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Indira K
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CSSfont-family: 'Indira K', serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Indira K is a free serif by CAT-Fonts, from Peter Wiegel. Among the 354 serifs on FontKind, Indira K has an x-height shorter than 86%, is of average width and, at its regular weight, is darker than 88%. Its thickest strokes are 2.7 times its thinnest: high stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Cooper*
Indira K on one light table with its two closest fonts, Cooper* (82 out of 100) and Sorts Mill Goudy (81). Cooper* is 11% narrower and 19% lighter, with less stroke contrast; Sorts Mill Goudy is 25% lighter and 4% narrower.
Indira K and Cooper* laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Indira KCooper*…
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 Indira K 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
Indira K 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 Indira K, and can you use it?
- Designer
- CAT-Fonts
- Kind
- 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 “Indira K”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Indira K 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 Indira K 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 Indira K, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Indira K under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages.
05 / Measurements
Indira K, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 42.4% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 70.2% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.60lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 51.2% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 49%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 2.71 : 1high stroke contrast
Where it stands among serifs
Ranked against all 354 serifs on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 86% of serifs
WidthNear the middle of serifs
InkDarker than 88% of serifs
ContrastMore contrast than 74% of serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Indira K
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Cooper*8211% narrower · 19% lighter · less stroke contrast
- Sorts Mill Goudy8125% lighter · 4% narrower
- EB Garamond8015% narrower · 18% lighter · x-height 4% shorter
- ET Book7611% narrower · 12% lighter
- Ovo7423% lighter · x-height 8% taller · less stroke contrast
- Stoke7224% wider · x-height 18% taller · less stroke contrast
All 100 fonts similar to Indira K →Compare side by side →Get Indira K on Peter Wiegel
07 / Swap
Swap Indira K without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Jacques Francois71text 0.9% wider · x-height 2.1% taller
- Półtawski Nowy52text 1.2% narrower · x-height 4.3% taller
- Baskervville50text 2.6% narrower · x-height 2.8% taller
- Baskervville SC44text 2.6% narrower · x-height 2.8% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until Indira K loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 112.8% of its size, so running text keeps Indira K’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Indira K Fallback';
src: local('Times New Roman');
size-adjust: 112.84%;
ascent-override: 66.46%;
descent-override: 22.15%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Indira K', 'Indira K Fallback', serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Indira K
Answered from its licence, Peter Wiegel and each app’s own font list
Is Indira K free for commercial use?
Yes. Indira K 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 “Indira K”.
How do I download and install Indira K?
Indira K 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 Indira K in Google Docs?
Probably not: the More fonts list in Docs draws on Google Fonts, and Indira K 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 Indira K have?
Indira K 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 Indira K?
Indira K was designed by CAT-Fonts.
What fonts are similar to Indira K?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Cooper* (82), Sorts Mill Goudy (81) and EB Garamond (80), out of 100. Next to Indira K, Cooper* is 11% narrower and 19% lighter, with less stroke contrast. See all 100 fonts like Indira K.