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CAT Altgotisch

Case
72 px
Weight400 RegularThe only weight it comes in
0 em
1.10

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CSSfont-family: 'CAT Altgotisch', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;

CAT Altgotisch is a free display font by CAT-Fonts Peter Wiegel, from Peter Wiegel. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, CAT Altgotisch has an x-height shorter than 94%, is narrower than 98% and, at its regular weight, is of average darkness. Its thickest strokes are 1.4 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.

Compare with Jena Gotisch →Compare with another font

01 / Light table

Laid on top of Jena Gotisch

CAT Altgotisch on one light table with its two closest fonts, Jena Gotisch (95 out of 100) and Kanzler (95). Jena Gotisch is 9% narrower, with less stroke contrast and an x-height 10% taller; Kanzler is 9% lighter, with less stroke contrast.

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CAT Altgotisch and Jena Gotisch laid on top of each other.

Ink shared with CAT AltgotischJena Gotisch…

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.

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02 / Letters

The CAT Altgotisch 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 Altgotisch 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 Altgotisch, and can you use it?

Designer
CAT-Fonts Peter Wiegel
Kind
Display
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 “Altgotisch”: the licence reserves the name.
Sharing the files
Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.

CAT Altgotisch is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. This is a plain summary, not legal advice: the licence itself decides.

What each licence allows →

Read the licence

Its licence file, kept with our copy of its web fonts

Already in your apps?

Google Docs
Not verified. Docs adds Google Fonts, and CAT Altgotisch 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 Altgotisch, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
Cricut
Once installed. Design Space lists CAT Altgotisch under System. Fonts for Cricut →

From each app’s own font list or help pages.

How each app gets its fonts →

Get CAT Altgotisch on Peter Wiegel

05 / Measurements

CAT Altgotisch, measured

Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style

Hxgp in CAT Altgotisch. Lines at the measured heights, as a share of the em · The parts of a letter, named
x-height
41.5% of the emlowercase x
Cap height
72.1% of the emcapitals
x / cap
0.58lowercase against capitals
Width
28.2% of the emaverage lowercase
Ink
46%letter box filled
Contrast
1.42 : 1moderate stroke contrast

How we measure →

Where it stands among display faces

Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind

  • x-heightSmaller than 94% of display faces

  • WidthNarrower than 98% of display faces

  • InkNear the middle of display faces

  • ContrastMore contrast than 61% of display faces

06 / Similar fonts

Fonts similar to CAT Altgotisch

Matched letter by letter · its own family apart

All 100 fonts similar to CAT Altgotisch →Compare side by side →Get CAT Altgotisch on Peter Wiegel

07 / Swap

Swap CAT Altgotisch without a jump

Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%

None of the fonts that look most like CAT Altgotisch sets text to its width and x-height: a swap would move lines.

Fallback while it loads

Until CAT Altgotisch loads, this sets Arial in its place at 57% of its size, so running text keeps CAT Altgotisch’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.

@font-face {
  font-family: 'CAT Altgotisch Fallback';
  src: local('Arial');
  size-adjust: 57.00%;
  ascent-override: 131.59%;
  descent-override: 43.86%;
  line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}

font-family: 'CAT Altgotisch', 'CAT Altgotisch Fallback', sans-serif;

08 / Questions

Questions about CAT Altgotisch

Answered from its licence, Peter Wiegel and each app’s own font list

Is CAT Altgotisch free for commercial use?

Yes. CAT Altgotisch 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 “Altgotisch”.

How do I download and install CAT Altgotisch?

CAT Altgotisch 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 Altgotisch in Google Docs?

Probably not: the More fonts list in Docs draws on Google Fonts, and CAT Altgotisch 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 Altgotisch have?

CAT Altgotisch 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 Altgotisch?

CAT Altgotisch was designed by CAT-Fonts Peter Wiegel.

What fonts are similar to CAT Altgotisch?

The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Jena Gotisch (95), Kanzler (95) and CAT Engravers (87), out of 100. Next to CAT Altgotisch, Jena Gotisch is 9% narrower, with less stroke contrast and an x-height 10% taller. See all 100 fonts like CAT Altgotisch.