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CAT Eckmann
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CSSfont-family: 'CAT Eckmann', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
CAT Eckmann is a free display font by Peter Wiegel - CAT-Fonts Germany, from Peter Wiegel. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, CAT Eckmann has an x-height shorter than 73%, is narrower than 90% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 70%. Its thickest strokes are 0.9 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of CAT Walzhari
CAT Eckmann on one light table with its two closest fonts, CAT Walzhari (87 out of 100) and CAT Hohenzollern (77). CAT Walzhari is 18% wider and 14% lighter, with an x-height 6% shorter; CAT Hohenzollern is 8% lighter, with an x-height 16% taller.
CAT Eckmann and CAT Walzhari laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with CAT EckmannCAT Walzhari…
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 Eckmann 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 Eckmann 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 Eckmann, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Peter Wiegel - CAT-Fonts Germany
- 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 “CAT-Eckmann”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
CAT Eckmann 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 Eckmann 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 Eckmann, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists CAT Eckmann under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages.
05 / Measurements
CAT Eckmann, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 49.0% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 69.4% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.71lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 37.5% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 60%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 0.93 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among display faces
Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 73% of display faces
WidthNarrower than 90% of display faces
InkDarker than 70% of display faces
ContrastMore even than 90% of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to CAT Eckmann
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- CAT Walzhari8718% wider · 14% lighter · x-height 6% shorter
- CAT Hohenzollern77x-height 16% taller · 8% lighter
- Kuenstler Gotisch7717% wider · more stroke contrast · x-height 11% taller
- CAT Schmalfette Thannhaeuser75x-height 19% taller · 4% wider · more stroke contrast
- CAT Professor Krause Fraktur72more stroke contrast · x-height 5% taller · 8% lighter
- Goeschen Fraktur71x-height 18% taller · 22% lighter · 9% wider
All 100 fonts similar to CAT Eckmann →Compare side by side →Get CAT Eckmann on Peter Wiegel
07 / Swap
Swap CAT Eckmann without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
Fallback while it loads
Until CAT Eckmann loads, this sets Arial in its place at 72.3% of its size, so running text keeps CAT Eckmann’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'CAT Eckmann Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 72.31%;
ascent-override: 103.72%;
descent-override: 34.57%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'CAT Eckmann', 'CAT Eckmann Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about CAT Eckmann
Answered from its licence, Peter Wiegel and each app’s own font list
Is CAT Eckmann free for commercial use?
Yes. CAT Eckmann 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-Eckmann”.
How do I download and install CAT Eckmann?
CAT Eckmann 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 Eckmann in Google Docs?
Probably not: the More fonts list in Docs draws on Google Fonts, and CAT Eckmann 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 Eckmann have?
CAT Eckmann 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 Eckmann?
CAT Eckmann was designed by Peter Wiegel - CAT-Fonts Germany. Peter Wiegel - CAT-Fonts Germany also made Aeronef, Baltic, Fehmarn Belt and one more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to CAT Eckmann?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are CAT Walzhari (87), CAT Hohenzollern (77) and Kuenstler Gotisch (77), out of 100. Next to CAT Eckmann, CAT Walzhari is 18% wider and 14% lighter, with an x-height 6% shorter. See all 100 fonts like CAT Eckmann.