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Klaber Fraktur
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CSSfont-family: 'Klaber Fraktur', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Klaber Fraktur is a free display font by Peter Wiegel, from the designer’s own site. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Klaber Fraktur has an average x-height, is narrower than 96% and, at its regular weight, is of average darkness. Its thickest strokes are 1.4 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of UnifrakturMaguntia
Klaber Fraktur on one light table with its two closest fonts, UnifrakturMaguntia (100 out of 100) and Des Malers Fraktur (100). UnifrakturMaguntia is 24% wider and 13% lighter; Des Malers Fraktur is 3% wider, with less stroke contrast.
Klaber Fraktur and UnifrakturMaguntia laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Klaber 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 Klaber 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.
- &
- ?
- !
- @
- %
- (
- )
03 / Sizes
Klaber Fraktur 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 Klaber Fraktur, 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 “Klaber Fraktur”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Klaber 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 Klaber 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 Klaber Fraktur, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Klaber Fraktur under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages.
05 / Measurements
Klaber Fraktur, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 51.6% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 65.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.79lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 33.4% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 52%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.35 : 1moderate stroke contrast
Where it stands among display faces
Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind
x-heightNear the middle of display faces
WidthNarrower than 96% of display faces
InkNear the middle of display faces
ContrastNear the middle of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Klaber Fraktur
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- UnifrakturMaguntia10024% wider · 13% lighter
- Des Malers Fraktur100less stroke contrast · 3% wider
- CAT Zentenaer Fraktur UNZ19921% lighter · less stroke contrast · 5% wider
- Fette UNZ Fraktur9741% wider · 14% heavier · more stroke contrast
- Kabinett Fraktur9414% wider · x-height 14% shorter · 15% lighter
- Manufacturing Consent7617% wider · x-height 16% shorter · more stroke contrast
All 100 fonts similar to Klaber Fraktur →Compare side by side →Get Klaber Fraktur on Peter Wiegel
07 / Swap
Swap Klaber Fraktur without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Des Malers Fraktur100text 0.7% wider · x-height 1.0% shorter
- Gothic Gumdrop31text 1.7% narrower · x-height 4.0% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until Klaber Fraktur loads, this sets Arial in its place at 69.4% of its size, so running text keeps Klaber Fraktur’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Klaber Fraktur Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 69.44%;
ascent-override: 108.00%;
descent-override: 36.00%;
line-gap-override: 1.30%;
}
font-family: 'Klaber Fraktur', 'Klaber Fraktur Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Klaber Fraktur
Answered from its licence, Peter Wiegel and each app’s own font list
Is Klaber Fraktur free for commercial use?
Yes. Klaber 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 “Klaber Fraktur”.
How do I download and install Klaber Fraktur?
Klaber 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 Klaber Fraktur in Google Docs?
Probably not: the More fonts list in Docs draws on Google Fonts, and Klaber 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 Klaber Fraktur have?
Klaber Fraktur 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 Klaber Fraktur?
Klaber Fraktur was designed by Peter Wiegel. Peter Wiegel also made 18th Century, 5by7, 5by7light and 81 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Klaber Fraktur?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are UnifrakturMaguntia (100), Des Malers Fraktur (100) and CAT Zentenaer Fraktur UNZ1 (99), out of 100. Next to Klaber Fraktur, UnifrakturMaguntia is 24% wider and 13% lighter. See all 100 fonts like Klaber Fraktur.