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Kuenstler Gotisch

Case
72 px
Weight400 RegularThe only weight it comes in
0 em
1.10

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CSSfont-family: 'Kuenstler Gotisch', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;

Kuenstler Gotisch is a free display font by Peter Wiegel, from the designer’s own site. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Kuenstler Gotisch has an x-height taller than 62%, is narrower than 75% and, at its regular weight, is of average darkness. Its thickest strokes are 1.4 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.

Compare with Barloesius Schrift →Compare with another font

01 / Light table

Laid on top of Barloesius Schrift

Kuenstler Gotisch on one light table with its two closest fonts, Barloesius Schrift (83 out of 100) and CAT Schmalfette Thannhaeuser (81). Barloesius Schrift is 10% narrower, with an x-height 17% taller and less stroke contrast; CAT Schmalfette Thannhaeuser is 24% heavier and 11% narrower, with an x-height 7% taller.

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Kuenstler Gotisch and Barloesius Schrift laid on top of each other.

Ink shared with Kuenstler GotischBarloesius Schrift…

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.

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02 / Letters

The Kuenstler Gotisch 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

Kuenstler Gotisch 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 Kuenstler Gotisch, 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 “Künstler Gotisch”: the licence reserves the name.
Sharing the files
Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.

Kuenstler Gotisch is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. This is a plain summary, not legal advice: the licence itself decides.

What each licence allows →

Read the licence

Its licence file, kept with our copy of its web fonts

Already in your apps?

Google Docs
Not verified. Docs adds Google Fonts, and Kuenstler Gotisch 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 Kuenstler Gotisch, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
Cricut
Once installed. Design Space lists Kuenstler Gotisch under System. Fonts for Cricut →

From each app’s own font list or help pages.

How each app gets its fonts →

Get Kuenstler Gotisch on Peter Wiegel

05 / Measurements

Kuenstler Gotisch, measured

Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style

Hxgp in Kuenstler Gotisch. Lines at the measured heights, as a share of the em · The parts of a letter, named
x-height
54.5% of the emlowercase x
Cap height
70.9% of the emcapitals
x / cap
0.77lowercase against capitals
Width
44.0% of the emaverage lowercase
Ink
52%letter box filled
Contrast
1.39 : 1moderate stroke contrast

How we measure →

Where it stands among display faces

Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind

  • x-heightLarger than 62% of display faces

  • WidthNarrower than 75% of display faces

  • InkNear the middle of display faces

  • ContrastNear the middle of display faces

06 / Similar fonts

Fonts similar to Kuenstler Gotisch

Matched letter by letter · its own family apart

All 100 fonts similar to Kuenstler Gotisch →Compare side by side →Get Kuenstler Gotisch on Peter Wiegel

07 / Swap

Swap Kuenstler Gotisch without a jump

Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%

Fallback while it loads

Until Kuenstler Gotisch loads, this sets Arial in its place at 89% of its size, so running text keeps Kuenstler Gotisch’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.

@font-face {
  font-family: 'Kuenstler Gotisch Fallback';
  src: local('Arial');
  size-adjust: 88.99%;
  ascent-override: 84.28%;
  descent-override: 28.09%;
  line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}

font-family: 'Kuenstler Gotisch', 'Kuenstler Gotisch Fallback', sans-serif;

08 / Questions

Questions about Kuenstler Gotisch

Answered from its licence, Peter Wiegel and each app’s own font list

Is Kuenstler Gotisch free for commercial use?

Yes. Kuenstler Gotisch 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 “Künstler Gotisch”.

How do I download and install Kuenstler Gotisch?

Kuenstler Gotisch 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 Kuenstler Gotisch in Google Docs?

Probably not: the More fonts list in Docs draws on Google Fonts, and Kuenstler Gotisch 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 Kuenstler Gotisch have?

Kuenstler Gotisch 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 Kuenstler Gotisch?

Kuenstler Gotisch was designed by Peter Wiegel. Peter Wiegel also made 18th Century, 5by7, 5by7light and 81 more on FontKind.

What fonts are similar to Kuenstler Gotisch?

The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Barloesius Schrift (83), CAT Schmalfette Thannhaeuser (81) and Hamburger Schwabacher Druckrauh (78), out of 100. Next to Kuenstler Gotisch, Barloesius Schrift is 10% narrower, with an x-height 17% taller and less stroke contrast. See all 100 fonts like Kuenstler Gotisch.