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Sans serif · CAT-Fonts P. Wiegel

DIN 1451-4H

Case
72 px
Weight400 RegularThe only weight it comes in
0 em
1.10

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CSSfont-family: 'DIN 1451-4H', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;

DIN 1451-4H is a free sans serif by CAT-Fonts P. Wiegel, from Peter Wiegel. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, DIN 1451-4H has an average x-height, is narrower than 66% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 82%. Its thickest strokes are 1.0 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.

Compare with Alte DIN 1451 Mittelschrift →Compare with another font

01 / Light table

Laid on top of Alte DIN 1451 Mittelschrift

DIN 1451-4H on one light table with its two closest fonts, Alte DIN 1451 Mittelschrift (91 out of 100) and Do Hyeon (82). Alte DIN 1451 Mittelschrift has nearly identical proportions; Do Hyeon is 17% heavier and 5% narrower.

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DIN 1451-4H and Alte DIN 1451 Mittelschrift laid on top of each other.

Ink shared with DIN 1451-4HAlte DIN 1451 Mittelschrift…

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.

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02 / Letters

The DIN 1451-4H 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

DIN 1451-4H 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 DIN 1451-4H, and can you use it?

Designer
CAT-Fonts P. 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 “DIN1451_4H 08.87”: the licence reserves the name.
Sharing the files
Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.

DIN 1451-4H is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. This is a plain summary, not legal advice: the licence itself decides.

What each licence allows →

Read the licence

Its licence file, kept with our copy of its web fonts

Already in your apps?

Google Docs
Not verified. Docs adds Google Fonts, and DIN 1451-4H 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 DIN 1451-4H, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
Cricut
Once installed. Design Space lists DIN 1451-4H under System. Fonts for Cricut →

From each app’s own font list or help pages.

How each app gets its fonts →

Get DIN 1451-4H on Peter Wiegel

05 / Measurements

DIN 1451-4H, measured

Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style

Hxgp in DIN 1451-4H. Lines at the measured heights, as a share of the em · The parts of a letter, named
x-height
50.0% of the emlowercase x
Cap height
70.0% of the emcapitals
x / cap
0.71lowercase against capitals
Width
48.1% of the emaverage lowercase
Ink
50%letter box filled
Contrast
1.00 : 1nearly even strokes

How we measure →

Where it stands among sans serifs

Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind

  • x-heightNear the middle of sans serifs

  • WidthNarrower than 66% of sans serifs

  • InkDarker than 82% of sans serifs

  • ContrastMore even than 89% of sans serifs

06 / Similar fonts

Fonts similar to DIN 1451-4H

Matched letter by letter · its own family apart

All 100 fonts similar to DIN 1451-4H →Compare side by side →Get DIN 1451-4H on Peter Wiegel

07 / Swap

Swap DIN 1451-4H without a jump

Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%

Fallback while it loads

Until DIN 1451-4H loads, this sets Arial in its place at 102.8% of its size, so running text keeps DIN 1451-4H’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.

@font-face {
  font-family: 'DIN 1451-4H Fallback';
  src: local('Arial');
  size-adjust: 102.80%;
  ascent-override: 72.96%;
  descent-override: 24.32%;
  line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}

font-family: 'DIN 1451-4H', 'DIN 1451-4H Fallback', sans-serif;

08 / Questions

Questions about DIN 1451-4H

Answered from its licence, Peter Wiegel and each app’s own font list

Is DIN 1451-4H free for commercial use?

Yes. DIN 1451-4H 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 “DIN1451_4H 08.87”.

How do I download and install DIN 1451-4H?

DIN 1451-4H 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 DIN 1451-4H in Google Docs?

Probably not: the More fonts list in Docs draws on Google Fonts, and DIN 1451-4H 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 DIN 1451-4H have?

DIN 1451-4H 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 DIN 1451-4H?

DIN 1451-4H was designed by CAT-Fonts P. Wiegel.

What fonts are similar to DIN 1451-4H?

The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Alte DIN 1451 Mittelschrift (91), Do Hyeon (82) and Aeronef (78), out of 100. Next to DIN 1451-4H, Alte DIN 1451 Mittelschrift has nearly identical proportions. See all 100 fonts like DIN 1451-4H.