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Kanzleyrath

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

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

Kanzleyrath is a free display font by Peter Wiegel, from the designer’s own site. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Kanzleyrath has an x-height shorter than 86%, is narrower than 90% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 65%. Its thickest strokes are 1.0 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.

Compare with Hentimps Circlet →Compare with another font

01 / Light table

Laid on top of Hentimps Circlet

Kanzleyrath on one light table with its two closest fonts, Hentimps Circlet (94 out of 100) and Kanzler (86). Hentimps Circlet is 14% wider, with more stroke contrast and an x-height 5% taller; Kanzler is 25% narrower, with an x-height 8% shorter and less stroke contrast.

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Kanzleyrath and Hentimps Circlet laid on top of each other.

Ink shared with KanzleyrathHentimps Circlet…

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.

Open in the compare tool →

02 / Letters

The Kanzleyrath 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

Kanzleyrath 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 Kanzleyrath, 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 “Kanzleyrath”: the licence reserves the name.
Sharing the files
Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.

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

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

How each app gets its fonts →

Get Kanzleyrath on Peter Wiegel

05 / Measurements

Kanzleyrath, measured

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

Hxgp in Kanzleyrath. Lines at the measured heights, as a share of the em · The parts of a letter, named
x-height
46.5% of the emlowercase x
Cap height
73.5% of the emcapitals
x / cap
0.63lowercase against capitals
Width
37.4% of the emaverage lowercase
Ink
43%letter box filled
Contrast
0.97 : 1nearly even strokes

How we measure →

Where it stands among display faces

Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind

  • x-heightSmaller than 86% of display faces

  • WidthNarrower than 90% of display faces

  • InkLighter than 65% of display faces

  • ContrastMore even than 89% of display faces

06 / Similar fonts

Fonts similar to Kanzleyrath

Matched letter by letter · its own family apart

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

07 / Swap

Swap Kanzleyrath without a jump

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

Fallback while it loads

Until Kanzleyrath loads, this sets Arial in its place at 75.8% of its size, so running text keeps Kanzleyrath’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.

@font-face {
  font-family: 'Kanzleyrath Fallback';
  src: local('Arial');
  size-adjust: 75.78%;
  ascent-override: 98.97%;
  descent-override: 32.99%;
  line-gap-override: 1.19%;
}

font-family: 'Kanzleyrath', 'Kanzleyrath Fallback', sans-serif;

08 / Questions

Questions about Kanzleyrath

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

Is Kanzleyrath free for commercial use?

Yes. Kanzleyrath 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 “Kanzleyrath”.

How do I download and install Kanzleyrath?

Kanzleyrath 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 Kanzleyrath in Google Docs?

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

Kanzleyrath 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 Kanzleyrath?

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

What fonts are similar to Kanzleyrath?

The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Hentimps Circlet (94), Kanzler (86) and CAT Liebing Gotisch (85), out of 100. Next to Kanzleyrath, Hentimps Circlet is 14% wider, with more stroke contrast and an x-height 5% taller. See all 100 fonts like Kanzleyrath.