Sans serif · K u. K Staatsbahnbetrieb
KKBahn
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CSSfont-family: 'KKBahn', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
KKBahn is a free sans serif by K u. K Staatsbahnbetrieb and Digitaliesiert von P. Wiegel, from Peter Wiegel. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, KKBahn has an x-height shorter than 98%, is narrower than 99% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 87%. Its thickest strokes are 1.0 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Alumni Sans SC
KKBahn on one light table with its two closest fonts, Alumni Sans SC (82 out of 100) and Berliner Wand (81). Alumni Sans SC is 40% wider, with an x-height 30% taller and more stroke contrast; Berliner Wand is 34% wider and 9% heavier, with an x-height 42% taller.
KKBahn and Alumni Sans SC laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with KKBahnAlumni Sans SC…
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 KKBahn 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
KKBahn 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 KKBahn, and can you use it?
- Designer
- K u. K Staatsbahnbetrieb, Digitaliesiert von P. Wiegel
- Kind
- Sans 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 “KKBahn”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
KKBahn 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 KKBahn 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 KKBahn, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists KKBahn under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages.
05 / Measurements
KKBahn, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 38.0% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 60.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.63lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 23.5% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 54%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.00 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 98% of sans serifs
WidthNarrower than 99% of sans serifs
InkDarker than 87% of sans serifs
ContrastMore even than 89% of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to KKBahn
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Alumni Sans SC8240% wider · x-height 30% taller · more stroke contrast
- Berliner Wand81x-height 42% taller · 34% wider · 9% heavier
- Teko8041% wider · x-height 28% taller · 8% heavier
- Bebas Neue78x-height 84% taller · 66% wider
- Fantasma7250% wider · x-height 9% taller · 13% lighter
- Alumni Sans7140% wider · x-height 30% taller · more stroke contrast
All 100 fonts similar to KKBahn →Compare side by side →Get KKBahn on Peter Wiegel
07 / Swap
Swap KKBahn without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
None of the fonts that look most like KKBahn sets text to its width and x-height: a swap would move lines.
Fallback while it loads
Until KKBahn loads, this sets Arial in its place at 47.7% of its size, so running text keeps KKBahn’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'KKBahn Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 47.71%;
ascent-override: 125.77%;
descent-override: 26.20%;
line-gap-override: 1.89%;
}
font-family: 'KKBahn', 'KKBahn Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about KKBahn
Answered from its licence, Peter Wiegel and each app’s own font list
Is KKBahn free for commercial use?
Yes. KKBahn 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 “KKBahn”.
How do I download and install KKBahn?
KKBahn 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 KKBahn in Google Docs?
Probably not: the More fonts list in Docs draws on Google Fonts, and KKBahn 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 KKBahn have?
KKBahn 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 KKBahn?
KKBahn was designed by K u. K Staatsbahnbetrieb and Digitaliesiert von P. Wiegel.
What fonts are similar to KKBahn?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Alumni Sans SC (82), Berliner Wand (81) and Teko (80), out of 100. Next to KKBahn, Alumni Sans SC is 40% wider, with an x-height 30% taller and more stroke contrast. See all 100 fonts like KKBahn.