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Caveat vs Patrick Hand
Caveat and Patrick Hand are both freely available display fonts often used as alternatives to the same premium typefaces. Caveat serves as a replacement for 4 premium fonts while Patrick Hand covers 1. This comparison helps you pick between two strong open-source options.
Design DNA
Design overlap:100%
Caveat
Patrick Hand
Highlighted traits are shared between both fonts
Visual Comparison
Caveat
FreeAa Bb Cc 123
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
0123456789 !@#$%^&*()
Patrick Hand
FreeAa Bb Cc 123
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
0123456789 !@#$%^&*()
Feature Comparison
| Feature | Caveat | Patrick Hand |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Free | Free |
| Classification | display | display |
| Variable Font | Yes | No |
| Weights | Variable (100-900) | 400 |
| Italics | No | No |
| License | OFL-1.1 | OFL-1.1 |
| Language Support | latin, latin-extended, cyrillic, cyrillic-extended | latin, latin-extended, vietnamese |
| Source | Google Fonts | Google Fonts |
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Weight & Style Coverage
Performance Comparison
| Metric | Caveat | Patrick Hand |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 50/100 | 52/100 |
| File Size | 438.4 KB | 54.3 KB |
| Weights | 9 (var) | 1 |
| Italics | No | No |
| Variable Font | Yes (1 axes) | No |
| Language Groups | 4 | 3 |
| CDN Delivery | Yes | Yes |
| x-Height Ratio | 0.4 | 0.467 |
| Cap Height Ratio | 0.61 | 0.661 |
Patrick Hand is 88% lighter for the standard weight set (400, 400i, 700).
Which Should You Choose?
Recommended: Caveat
- Replaces 4 premium fonts
- playful, friendly character
- Popular in education-academia and healthcare-medical
- Variable font with continuous weight range
- Broader language and script support
Consider: Patrick Hand
- Replaces 1 premium font
- playful, friendly character
- Popular in education-academia and healthcare-medical
- Free under OFL-1.1
Premium Font Coverage
Caveat covers 4 premium fonts vs Patrick Hand's 1