Berner Basisschrift loads, this sets Arial in its place at 76.7% of its size, so running text keeps Berner Basisschrift’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Berner Basisschrift Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 76.65%;
ascent-override: 97.85%;
descent-override: 32.62%;
line-gap-override: 1.17%;
}
font-family: 'Berner Basisschrift', 'Berner Basisschrift Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Berner Basisschrift
Answered from its licence, Peter Wiegel and each app’s own font list
Is Berner Basisschrift free for commercial use?
Yes. Berner Basisschrift 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 “Berner Basisschrift”.
How do I download and install Berner Basisschrift?
Berner Basisschrift 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 Berner Basisschrift in Google Docs?
Probably not: the More fonts list in Docs draws on Google Fonts, and Berner Basisschrift 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 Berner Basisschrift have?
Berner Basisschrift 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 Berner Basisschrift?
Berner Basisschrift was designed by Peter Wiegel. Peter Wiegel also made 18th Century, 5by7, 5by7light and 81 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Berner Basisschrift?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Yuyu (76), Handlee (76) and The Girl Next Door (74), out of 100. Next to Berner Basisschrift, Yuyu is 15% narrower, with an x-height 19% shorter and less stroke contrast. See all 100 fonts like Berner Basisschrift.