Display · Peter Wiegel
Erikas Farbband
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CSSfont-family: 'Erikas Farbband', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Erikas Farbband is a free display font by Peter Wiegel, from the designer’s own site. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Erikas Farbband has an x-height shorter than 86%, is of average width and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 76%.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of ErikasBuero
Erikas Farbband on one light table with its two closest fonts, ErikasBuero (100 out of 100) and Special Elite (71). ErikasBuero is 7% heavier; Special Elite is 16% heavier and 7% wider, with an x-height 4% taller.
Erikas Farbband and ErikasBuero laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Erikas FarbbandErikasBuero…
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 Erikas Farbband 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 / Weights
Erikas Farbband in 2 weights
2 weights, 400–700
- 400 Regular
- 700 Bold
04 / Facts
Who made Erikas Farbband, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Peter Wiegel
- Kind
- Display
- Styles
- 2 weights, 400–700
- 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 “Flubby”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Erikas Farbband 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 Erikas Farbband 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 Erikas Farbband, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Erikas Farbband under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages.
05 / Measurements
Erikas Farbband, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 46.1% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 62.4% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.74lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 53.7% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 38%letter box filled
Where it stands among display faces
Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 86% of display faces
WidthNear the middle of display faces
InkLighter than 76% of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Erikas Farbband
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- ErikasBuero1007% heavier
- Special Elite7116% heavier · 7% wider · x-height 4% taller
- Love Ya Like A Sister61x-height 15% taller · 5% narrower · 10% heavier
- Tagesschrift5945% heavier · x-height 9% taller
- Flavors57x-height 49% taller · 13% narrower · 17% heavier
- Fredericka the Great568% narrower · x-height 8% taller · 8% lighter
All 100 fonts similar to Erikas Farbband →Compare side by side →Get Erikas Farbband on Peter Wiegel
07 / Swap
Swap Erikas Farbband without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- ErikasBuero100same text width · x-height 2.2% shorter
- Special Elite71text 1.5% narrower · x-height 4.4% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until Erikas Farbband loads, this sets Arial in its place at 120.2% of its size, so running text keeps Erikas Farbband’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Erikas Farbband Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 120.21%;
ascent-override: 62.39%;
descent-override: 20.80%;
line-gap-override: 0.75%;
}
font-family: 'Erikas Farbband', 'Erikas Farbband Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Erikas Farbband
Answered from its licence, Peter Wiegel and each app’s own font list
Is Erikas Farbband free for commercial use?
Yes. Erikas Farbband 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 “Flubby”.
How do I download and install Erikas Farbband?
Erikas Farbband 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 Erikas Farbband in Google Docs?
Probably not: the More fonts list in Docs draws on Google Fonts, and Erikas Farbband 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 Erikas Farbband have?
Erikas Farbband comes in two weights: Regular (400) and Bold (700).
Who designed Erikas Farbband?
Erikas Farbband was designed by Peter Wiegel. Peter Wiegel also made 18th Century, 5by7, 5by7light and 81 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Erikas Farbband?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are ErikasBuero (100), Special Elite (71) and Love Ya Like A Sister (61), out of 100. Next to Erikas Farbband, ErikasBuero is 7% heavier. See all 100 fonts like Erikas Farbband.