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Ketwurst
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CSSfont-family: 'Ketwurst', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Ketwurst is a free display font by Peter Wiegel - CAT-Fonts Germany, from Peter Wiegel. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Ketwurst has an x-height taller than 87%, is narrower than 93% and, at its regular weight, is of average darkness.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Smokum
Ketwurst on one light table with its two closest fonts, Smokum (81 out of 100) and CAT DyFa (79). Smokum is 7% wider and 11% heavier, with an x-height 28% shorter; CAT DyFa is 53% wider and 10% lighter, with an x-height 30% shorter.
Ketwurst and Smokum laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with KetwurstSmokum…
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 Ketwurst 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.
- a
- b
- c
- d
- e
- f
- g
- h
- i
- j
- k
- l
- m
- n
- o
- p
- q
- r
- s
- t
- u
- v
- w
- x
- y
- z
- &
- ?
- !
- @
- %
- (
- )
03 / Sizes
Ketwurst 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 Ketwurst, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Peter Wiegel - CAT-Fonts Germany
- 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 “Ketwurst”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Ketwurst 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 Ketwurst 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 Ketwurst, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Ketwurst under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages.
05 / Measurements
Ketwurst, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 70.0% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 70.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 1.00lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 35.4% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 50%letter box filled
Where it stands among display faces
Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 87% of display faces
WidthNarrower than 93% of display faces
InkNear the middle of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Ketwurst
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Smokum81x-height 28% shorter · 7% wider · 11% heavier
- CAT DyFa7953% wider · x-height 30% shorter · 10% lighter
- Gothic Gumdrop71x-height 23% shorter · 14% heavier
- Kablammo7165% wider · x-height 9% taller · 8% lighter
- Roubaix Industrielle70107% wider · 40% lighter · x-height 12% taller
- Kenia69x-height 27% shorter · 20% wider · 30% heavier
All 100 fonts similar to Ketwurst →Compare side by side →Get Ketwurst on Peter Wiegel
07 / Swap
Swap Ketwurst without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
Fallback while it loads
Until Ketwurst loads, this sets Arial in its place at 73.4% of its size, so running text keeps Ketwurst’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Ketwurst Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 73.45%;
ascent-override: 102.11%;
descent-override: 34.04%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Ketwurst', 'Ketwurst Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Ketwurst
Answered from its licence, Peter Wiegel and each app’s own font list
Is Ketwurst free for commercial use?
Yes. Ketwurst 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 “Ketwurst”.
How do I download and install Ketwurst?
Ketwurst 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 Ketwurst in Google Docs?
Probably not: the More fonts list in Docs draws on Google Fonts, and Ketwurst 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 Ketwurst have?
Ketwurst 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 Ketwurst?
Ketwurst was designed by Peter Wiegel - CAT-Fonts Germany. Peter Wiegel - CAT-Fonts Germany also made Aeronef, Baltic, CAT Eckmann and one more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Ketwurst?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Smokum (81), CAT DyFa (79) and Gothic Gumdrop (71), out of 100. Next to Ketwurst, Smokum is 7% wider and 11% heavier, with an x-height 28% shorter. See all 100 fonts like Ketwurst.