Serif · Peter Wiegel
Beta54
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CSSfont-family: 'Beta54', serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Beta54 is a free serif by Peter Wiegel, from the designer’s own site. Among the 354 serifs on FontKind, Beta54 has an x-height taller than 92%, is narrower than 67% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 95%. Its thickest strokes are 0.7 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Knorke
Beta54 on one light table with its two closest fonts, Knorke (79 out of 100) and Gorditas (60). Knorke is 14% heavier, with more stroke contrast and an x-height 16% shorter; Gorditas is 24% wider, with more stroke contrast and an x-height 7% shorter.
Beta54 and Knorke laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Beta54Knorke…
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 Beta54 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
Beta54 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 Beta54, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Peter Wiegel
- 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.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Beta54 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 Beta54 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 Beta54, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Beta54 under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages.
05 / Measurements
Beta54, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 54.0% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 75.6% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.71lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 48.9% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 59%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 0.74 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among serifs
Ranked against all 354 serifs on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 92% of serifs
WidthNarrower than 67% of serifs
InkDarker than 95% of serifs
ContrastMore even than 99% of serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Beta54
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Knorke79more stroke contrast · x-height 16% shorter · 14% heavier
- Gorditas6024% wider · more stroke contrast · x-height 7% shorter
- Wellfleet5915% wider · more stroke contrast · 14% lighter
- Admiral CAT57more stroke contrast · x-height 10% shorter
- Marko One57more stroke contrast · 23% wider · x-height 5% shorter
- Shrikhand57more stroke contrast · 27% wider · 34% heavier
All 100 fonts similar to Beta54 →Compare side by side →Get Beta54 on Peter Wiegel
07 / Swap
Swap Beta54 without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- CAT Childs35text 2.7% narrower · x-height 5.0% shorter
- Sansita Swashed31text 0.9% narrower · x-height 1.8% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Beta54 loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 103.4% of its size, so running text keeps Beta54’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Beta54 Fallback';
src: local('Times New Roman');
size-adjust: 103.38%;
ascent-override: 93.52%;
descent-override: 38.49%;
line-gap-override: 2.03%;
}
font-family: 'Beta54', 'Beta54 Fallback', serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Beta54
Answered from its licence, Peter Wiegel and each app’s own font list
Is Beta54 free for commercial use?
Yes. Beta54 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 Beta54?
Beta54 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 Beta54 in Google Docs?
Probably not: the More fonts list in Docs draws on Google Fonts, and Beta54 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 Beta54 have?
Beta54 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 Beta54?
Beta54 was designed by Peter Wiegel. Peter Wiegel also made 18th Century, 5by7, 5by7light and 81 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Beta54?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Knorke (79), Gorditas (60) and Wellfleet (59), out of 100. Next to Beta54, Knorke is 14% heavier, with more stroke contrast and an x-height 16% shorter. See all 100 fonts like Beta54.