Cat Flamme

Name: Cat Flamme
Author: Peter Wiegel

Cat Flamme captures organic, human warmth with flowing strokes that add personality to your designs.

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Handwritingby Peter Wiegel80% Accessible

Characters256

Glyphs307

Typography Tools

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Best Font Pairings for Cat Flamme

TypeSmith curates 3 expert font pairings for Cat Flamme, including combinations with IM FELL French Canon PRO, Grenze and Chico.

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Character Set

Cat Flamme Glyphs & Characters

Size48

Showing 62 of 187 charactersDouble-click to copy • Click for details

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789

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Body Text Table

Body Copy

Cat Flamme Used As Body Text

TypeSmith provides optimized body text specifications for Cat Flamme, including recommended sizes, line heights, and letter spacing for long-form content. These settings ensure maximum readability across devices and screen sizes.

Cat Flamme demonstrates exceptional body text performance with balanced proportions and consistent stroke widths that enhance readability across paragraph lengths.

When setting Cat Flamme for body copy, TypeSmith recommends these optimized specifications. The carefully tuned metrics ensure comfortable reading at extended lengths while maintaining the typeface's distinctive character.

Cat Flamme small text sizes retain legibility through well-defined letterforms. Caption and footnote applications benefit from the font's clear x-height and open counters.

Element	Weight	Size	Line Height	Tracking	Preview
Body Text	Regular	16px	24px	0.5px	Cat Flamme delivers excellent readability for body copy
Italicized	Regular Italic	16px	24px	0.5px	Cat Flamme italic provides elegant emphasis
Bold	Bold	16px	24px	0.5px	Cat Flamme bold creates strong visual hierarchy
Small Caps	Regular	16px	24px	0.5px	Cat Flamme typography specimen
Secondary Text	Medium	14px	20px	0.5px	Cat Flamme typography specimen

.your-class { font-family: 'Cat Flamme'; }

Quick Start

Cat Flamme Implementation Guide

HTML Link Tag

Add to your <head> section

<link href="https://fonts.bunny.net/css?family=Cat+Flamme:400,700&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">

CSS @import

Add at top of your stylesheet

@import url('https://fonts.bunny.net/css?family=Cat+Flamme:400,700&display=swap');

CSS @font-face

Self-host the font files

@font-face {
  font-family: 'Cat Flamme';
  src: url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Cat+Flamme:wght@400;700&display=swap');
  font-display: swap;
}

Implementation

Using Cat Flamme in CSS

Standard CSS

css

Apply directly to any CSS class or selector.

 1.my-text {
 2  font-family: 'Cat Flamme', sans-serif;
 3  font-weight: 400;
 4}

SCSS Variable

scss

Define once, use throughout your stylesheet.

 1$font-primary: 'Cat Flamme', sans-serif;
 2
 3.my-text {
 4  font-family: $font-primary;
 5}

Tailwind CSS

config

Configure once, apply with utility classes.

 1// tailwind.config.js
 2module.exports = {
 3  theme: {
 4    extend: {
 5      fontFamily: {
 6        'cat-flamme': ['Cat Flamme', 'sans-serif'],
 7      },
 8    },
 9  },
10}
11
12// Usage in HTML
13<p class="font-cat-flamme">Your text here</p>

About

Cat Flamme: History & Characteristics

Peter Wiegel

Handwriting

Open Source

Cat Flamme font is a vintage calligraphic lettering handwriting typeface by Peter Wiegel designed for nostalgic refined display applications. This characterful typeface delivers vintage hand-lettered presence suited for heritage branding, vintage packaging, and editorial content requiring period calligraphic character. Cat Flamme excels in antique shop signage, heritage publication design, and nostalgic content where vintage calligraphy creates authentic historical warmth. The vintage styling adds period authenticity while calligraphic quality provides refined execution. Designers seeking vintage calligraphic lettering will find Cat Flamme delivers appropriate historical charm. Pairs effectively with antiqua serifs for cohesive vintage design systems.

Cat Flamme comes from the work of Peter Wiegel. The typeface reflects a focus on typographic detail, visible in its letterform construction and optical balance.

As a Handwriting typeface in the Vox-ATypI Scripts classification, Cat Flamme features disconnected or loosely connected letterforms and irregular stroke weight from natural hand pressure. These optical characteristics make it well-suited for packaging for artisanal and handmade products.

Cat Flamme is available in a single weight, offering focused typographic consistency for both digital and print applications, with 3 font pairings curated. Standard Latin character coverage serves the majority of Western typographic workflows.

Cat Flamme

Cat Flamme

Best Ways to Use Cat Flamme

Best Font Pairings for Cat Flamme

Test Cat Flamme Font Pairings Live

Character Set

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Cat Flamme Used As Body Text

Quick Start

HTML Link Tag

CSS @import

CSS @font-face

Implementation

Standard CSS

SCSS Variable

Tailwind CSS

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Classification

Accessibility

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Cat Flamme: Accessibility Considerations

Legibility Analysis: Cat Flamme

Cat Flamme's Readability

Cat Flamme for Long-Form Content

Cat Flamme Accessibility Recommendations

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Internationalization

Western European

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