Handwriting · Peter Wiegel
Krugmann Brush
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Krugmann Brush is a free handwriting font by Peter Wiegel, from the designer’s own site. Among the 331 handwriting faces on FontKind, Krugmann Brush has an average x-height, is narrower than 82% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 86%. Its thickest strokes are 0.7 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of CAT Kurier
Krugmann Brush on one light table with its two closest fonts, CAT Kurier (83 out of 100) and Devonshire (81). CAT Kurier is 48% wider and 15% heavier, with an x-height 7% shorter; Devonshire is 6% wider and 10% heavier, with more stroke contrast.
Krugmann Brush and CAT Kurier laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Krugmann BrushCAT Kurier…
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 Krugmann Brush 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
Krugmann Brush 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 Krugmann Brush, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Peter Wiegel
- Kind
- Handwriting
- 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 “Krugmann Brush”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Krugmann Brush 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 Krugmann Brush 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 Krugmann Brush, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Krugmann Brush under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages.
05 / Measurements
Krugmann Brush, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 45.6% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 67.3% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.68lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 31.1% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 58%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 0.72 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among handwriting faces
Ranked against all 331 handwriting faces on FontKind
x-heightNear the middle of handwriting faces
WidthNarrower than 82% of handwriting faces
InkDarker than 86% of handwriting faces
ContrastMore even than 96% of handwriting faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Krugmann Brush
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- CAT Kurier8348% wider · 15% heavier · x-height 7% shorter
- Devonshire81more stroke contrast · 6% wider · 10% heavier
- CAT Reporter8028% heavier · x-height 10% shorter
- CAT Flamme79x-height 25% shorter · 26% heavier · 6% narrower
- Graphic CAT7821% wider · x-height 16% taller · more stroke contrast
- Yesteryear77x-height 35% shorter · 53% heavier · 17% wider
All 100 fonts similar to Krugmann Brush →Compare side by side →Get Krugmann Brush on Peter Wiegel
07 / Swap
Swap Krugmann Brush without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
None of the fonts that look most like Krugmann Brush sets text to its width and x-height: a swap would move lines.
Fallback while it loads
Until Krugmann Brush loads, this sets Arial in its place at 61.3% of its size, so running text keeps Krugmann Brush’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Krugmann Brush Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 61.34%;
ascent-override: 122.27%;
descent-override: 40.76%;
line-gap-override: 1.47%;
}
font-family: 'Krugmann Brush', 'Krugmann Brush Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Krugmann Brush
Answered from its licence, Peter Wiegel and each app’s own font list
Is Krugmann Brush free for commercial use?
Yes. Krugmann Brush 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 “Krugmann Brush”.
How do I download and install Krugmann Brush?
Krugmann Brush 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 Krugmann Brush in Google Docs?
Probably not: the More fonts list in Docs draws on Google Fonts, and Krugmann Brush 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 Krugmann Brush have?
Krugmann Brush 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 Krugmann Brush?
Krugmann Brush was designed by Peter Wiegel. Peter Wiegel also made 18th Century, 5by7, 5by7light and 81 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Krugmann Brush?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are CAT Kurier (83), Devonshire (81) and CAT Reporter (80), out of 100. Next to Krugmann Brush, CAT Kurier is 48% wider and 15% heavier, with an x-height 7% shorter. See all 100 fonts like Krugmann Brush.