Handwriting · Peter Wiegel
Simple Print
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CSSfont-family: 'Simple Print', cursive; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Simple Print is a free handwriting font by Peter Wiegel, from the designer’s own site. Among the 331 handwriting faces on FontKind, Simple Print has an x-height shorter than 96%, is narrower than 97% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 92%. Its thickest strokes are 1.0 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Chathura
Simple Print on one light table with its two closest fonts, Chathura (75 out of 100) and Berner Basisschrift (72). Chathura has an x-height 19% taller; Berner Basisschrift is 53% wider, with an x-height 80% taller and more stroke contrast.
Simple Print and Chathura laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Simple PrintChathura…
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 Simple Print 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
Simple Print 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 Simple Print, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Peter Wiegel
- Kind
- Handwriting
- 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.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Simple Print 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 Simple Print 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 Simple Print, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Simple Print under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages.
05 / Measurements
Simple Print, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 24.8% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 50.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.50lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 24.0% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 30%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.01 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among handwriting faces
Ranked against all 331 handwriting faces on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 96% of handwriting faces
WidthNarrower than 97% of handwriting faces
InkLighter than 92% of handwriting faces
ContrastMore even than 71% of handwriting faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Simple Print
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Chathura75x-height 19% taller
- Berner Basisschrift72x-height 80% taller · 53% wider · more stroke contrast
- Zen Loop68x-height 92% taller · 38% lighter · 13% wider
- Gruppo64115% wider · x-height 51% taller · 27% lighter
- Amatic SC60x-height 167% taller · 31% wider · 38% lighter
- Darker Grotesque5866% wider · x-height 64% taller · more stroke contrast
All 100 fonts similar to Simple Print →Compare side by side →Get Simple Print on Peter Wiegel
07 / Swap
Swap Simple Print without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
None of the fonts that look most like Simple Print sets text to its width and x-height: a swap would move lines.
Fallback while it loads
Until Simple Print loads, this sets Arial in its place at 49.5% of its size, so running text keeps Simple Print’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Simple Print Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 49.50%;
ascent-override: 101.02%;
descent-override: 60.61%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Simple Print', 'Simple Print Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Simple Print
Answered from its licence, Peter Wiegel and each app’s own font list
Is Simple Print free for commercial use?
Yes. Simple Print is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 , which allows commercial use at any scale, logos, websites, apps and PDFs included.
How do I download and install Simple Print?
Simple Print 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 Simple Print in Google Docs?
Probably not: the More fonts list in Docs draws on Google Fonts, and Simple Print 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 Simple Print have?
Simple Print 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 Simple Print?
Simple Print was designed by Peter Wiegel. Peter Wiegel also made 18th Century, 5by7, 5by7light and 81 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Simple Print?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Chathura (75), Berner Basisschrift (72) and Zen Loop (68), out of 100. Next to Simple Print, Chathura has an x-height 19% taller. See all 100 fonts like Simple Print.