Sans serif · Peter Wiegel
Boecklins Universe
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CSSfont-family: 'Boecklins Universe', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Boecklins Universe is a free sans serif by Peter Wiegel, from the designer’s own site. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Boecklins Universe has an x-height taller than 64%, is wider than 76% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 89%. Its thickest strokes are 1.1 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Apollo ASM
Boecklins Universe on one light table with its two closest fonts, Apollo ASM (96 out of 100) and Eureka (68). Apollo ASM is 29% heavier and 12% narrower, with an x-height 14% shorter; Eureka is 48% lighter and 19% narrower.
Boecklins Universe and Apollo ASM laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Boecklins UniverseApollo ASM…
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 Boecklins Universe 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
Boecklins Universe 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 Boecklins Universe, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Peter Wiegel
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- From
- Peter Wiegel
- Character sets
- latin, latin-ext
- 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 “Boecklins Universe”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Boecklins Universe 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 Boecklins Universe 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 Boecklins Universe, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Boecklins Universe under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages.
05 / Measurements
Boecklins Universe, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 52.1% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 71.7% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.73lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 54.1% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 56%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.05 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 64% of sans serifs
WidthWider than 76% of sans serifs
InkDarker than 89% of sans serifs
ContrastMore even than 82% of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Boecklins Universe
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Apollo ASM9629% heavier · x-height 14% shorter · 12% narrower
- Eureka6848% lighter · 19% narrower
- CAT Altenglisch59more stroke contrast · x-height 21% shorter · 8% narrower
- Sancreek58more stroke contrast · x-height 23% taller · 6% heavier
- VC Henrietta5838% heavier · more stroke contrast · 8% wider
- Caprasimo56more stroke contrast · 38% heavier · 10% wider
All 100 fonts similar to Boecklins Universe →Compare side by side →Get Boecklins Universe on Peter Wiegel
07 / Swap
Swap Boecklins Universe without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Agu Display28same text width · x-height 3.8% shorter
- Coustard25text 2.1% wider · x-height 2.6% taller
- Hebdomadal20text 1.8% wider · x-height 2.1% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Boecklins Universe loads, this sets Arial in its place at 109.8% of its size, so running text keeps Boecklins Universe’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Boecklins Universe Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 109.78%;
ascent-override: 66.67%;
descent-override: 18.39%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Boecklins Universe', 'Boecklins Universe Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Boecklins Universe
Answered from its licence, Peter Wiegel and each app’s own font list
Is Boecklins Universe free for commercial use?
Yes. Boecklins Universe 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 “Boecklins Universe”.
How do I download and install Boecklins Universe?
Boecklins Universe 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 Boecklins Universe in Google Docs?
Probably not: the More fonts list in Docs draws on Google Fonts, and Boecklins Universe 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 Boecklins Universe have?
Boecklins Universe 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 Boecklins Universe?
Boecklins Universe was designed by Peter Wiegel. Peter Wiegel also made 18th Century, 5by7, 5by7light and 81 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Boecklins Universe?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Apollo ASM (96), Eureka (68) and CAT Altenglisch (59), out of 100. Next to Boecklins Universe, Apollo ASM is 29% heavier and 12% narrower, with an x-height 14% shorter. See all 100 fonts like Boecklins Universe.