Serif · Peter Wiegel

Gaeilge

Q: Is Gaeilge free for commercial use?

Yes. Gaeilge 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 “Gaeilge”.

Q: How do I download and install Gaeilge?

Gaeilge 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.

Your words – they follow you round the site

Case

Size72 px

Weight400 RegularThe only weight it comes in

Letter spacing0 em

Line height1.10

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CSSfont-family: 'Gaeilge', serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;

Gaeilge is a free serif by Peter Wiegel, from the designer’s own site. Among the 354 serifs on FontKind, Gaeilge has an x-height shorter than 82%, is of average width and, at its regular weight, is darker than 75%. Its thickest strokes are 2.1 times its thinnest: high stroke contrast.

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01 / Light table

Laid on top of Philosopher

Gaeilge on one light table with its two closest fonts, Philosopher (58 out of 100) and Sprat (55). Philosopher is 6% narrower and 12% lighter, with an x-height 8% taller; Sprat is 21% wider, with more stroke contrast and an x-height 15% taller.

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Ink shared with GaeilgePhilosopher…

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 Gaeilge alphabet

Capitals, lowercase, figures and signs · weight 400

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03 / Sizes

Gaeilge 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 Gaeilge, and can you use it?

Designer: Peter Wiegel
Kind: Serif
Styles: 1 weight (400)
From: Peter Wiegel
Character sets: latin
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 “Gaeilge”: the licence reserves the name.
Sharing the files: Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.

Gaeilge 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 Gaeilge 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 Gaeilge, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
Cricut: Once installed. Design Space lists Gaeilge under System. Fonts for Cricut →

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

How each app gets its fonts →

Get Gaeilge on Peter Wiegel

05 / Measurements

Gaeilge, measured

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

Hxgp in Gaeilge. Lines at the measured heights, as a share of the em · The parts of a letter, named

x-height: 43.4% of the emlowercase x
Cap height: 70.0% of the emcapitals
x / cap: 0.62lowercase against capitals
Width: 51.1% of the emaverage lowercase
Ink: 45%letter box filled
Contrast: 2.12 : 1high stroke contrast

How we measure →

Where it stands among serifs

Ranked against all 354 serifs on FontKind

x-heightSmaller than 82% of serifs
WidthNear the middle of serifs
InkDarker than 75% of serifs
ContrastNear the middle of serifs

06 / Similar fonts

Fonts similar to Gaeilge

Matched letter by letter · its own family apart

All 100 fonts similar to Gaeilge →Compare side by side →Get Gaeilge on Peter Wiegel

07 / Swap

Swap Gaeilge without a jump

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

Fallback while it loads

Until Gaeilge loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 112.8% of its size, so running text keeps Gaeilge’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.

@font-face {
  font-family: 'Gaeilge Fallback';
  src: local('Times New Roman');
  size-adjust: 112.82%;
  ascent-override: 66.48%;
  descent-override: 22.16%;
  line-gap-override: 0.80%;
}

font-family: 'Gaeilge', 'Gaeilge Fallback', serif;

08 / Questions

Questions about Gaeilge

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

Is Gaeilge free for commercial use?

Yes. Gaeilge 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 “Gaeilge”.

How do I download and install Gaeilge?

Gaeilge 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 Gaeilge in Google Docs?

Probably not: the More fonts list in Docs draws on Google Fonts, and Gaeilge 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 Gaeilge have?

Gaeilge 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 Gaeilge?

Gaeilge was designed by Peter Wiegel. Peter Wiegel also made 18th Century, 5by7, 5by7light and 81 more on FontKind.

What fonts are similar to Gaeilge?

The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Philosopher (58), Sprat (55) and Gloock (54), out of 100. Next to Gaeilge, Philosopher is 6% narrower and 12% lighter, with an x-height 8% taller. See all 100 fonts like Gaeilge.