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Hentimps Circlet

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

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

Hentimps Circlet is a free display font by Peter Wiegel, from the designer’s own site. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Hentimps Circlet has an x-height shorter than 73%, is narrower than 79% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 64%. Its thickest strokes are 1.8 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.

Compare with Kanzleyrath →Compare with another font

01 / Light table

Laid on top of Kanzleyrath

Hentimps Circlet on one light table with its two closest fonts, Kanzleyrath (94 out of 100) and CAT Liebing Gotisch (87). Kanzleyrath is 13% narrower, with less stroke contrast and an x-height 5% shorter; CAT Liebing Gotisch has less stroke contrast and an x-height 3% shorter.

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Hentimps Circlet and Kanzleyrath laid on top of each other.

Ink shared with Hentimps CircletKanzleyrath…

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 Hentimps Circlet 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

Hentimps Circlet 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 Hentimps Circlet, and can you use it?

Designer
Peter Wiegel
Kind
Display
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 “Hentimps Circlet”: the licence reserves the name.
Sharing the files
Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.

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

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

How each app gets its fonts →

Get Hentimps Circlet on Peter Wiegel

05 / Measurements

Hentimps Circlet, measured

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

Hxgp in Hentimps Circlet. Lines at the measured heights, as a share of the em · The parts of a letter, named
x-height
48.9% of the emlowercase x
Cap height
74.0% of the emcapitals
x / cap
0.66lowercase against capitals
Width
42.7% of the emaverage lowercase
Ink
44%letter box filled
Contrast
1.80 : 1moderate stroke contrast

How we measure →

Where it stands among display faces

Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind

  • x-heightSmaller than 73% of display faces

  • WidthNarrower than 79% of display faces

  • InkLighter than 64% of display faces

  • ContrastMore contrast than 72% of display faces

06 / Similar fonts

Fonts similar to Hentimps Circlet

Matched letter by letter · its own family apart

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

07 / Swap

Swap Hentimps Circlet without a jump

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

Fallback while it loads

Until Hentimps Circlet loads, this sets Arial in its place at 86.6% of its size, so running text keeps Hentimps Circlet’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.

@font-face {
  font-family: 'Hentimps Circlet Fallback';
  src: local('Arial');
  size-adjust: 86.64%;
  ascent-override: 86.57%;
  descent-override: 28.86%;
  line-gap-override: 1.04%;
}

font-family: 'Hentimps Circlet', 'Hentimps Circlet Fallback', sans-serif;

08 / Questions

Questions about Hentimps Circlet

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

Is Hentimps Circlet free for commercial use?

Yes. Hentimps Circlet 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 “Hentimps Circlet”.

How do I download and install Hentimps Circlet?

Hentimps Circlet 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 Hentimps Circlet in Google Docs?

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

Hentimps Circlet 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 Hentimps Circlet?

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

What fonts are similar to Hentimps Circlet?

The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Kanzleyrath (94), CAT Liebing Gotisch (87) and Kanzler (83), out of 100. Next to Hentimps Circlet, Kanzleyrath is 13% narrower, with less stroke contrast and an x-height 5% shorter. See all 100 fonts like Hentimps Circlet.