Display · Peter Wiegel
CAT DyFa
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CSSfont-family: 'CAT DyFa', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
CAT DyFa is a free display font by Peter Wiegel, from the designer’s own site. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, CAT DyFa has an x-height shorter than 72%, is of average width and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 61%.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Ketwurst
CAT DyFa on one light table with its two closest fonts, Ketwurst (79 out of 100) and Rubik Lines (72). Ketwurst is 35% narrower and 11% heavier, with an x-height 42% taller; Rubik Lines is 32% lighter and 13% wider, with an x-height 9% taller.
CAT DyFa and Ketwurst laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with CAT DyFaKetwurst…
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 DyFa 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 DyFa 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 DyFa, and can you use it?
- Designer
- 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 “CAT DyFa”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
CAT DyFa 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 DyFa 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 DyFa, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists CAT DyFa under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages.
05 / Measurements
CAT DyFa, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 49.2% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 65.7% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.75lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 54.1% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 45%letter box filled
Where it stands among display faces
Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 72% of display faces
WidthNear the middle of display faces
InkLighter than 61% of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to CAT DyFa
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Ketwurst79x-height 42% taller · 35% narrower · 11% heavier
- Rubik Lines7232% lighter · 13% wider · x-height 9% taller
- Micro 5 Charted72x-height 48% taller · 35% narrower · 10% lighter
- Roubaix Industrielle69x-height 59% taller · 35% wider · 34% lighter
- Honk6810% narrower · 8% heavier
- CAT Arena6219% narrower · 35% lighter · x-height 3% shorter
All 100 fonts similar to CAT DyFa →Compare side by side →Get CAT DyFa on Peter Wiegel
07 / Swap
Swap CAT DyFa without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
None of the fonts that look most like CAT DyFa sets text to its width and x-height: a swap would move lines.
Fallback while it loads
Until CAT DyFa loads, this sets Arial in its place at 103.7% of its size, so running text keeps CAT DyFa’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'CAT DyFa Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 103.72%;
ascent-override: 72.31%;
descent-override: 16.10%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'CAT DyFa', 'CAT DyFa Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about CAT DyFa
Answered from its licence, Peter Wiegel and each app’s own font list
Is CAT DyFa free for commercial use?
Yes. CAT DyFa 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 “CAT DyFa”.
How do I download and install CAT DyFa?
CAT DyFa 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 DyFa in Google Docs?
Probably not: the More fonts list in Docs draws on Google Fonts, and CAT DyFa 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 DyFa have?
CAT DyFa 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 DyFa?
CAT DyFa was designed by Peter Wiegel. Peter Wiegel also made 18th Century, 5by7, 5by7light and 81 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to CAT DyFa?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Ketwurst (79), Rubik Lines (72) and Micro 5 Charted (72), out of 100. Next to CAT DyFa, Ketwurst is 35% narrower and 11% heavier, with an x-height 42% taller. See all 100 fonts like CAT DyFa.