Haettenschweiler is an ultra-bold, tightly condensed grotesque sans-serif typeface intended strictly for high-impact headlines and display text. Most famous for its native bundling within the Microsoft ecosystem since 1995, it offers a highly industrial, tightly packed visual style similar to Impact or Compacta.
Haettenschweiler Font Preview
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Haettenschweiler
Haettenschweiler Character Map
Uppercase
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
Lowercase
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
Numbers
0123456789
Punctuation
!"#$%&'()*+,-./:;<=>?@[\]^_`{|}~
Accented letters
ÀÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈÉÊËÌÍÎÏÐÑÒÓÔÕÖØÙÚÛÜÝÞßàáâãäåæçèéêëìíîïðñòóôõöøùúûüýþÿĀāĂ㥹ĆćĈĉĊċČčĎďĐđĒēĔĕĖėĘęĚěĜĝĞğĠġĢģĤĥĦħĨĩĪīĬĭĮįİıIJijĴĵĶķĸĹĺĻļĽľĿŀŁłŃńŅņŇňʼnŊŋŌōŎŏŐőŒœŔŕŖŗŘřŚśŜŝŞşŠšŢţŤťŦŧŨũŪūŬŭŮůŰűŲųŴŵŶŷŸŹźŻżŽžſƒǺǻǼǽǾǿ
Greek
;΄΅Ά·ΈΉΊΌΎΏΐΑΒΓΔΕΖΗΘΙΚΛΜΝΞΟΠΡΣΤΥΦΧΨΩΪΫάέήίΰαβγδεζηθικλμνξοπρςστυφχψωϊϋόύώ
Cyrillic
ЁЂЃЄЅІЇЈЉЊЋЌЎЏАБВГДЕЖЗИЙКЛМНОПРСТУФХ
Is Haettenschweiler free for commercial use?
Free for Personal Use No. Haettenschweiler is free for personal use. The font file does not give permission for commercial use, so for logos, products or client work, get a commercial license from the designer first.
Haettenschweiler is a sans serif font (1995). It has a clean, no-nonsense look that fits modern brands and websites. You can download it for free and test it with your own words in the preview above.
In the notes inside the font file, the designer describes it like this: “Haettenschweiler derives from a more condensed typeface, called Schmalfette Grotesk, first shown in the early 1960s in a splendid book called Lettera by Walter Haettenschweiler and Armin Haab.”
Haettenschweiler Font Details
- Year: 1995 (from the copyright line in the font)
- Category: Sans serif font
- Font styles: 1 (Regular)
- Weight: Regular (400)
- Glyphs: 654
- Characters: A–Z, a–z, 0–9 and basic punctuation
- Languages: English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese and Italian, plus Greek and Cyrillic characters
- Kerning: None in the file
- Version: 2.30
- Download: Free ZIP (67.3 KB) with one TTF file
What You Can Type With Haettenschweiler
You get every letter from A to Z in both cases and all the numbers from 0 to 9, which means Haettenschweiler can handle full sentences, dates and prices. Everyday marks like &, !, ? and @ are there too. Thanks to its accented letters, it also works for Spanish, French, German, Portuguese and Italian, not just English. On top of that, it includes Greek and Cyrillic characters.
Where Haettenschweiler Works Best
Designers usually reach for fonts like Haettenschweiler when they're making websites, app screens and clean logos. The file has no kerning data, so in logos and big titles check pairs like AV, To and Wa and tighten the spacing by hand. It works for headings and body text alike. If the download has several weights, use a heavier one for titles and a lighter one for paragraphs.
Haettenschweiler Font FAQs
Is Haettenschweiler font free to download?
Yes. You can download Haettenschweiler for free from this page: free ZIP (67.3 KB) with one TTF file. Free to download doesn't always mean free for business use, so check the license section on this page before you use it in anything you sell.
How do I install Haettenschweiler on Windows or Mac?
Extract the ZIP file, then open the font file inside it. Click Install on Windows or Install Font on a Mac. The ZIP contains TTF files, which work on Windows, Mac, Cricut and almost every app. Restart any app that was already open so it picks up Haettenschweiler.
Can I use Haettenschweiler in Canva and Cricut?
Canva lets you upload it on Pro, Teams and other plans with font uploads (Brand Kit > Upload a font); free accounts can't upload fonts. For Cricut Design Space, install it on your computer first and it shows up under System fonts.
Does Haettenschweiler support accented letters?
Yes. Haettenschweiler includes the accented letters needed for Spanish, French, German, Portuguese and Italian, so it works for more than just English.
What fonts pair well with Haettenschweiler?
For more contrast, pair it with a serif like Playfair Display or Merriweather in your headings.
