Handwriting · Peter Wiegel
CAT Kakographie
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CSSfont-family: 'CAT Kakographie', cursive; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
CAT Kakographie is a free handwriting font by Peter Wiegel, from the designer’s own site. Among the 331 handwriting faces on FontKind, CAT Kakographie has an average x-height, is of average width and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 65%. Its thickest strokes are 1.4 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Patrick Hand SC
CAT Kakographie on one light table with its two closest fonts, Patrick Hand SC (77 out of 100) and Handlee (73). Patrick Hand SC is 8% lighter, with an x-height 12% taller and less stroke contrast; Handlee is 5% wider, with an x-height 20% taller and more stroke contrast.
CAT Kakographie and Patrick Hand SC laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with CAT KakographiePatrick Hand SC…
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 Kakographie 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 Kakographie 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 Kakographie, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Peter Wiegel
- Kind
- Handwriting
- 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 Kakografie”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
CAT Kakographie 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 Kakographie 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 Kakographie, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists CAT Kakographie under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages.
05 / Measurements
CAT Kakographie, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 41.1% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 75.7% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.54lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 41.1% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 40%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.36 : 1moderate stroke contrast
Where it stands among handwriting faces
Ranked against all 331 handwriting faces on FontKind
x-heightNear the middle of handwriting faces
WidthNear the middle of handwriting faces
InkLighter than 65% of handwriting faces
ContrastMore contrast than 62% of handwriting faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to CAT Kakographie
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Patrick Hand SC77x-height 12% taller · less stroke contrast · 8% lighter
- Handlee73x-height 20% taller · more stroke contrast · 5% wider
- Coming Soon73x-height 33% taller · 23% wider · 24% lighter
- Berner Basisschrift7025% lighter · 11% narrower · x-height 8% taller
- Cause67x-height 23% taller · 23% wider · 12% lighter
- First Time Writing!67x-height 30% taller · 58% lighter · 9% wider
All 100 fonts similar to CAT Kakographie →Compare side by side →Get CAT Kakographie on Peter Wiegel
07 / Swap
Swap CAT Kakographie without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
Fallback while it loads
Until CAT Kakographie loads, this sets Arial in its place at 93.8% of its size, so running text keeps CAT Kakographie’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'CAT Kakographie Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 93.82%;
ascent-override: 101.47%;
descent-override: 29.63%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'CAT Kakographie', 'CAT Kakographie Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about CAT Kakographie
Answered from its licence, Peter Wiegel and each app’s own font list
Is CAT Kakographie free for commercial use?
Yes. CAT Kakographie 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 Kakografie”.
How do I download and install CAT Kakographie?
CAT Kakographie 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 Kakographie in Google Docs?
Probably not: the More fonts list in Docs draws on Google Fonts, and CAT Kakographie 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 Kakographie have?
CAT Kakographie 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 Kakographie?
CAT Kakographie was designed by Peter Wiegel. Peter Wiegel also made 18th Century, 5by7, 5by7light and 81 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to CAT Kakographie?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Patrick Hand SC (77), Handlee (73) and Coming Soon (73), out of 100. Next to CAT Kakographie, Patrick Hand SC is 8% lighter, with an x-height 12% taller and less stroke contrast. See all 100 fonts like CAT Kakographie.