Alkatra vs Cairo Play
Their letters differ in shape and width even though overall text length is similar, so lines may break in different places.
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Handgloves 2026
| Alkatra | Cairo Play | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Display | Sans serif |
| Weights | Regular, Medium, SemiBold, Bold | ExtraLight, Light, Regular, Medium, SemiBold, Bold, ExtraBold, Black |
| Italics | No | No |
| Variable font | Yes | Yes |
| Average lowercase width | 472.3 | 474.3 |
| Digits | tabular | tabular |
| Character sets | 5 | 3 |
| Licence | SIL Open Font License 1.1 | SIL Open Font License 1.1 |
Weights both families offer: Regular, Medium, SemiBold, Bold.
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Questions people ask
+Is Cairo Play a good replacement for Alkatra?
Their letters differ in shape and width even though overall text length is similar, so lines may break in different places. Their mean width difference is 34.5 units per 1000 em (loosely similar widths).
+Which is wider, Alkatra or Cairo Play?
They are the same width on average.
+Do both support the same languages?
Both cover Latin, Central European. Only Alkatra has Bengali, Devanagari, Odia. Only Cairo Play has Arabic.
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