Sans serif · Peter Wiegel
CAT Neuzeit
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CSSfont-family: 'CAT Neuzeit', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
CAT Neuzeit is a free sans serif by Peter Wiegel, from the designer’s own site. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, CAT Neuzeit has an average x-height, is of average width and, at its regular weight, is darker than 92%. Its thickest strokes are 1.3 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Cal Sans
CAT Neuzeit on one light table with its two closest fonts, Cal Sans (83 out of 100) and Liga Sans (81). Cal Sans has less stroke contrast and an x-height 4% taller; Liga Sans has less stroke contrast.
CAT Neuzeit and Cal Sans laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with CAT NeuzeitCal Sans…
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 Neuzeit 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 Neuzeit 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 Neuzeit, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Peter Wiegel
- Kind
- Sans 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 Neuzeit”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
CAT Neuzeit 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 Neuzeit 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 Neuzeit, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists CAT Neuzeit under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages.
05 / Measurements
CAT Neuzeit, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 50.0% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 72.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.69lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 51.3% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 61%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.35 : 1moderate stroke contrast
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightNear the middle of sans serifs
WidthNear the middle of sans serifs
InkDarker than 92% of sans serifs
ContrastMore contrast than 83% of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to CAT Neuzeit
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Cal Sans83less stroke contrast · x-height 4% taller
- Liga Sans81less stroke contrast
- Perun815% wider · more stroke contrast
- Fehmarn Belt80x-height 40% taller · 22% wider · less stroke contrast
- Alatsi794% narrower
- Momo Trust Display7315% wider · x-height 14% taller · less stroke contrast
All 100 fonts similar to CAT Neuzeit →Compare side by side →Get CAT Neuzeit on Peter Wiegel
07 / Swap
Swap CAT Neuzeit without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Perun81text 2.6% wider · same x-height
- Secular One68text 2.3% wider · x-height 4.6% taller
- Zamero Sans65text 1.1% wider · same x-height
- TASA Orbiter62text 1.2% narrower · same x-height
- TASA Explorer60text 1.4% narrower · same x-height
- Geologica60text 2.6% wider · x-height 1.0% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until CAT Neuzeit loads, this sets Arial in its place at 106.2% of its size, so running text keeps CAT Neuzeit’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'CAT Neuzeit Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 106.20%;
ascent-override: 92.37%;
descent-override: 22.69%;
line-gap-override: 2.64%;
}
font-family: 'CAT Neuzeit', 'CAT Neuzeit Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about CAT Neuzeit
Answered from its licence, Peter Wiegel and each app’s own font list
Is CAT Neuzeit free for commercial use?
Yes. CAT Neuzeit 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 Neuzeit”.
How do I download and install CAT Neuzeit?
CAT Neuzeit 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 Neuzeit in Google Docs?
Probably not: the More fonts list in Docs draws on Google Fonts, and CAT Neuzeit 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 Neuzeit have?
CAT Neuzeit 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 Neuzeit?
CAT Neuzeit was designed by Peter Wiegel. Peter Wiegel also made 18th Century, 5by7, 5by7light and 81 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to CAT Neuzeit?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Cal Sans (83), Liga Sans (81) and Perun (81), out of 100. Next to CAT Neuzeit, Cal Sans has less stroke contrast and an x-height 4% taller. See all 100 fonts like CAT Neuzeit.