Sans serif · Peter Wiegel

Kuenstler Grotesk

Q: How do I download and install Kuenstler Grotesk?

Kuenstler Grotesk 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.

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Size72 px

Weight400 RegularThe only weight it comes in

Letter spacing0 em

Line height1.10

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

Kuenstler Grotesk is a free sans serif by Peter Wiegel, from the designer’s own site. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Kuenstler Grotesk has an x-height taller than 94%, is wider than 66% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 77%. Its thickest strokes are 0.9 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.

Compare with Winky Sans →Compare with another font

01 / Light table

Laid on top of Winky Sans

Kuenstler Grotesk on one light table with its two closest fonts, Winky Sans (73 out of 100) and Port Lligat Sans (64). Winky Sans is 29% heavier, with an x-height 19% shorter and more stroke contrast; Port Lligat Sans is 15% narrower, with an x-height 25% shorter and more stroke contrast.

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Ink shared with Kuenstler GroteskWinky Sans…

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 Grotesk 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.

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03 / Sizes

Kuenstler Grotesk at every size

1 weight (400) · six sizes, in your words

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04 / Facts

Who made Kuenstler Grotesk, and can you use it?

Designer: Peter Wiegel
Kind: Sans 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 “KuenstlerGrotesk”: the licence reserves the name.
Sharing the files: Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.

Kuenstler Grotesk 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 Grotesk 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 Grotesk, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
Cricut: Once installed. Design Space lists Kuenstler Grotesk under System. Fonts for Cricut →

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

How each app gets its fonts →

Get Kuenstler Grotesk on Peter Wiegel

05 / Measurements

Kuenstler Grotesk, measured

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

Hxgp in Kuenstler Grotesk. Lines at the measured heights, as a share of the em · The parts of a letter, named

x-height: 62.2% of the emlowercase x
Cap height: 63.0% of the emcapitals
x / cap: 0.99lowercase against capitals
Width: 52.6% of the emaverage lowercase
Ink: 38%letter box filled
Contrast: 0.86 : 1nearly even strokes

How we measure →

Where it stands among sans serifs

Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind

x-heightLarger than 94% of sans serifs
WidthWider than 66% of sans serifs
InkLighter than 77% of sans serifs
ContrastMore even than 98% of sans serifs

06 / Similar fonts

Fonts similar to Kuenstler Grotesk

Matched letter by letter · its own family apart

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

07 / Swap

Swap Kuenstler Grotesk without a jump

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

None of the fonts that look most like Kuenstler Grotesk sets text to its width and x-height: a swap would move lines.

Fallback while it loads

Until Kuenstler Grotesk loads, this sets Arial in its place at 103.6% of its size, so running text keeps Kuenstler Grotesk’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.

@font-face {
  font-family: 'Kuenstler Grotesk Fallback';
  src: local('Arial');
  size-adjust: 103.63%;
  ascent-override: 72.38%;
  descent-override: 24.13%;
  line-gap-override: 0.87%;
}

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

08 / Questions

Questions about Kuenstler Grotesk

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

Is Kuenstler Grotesk free for commercial use?

Yes. Kuenstler Grotesk 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 “KuenstlerGrotesk”.

How do I download and install Kuenstler Grotesk?

Kuenstler Grotesk 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 Grotesk in Google Docs?

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

Kuenstler Grotesk 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 Grotesk?

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

What fonts are similar to Kuenstler Grotesk?

The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Winky Sans (73), Port Lligat Sans (64) and Bubblegum Sans (63), out of 100. Next to Kuenstler Grotesk, Winky Sans is 29% heavier, with an x-height 19% shorter and more stroke contrast. See all 100 fonts like Kuenstler Grotesk.