Serif · Peter Wiegel
Knorke
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CSSfont-family: 'Knorke', serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Knorke is a free serif by Peter Wiegel, from the designer’s own site. Among the 354 serifs on FontKind, Knorke has an x-height shorter than 72%, is narrower than 63% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 98%. Its thickest strokes are 1.4 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Beta54
Knorke on one light table with its two closest fonts, Beta54 (79 out of 100) and VC Henrietta (78). Beta54 is 12% lighter, with an x-height 19% taller and less stroke contrast; VC Henrietta is 18% wider and 15% heavier, with an x-height 24% taller.
Knorke and Beta54 laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with KnorkeBeta54…
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 Knorke 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
Knorke 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 Knorke, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Peter Wiegel
- Kind
- Serif
- 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 “Knorke”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Knorke 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 Knorke 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 Knorke, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Knorke under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages.
05 / Measurements
Knorke, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 45.4% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 74.8% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.61lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 49.4% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 68%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.39 : 1moderate stroke contrast
Where it stands among serifs
Ranked against all 354 serifs on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 72% of serifs
WidthNarrower than 63% of serifs
InkDarker than 98% of serifs
ContrastMore even than 80% of serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Knorke
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Beta5479x-height 19% taller · less stroke contrast · 12% lighter
- VC Henrietta78x-height 24% taller · 18% wider · 15% heavier
- Coustard74x-height 18% taller · 17% wider · 25% lighter
- CAT Altenglisch69more stroke contrast · x-height 9% shorter · 15% lighter
- Caprasimo6721% wider · more stroke contrast · x-height 10% taller
- Gorditas6623% wider · x-height 11% taller · less stroke contrast
All 100 fonts similar to Knorke →Compare side by side →Get Knorke on Peter Wiegel
07 / Swap
Swap Knorke without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Apollo ASM48text 1.8% narrower · x-height 1.1% shorter
- Song Myung39text 1.8% wider · x-height 0.7% taller
- Labrada35text 3.0% narrower · same x-height
- Eczar31same text width · x-height 3.1% taller
- Asar23text 2.9% narrower · x-height 0.9% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until Knorke loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 108.3% of its size, so running text keeps Knorke’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Knorke Fallback';
src: local('Times New Roman');
size-adjust: 108.35%;
ascent-override: 70.88%;
descent-override: 22.15%;
line-gap-override: 1.85%;
}
font-family: 'Knorke', 'Knorke Fallback', serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Knorke
Answered from its licence, Peter Wiegel and each app’s own font list
Is Knorke free for commercial use?
Yes. Knorke 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 “Knorke”.
How do I download and install Knorke?
Knorke 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 Knorke in Google Docs?
Probably not: the More fonts list in Docs draws on Google Fonts, and Knorke 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 Knorke have?
Knorke 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 Knorke?
Knorke was designed by Peter Wiegel. Peter Wiegel also made 18th Century, 5by7, 5by7light and 81 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Knorke?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Beta54 (79), VC Henrietta (78) and Coustard (74), out of 100. Next to Knorke, Beta54 is 12% lighter, with an x-height 19% taller and less stroke contrast. See all 100 fonts like Knorke.