Serif · Peter Wiegel
Germanica
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CSSfont-family: 'Germanica', serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Germanica is a free serif by Peter Wiegel, from the designer’s own site. Among the 354 serifs on FontKind, Germanica has an average x-height, is narrower than 98% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 64%. Its thickest strokes are 0.8 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of CAT Childs
Germanica on one light table with its two closest fonts, CAT Childs (81 out of 100) and Augsburger Schrift CAT (74). CAT Childs is 23% wider, with an x-height 9% taller and less stroke contrast; Augsburger Schrift CAT is 8% wider and 13% heavier, with more stroke contrast.
Germanica and CAT Childs laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with GermanicaCAT Childs…
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 Germanica 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
Germanica 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 Germanica, 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 “Germanica”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Germanica 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 Germanica 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 Germanica, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Germanica under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages.
05 / Measurements
Germanica, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 47.2% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 70.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.67lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 36.0% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 43%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 0.83 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among serifs
Ranked against all 354 serifs on FontKind
x-heightNear the middle of serifs
WidthNarrower than 98% of serifs
InkDarker than 64% of serifs
ContrastMore even than 99% of serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Germanica
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- CAT Childs8123% wider · x-height 9% taller · less stroke contrast
- Augsburger Schrift CAT74more stroke contrast · 8% wider · 13% heavier
- Almendra SC7240% wider · more stroke contrast · x-height 12% taller
- CAT Eckmann6939% heavier · 4% wider · x-height 4% taller
- Almendra6931% wider · more stroke contrast · 14% lighter
- CAT Constantia6631% wider · 46% heavier · more stroke contrast
All 100 fonts similar to Germanica →Compare side by side →Get Germanica on Peter Wiegel
07 / Swap
Swap Germanica without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- CAT Eckmann69text 1.9% wider · x-height 3.8% taller
- Smythe49text 2.5% narrower · same x-height
- Berolina48same text width · x-height 0.8% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until Germanica loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 78.3% of its size, so running text keeps Germanica’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Germanica Fallback';
src: local('Times New Roman');
size-adjust: 78.32%;
ascent-override: 95.77%;
descent-override: 31.92%;
line-gap-override: 1.15%;
}
font-family: 'Germanica', 'Germanica Fallback', serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Germanica
Answered from its licence, Peter Wiegel and each app’s own font list
Is Germanica free for commercial use?
Yes. Germanica 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 “Germanica”.
How do I download and install Germanica?
Germanica 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 Germanica in Google Docs?
Probably not: the More fonts list in Docs draws on Google Fonts, and Germanica 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 Germanica have?
Germanica 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 Germanica?
Germanica was designed by Peter Wiegel. Peter Wiegel also made 18th Century, 5by7, 5by7light and 81 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Germanica?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are CAT Childs (81), Augsburger Schrift CAT (74) and Almendra SC (72), out of 100. Next to Germanica, CAT Childs is 23% wider, with an x-height 9% taller and less stroke contrast. See all 100 fonts like Germanica.