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Kabinett Fraktur
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CSSfont-family: 'Kabinett Fraktur', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Kabinett Fraktur is a free display font by Peter Wiegel nach Unger, from Peter Wiegel. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Kabinett Fraktur has an x-height shorter than 90%, is narrower than 89% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 63%. Its thickest strokes are 1.0 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of UnifrakturMaguntia
Kabinett Fraktur on one light table with its two closest fonts, UnifrakturMaguntia (94 out of 100) and Klaber Fraktur (94). UnifrakturMaguntia is 9% wider, with an x-height 18% taller and more stroke contrast; Klaber Fraktur is 13% narrower and 18% heavier, with an x-height 17% taller.
Kabinett Fraktur and UnifrakturMaguntia laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Kabinett FrakturUnifrakturMaguntia…
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 Kabinett Fraktur 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.
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- ?
- !
- @
- %
- (
- )
03 / Weights
Kabinett Fraktur in 2 weights
2 weights, 400–700
- 400 Regular
- 700 Bold
04 / Facts
Who made Kabinett Fraktur, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Peter Wiegel nach Unger
- Kind
- Display
- Styles
- 2 weights, 400–700
- 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 “KabinettFraktur”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Kabinett Fraktur 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 Kabinett Fraktur 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 Kabinett Fraktur, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Kabinett Fraktur under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages.
05 / Measurements
Kabinett Fraktur, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 44.2% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 71.1% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.62lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 38.2% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 44%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.04 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among display faces
Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 90% of display faces
WidthNarrower than 89% of display faces
InkLighter than 63% of display faces
ContrastMore even than 78% of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Kabinett Fraktur
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- UnifrakturMaguntia94x-height 18% taller · more stroke contrast · 9% wider
- Klaber Fraktur94x-height 17% taller · 13% narrower · 18% heavier
- Des Malers Fraktur94x-height 16% taller · 23% heavier · 10% narrower
- CAT Zentenaer Fraktur UNZ192x-height 17% taller · 8% narrower · 7% lighter
- Fette UNZ Fraktur8824% wider · x-height 21% taller · 35% heavier
- Kanzleyrath76x-height 5% taller
All 100 fonts similar to Kabinett Fraktur →Compare side by side →Get Kabinett Fraktur on Peter Wiegel
07 / Swap
Swap Kabinett Fraktur without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Manufacturing Consent70text 0.6% wider · x-height 1.8% shorter
- Grenze Gotisch22text 2.0% wider · x-height 3.4% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until Kabinett Fraktur loads, this sets Arial in its place at 77.9% of its size, so running text keeps Kabinett Fraktur’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Kabinett Fraktur Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 77.90%;
ascent-override: 96.27%;
descent-override: 32.09%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Kabinett Fraktur', 'Kabinett Fraktur Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Kabinett Fraktur
Answered from its licence, Peter Wiegel and each app’s own font list
Is Kabinett Fraktur free for commercial use?
Yes. Kabinett Fraktur 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 “KabinettFraktur”.
How do I download and install Kabinett Fraktur?
Kabinett Fraktur 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 Kabinett Fraktur in Google Docs?
Probably not: the More fonts list in Docs draws on Google Fonts, and Kabinett Fraktur 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 Kabinett Fraktur have?
Kabinett Fraktur comes in two weights: Regular (400) and Bold (700).
Who designed Kabinett Fraktur?
Kabinett Fraktur was designed by Peter Wiegel nach Unger.
What fonts are similar to Kabinett Fraktur?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are UnifrakturMaguntia (94), Klaber Fraktur (94) and Des Malers Fraktur (94), out of 100. Next to Kabinett Fraktur, UnifrakturMaguntia is 9% wider, with an x-height 18% taller and more stroke contrast. See all 100 fonts like Kabinett Fraktur.