Font Family
Spectral
Description
Variable serif optimized for digital reading
Source
Font Weights
Use Cases
Popularity
Characteristics
- Contrast
- medium
- Aperture
- medium
- x-Height
- medium
- Width
- normal
Paid Alternatives
Spectral is an open-source alternative to:
- Tiempos Text
- Lyon Text
- Sentinel
Use-case scenarios
Large Display
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
Typography Scale
Heading 1 (48px)
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
Heading 2 (36px)
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
Heading 3 (24px)
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
Body Text (16px)
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.
Small Text (14px)
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
Character Set
Uppercase
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
Lowercase
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
Numbers & Symbols
0123456789 !@#$%^&*()_+-=[]{}|;':",./<>?
Works Well With
These fonts pair beautifully with Spectral based on professional typography principles.
Similar & Alternatives
Fonts with a similar feel to Spectral, from the research knowledge base.