Display · Peter Wiegel
CAT Altenglisch
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CSSfont-family: 'CAT Altenglisch', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
CAT Altenglisch is a free display font by Peter Wiegel, from the designer’s own site. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, CAT Altenglisch has an x-height shorter than 94%, is of average width and, at its regular weight, is darker than 67%. Its thickest strokes are 2.5 times its thinnest: high stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Miltonian Tattoo
CAT Altenglisch on one light table with its two closest fonts, Miltonian Tattoo (88 out of 100) and CAT Walzhari (77). Miltonian Tattoo is 17% wider and 8% heavier, with more stroke contrast; CAT Walzhari is 11% narrower, with less stroke contrast and an x-height 11% taller.
CAT Altenglisch and Miltonian Tattoo laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with CAT AltenglischMiltonian Tattoo…
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 CAT Altenglisch 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
CAT Altenglisch 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 CAT Altenglisch, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Peter Wiegel
- Kind
- Display
- 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 “Altenglisch”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
CAT Altenglisch 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 CAT Altenglisch 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 CAT Altenglisch, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists CAT Altenglisch under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages.
05 / Measurements
CAT Altenglisch, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 41.4% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 69.9% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.59lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 49.7% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 58%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 2.52 : 1high stroke contrast
Where it stands among display faces
Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 94% of display faces
WidthNear the middle of display faces
InkDarker than 67% of display faces
ContrastMore contrast than 84% of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to CAT Altenglisch
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Miltonian Tattoo8817% wider · more stroke contrast · 8% heavier
- CAT Walzhari77less stroke contrast · x-height 11% taller · 11% narrower
- Miltonian7217% wider · 24% lighter
- Caprasimo71x-height 21% taller · 20% wider · 36% heavier
- Cuban70x-height 81% taller · 76% wider · 30% lighter
- Knorke69less stroke contrast · x-height 10% taller · 17% heavier
All 100 fonts similar to CAT Altenglisch →Compare side by side →Get CAT Altenglisch on Peter Wiegel
07 / Swap
Swap CAT Altenglisch without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
None of the fonts that look most like CAT Altenglisch sets text to its width and x-height: a swap would move lines.
Fallback while it loads
Until CAT Altenglisch loads, this sets Arial in its place at 98.3% of its size, so running text keeps CAT Altenglisch’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'CAT Altenglisch Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 98.30%;
ascent-override: 78.94%;
descent-override: 21.57%;
line-gap-override: 2.14%;
}
font-family: 'CAT Altenglisch', 'CAT Altenglisch Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about CAT Altenglisch
Answered from its licence, Peter Wiegel and each app’s own font list
Is CAT Altenglisch free for commercial use?
Yes. CAT Altenglisch 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 “Altenglisch”.
How do I download and install CAT Altenglisch?
CAT Altenglisch 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 CAT Altenglisch in Google Docs?
Probably not: the More fonts list in Docs draws on Google Fonts, and CAT Altenglisch 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 CAT Altenglisch have?
CAT Altenglisch 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 CAT Altenglisch?
CAT Altenglisch was designed by Peter Wiegel. Peter Wiegel also made 18th Century, 5by7, 5by7light and 81 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to CAT Altenglisch?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Miltonian Tattoo (88), CAT Walzhari (77) and Miltonian (72), out of 100. Next to CAT Altenglisch, Miltonian Tattoo is 17% wider and 8% heavier, with more stroke contrast. See all 100 fonts like CAT Altenglisch.