Serif · Peter Wiegel
CAT Linz
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CSSfont-family: 'CAT Linz', serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
CAT Linz is a free serif by Peter Wiegel, from the designer’s own site. Among the 354 serifs on FontKind, CAT Linz has an x-height shorter than 89%, is narrower than 97% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 90%. Its thickest strokes are 2.4 times its thinnest: high stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Luperca
CAT Linz on one light table with its two closest fonts, Luperca (90 out of 100) and Bellefair (75). Luperca is 63% wider and 43% lighter, with an x-height 67% taller; Bellefair is 22% heavier and 7% wider, with an x-height 13% shorter.
CAT Linz and Luperca laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with CAT LinzLuperca…
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 Linz 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 Linz 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 Linz, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Peter Wiegel
- Kind
- Serif
- 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 Linz”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
CAT Linz 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 Linz 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 Linz, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists CAT Linz under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages.
05 / Measurements
CAT Linz, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 41.9% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 58.8% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.71lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 38.0% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 33%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 2.38 : 1high stroke contrast
Where it stands among serifs
Ranked against all 354 serifs on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 89% of serifs
WidthNarrower than 97% of serifs
InkLighter than 90% of serifs
ContrastMore contrast than 65% of serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to CAT Linz
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Luperca90x-height 67% taller · 63% wider · 43% lighter
- Bellefair75x-height 13% shorter · 22% heavier · 7% wider
- Bona Nova SC6629% wider · 25% heavier · x-height 5% taller
- Forum6419% wider · less stroke contrast
- Erode6223% wider · x-height 7% taller · less stroke contrast
- OSerif6053% wider · x-height 49% taller · less stroke contrast
All 100 fonts similar to CAT Linz →Compare side by side →Get CAT Linz on Peter Wiegel
07 / Swap
Swap CAT Linz without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
None of the fonts that look most like CAT Linz sets text to its width and x-height: a swap would move lines.
Fallback while it loads
Until CAT Linz loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 86.8% of its size, so running text keeps CAT Linz’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'CAT Linz Fallback';
src: local('Times New Roman');
size-adjust: 86.79%;
ascent-override: 85.01%;
descent-override: 24.70%;
line-gap-override: 2.42%;
}
font-family: 'CAT Linz', 'CAT Linz Fallback', serif;08 / Questions
Questions about CAT Linz
Answered from its licence, Peter Wiegel and each app’s own font list
Is CAT Linz free for commercial use?
Yes. CAT Linz 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 Linz”.
How do I download and install CAT Linz?
CAT Linz 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 Linz in Google Docs?
Probably not: the More fonts list in Docs draws on Google Fonts, and CAT Linz 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 Linz have?
CAT Linz 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 Linz?
CAT Linz was designed by Peter Wiegel. Peter Wiegel also made 18th Century, 5by7, 5by7light and 81 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to CAT Linz?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Luperca (90), Bellefair (75) and Bona Nova SC (66), out of 100. Next to CAT Linz, Luperca is 63% wider and 43% lighter, with an x-height 67% taller. See all 100 fonts like CAT Linz.