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Adelphe

Adelphe brings classic elegance to your typography with refined serifs that guide the eye through extended reading.

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Serifby Eugenie Bidaut90% Accessible
Characters256
Glyphs307
Typography Tools

Best Ways to Use Adelphe

01

Best Font Pairings for Adelphe

TypeSmith curates 3 expert font pairings for Adelphe, including combinations with Agenor Neue, Banchero and Binggrae.

Each pairing includes accessibility ratings, expert reasoning, and usage recommendations for web and print design.

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Test Adelphe Font Pairings Live

TypeSmith's interactive testing tool lets you preview Adelphe with any font combination in real-time, optimized for serif characteristics.

Adjust font sizes, weights, and see live typography specimens including editorial layouts, code editors, and UI components.

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In Context

Adelphe Specimen Gallery

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Adelphe Editorial Specimen

Adelphe in Editorial Context

Adelphe is a serif typeface by Eugenie Bidaut suited for editorial layouts and long-form reading.

Eugenie Bidaut

Typeface Designer • Serif

Adelphe demonstrates editorial readability through balanced proportions and consistent stroke weight. As a serif typeface, it delivers clear letterforms that sustain reader engagement across extended passages of text.

The weight range of Adelphe supports typographic hierarchy within editorial layouts. Headline weights establish visual anchors while lighter weights maintain comfortable reading rhythm in body text columns.

Designed by Eugenie Bidaut, Adelphe balances personality with function — providing enough character to establish visual identity without compromising the legibility that editorial contexts demand.

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Adelphe Typography

A serif typeface for UI components.

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Adelphe Specimen

Adelphe

Adelphe is a serif typeface by Eugenie Bidaut built for display contexts.

2 WeightsSerif Typeface
Available on TypeSmith

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Tagline Pairings

Adelphe— serif typeface
AdelpheBy Eugenie Bidaut
AdelpheTYPE

Editorial

Magazine-style headline and body text layout

Character Set

Adelphe Glyphs & Characters

Size48
Showing 62 of 187 charactersDouble-click to copy • Click for details
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789

Type Scale

Adelphe Heading Hierarchy

Heading Level 1<h1>
64px
Bold
72px
Adelphe primary headline
Heading Level 2<h2>
48px
SemiBold
56px
Adelphe section heading
Heading Level 3<h3>
32px
Medium
40px
Adelphe subsection title
Heading Level 4<h4>
24px
Regular
32px
Adelphe content heading
Heading Level 5<h5>
18px
Regular
26px
Adelphe minor heading
Heading Level 6<h6>
14px
Medium
20px
Adelphe smallest heading
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Body Copy

Adelphe for Paragraphs

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

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

When setting Adelphe 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.

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

ElementWeightSizeLine HeightTrackingPreview
Body TextRegular16px24px0.5pxAdelphe delivers excellent readability for body copy
ItalicizedRegular Italic16px24px0.5pxAdelphe italic provides elegant emphasis
BoldBold16px24px0.5pxAdelphe bold creates strong visual hierarchy
Small CapsRegular16px24px0.5pxAdelphe typography specimen
Secondary TextMedium14px20px0.5pxAdelphe typography specimen
.your-class { font-family: 'Adelphe'; }

Quick Start

Integrating Adelphe

HTML Link Tag

Add to your <head> section

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

CSS @import

Add at top of your stylesheet

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

CSS @font-face

Self-host the font files

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

Implementation

CSS Code Examples

Standard CSS

css

Apply directly to any CSS class or selector.

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

SCSS Variable

scss

Define once, use throughout your stylesheet.

 1$font-primary: 'Adelphe', 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        'adelphe': ['Adelphe', 'sans-serif'],
 7      },
 8    },
 9  },
10}
11
12// Usage in HTML
13<p class="font-adelphe">Your text here</p>

About

The Story of Adelphe

Eugenie Bidaut
Serif
Open Source

Adelphe serif typeface delivers ancient, creative antiqua forms through an old-style family suited to distinctive classical applications. Eugenie Bidaut's design provides unique character for literary typography, cultural publications, and artistic editorial. The ancient influences add historical resonance while creative details provide personality. Adelphe's old-style aesthetic appeals to publishers, cultural institutions, and scholarly contexts. Both display and body text benefit from considered proportions. Pair with a geometric sans-serif for modern contrast.

Adelphe was created by Eugenie Bidaut. The typeface shows dedication to typographic detail, visible in its letterform construction and optical balance.

As a Serif typeface in the Vox-ATypI Classicals classification, Adelphe features bracketed or hairline serifs terminating each stroke and modulated stroke contrast from axis of stress. These optical characteristics make it well-suited for academic papers and legal documents.

Adelphe is available in a single weight, offering focused typographic consistency spanning screen and print contexts, with 3 font pairings curated. Standard Latin character coverage serves the majority of Western typographic workflows.

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Typography Judgment

Expert Analysis of Adelphe

TypeSmith evaluates every font across classification, accessibility, and design heritage. This analysis helps designers understand Adelphe's strengths and ideal use cases before committing to a typography decision.

1

Classification

Serif analysis. From a classification standpoint, Adelphe within the Classicals (Humanist, Garalde, Transitional) and Moderns (Didone) tradition, characterized by Bracketed or hairline serifs terminating each stroke and Modulated stroke contrast from axis of stress. Serif letterforms trace to Roman square capitals carved into stone. Key technical strength: extensive weight and optical-size ranges in superfamilies.

2

Accessibility

Readability assessment (grade: 90). Adelphe delivers consistent readability in both display and body-text roles. Serifs guide horizontal eye movement along the baseline, making text sizes above 9 pt highly readable in print.

3

Design Heritage

Designed by Eugenie Bidaut. The designer's attention to stroke consistency and typographic color produces a Serif with a single focused weight suited to both digital and print workflows.

Overview

About Adelphe

Adelphe is classified as a Classicals typeface, rooted in the tradition where serif letterforms trace to Roman square capitals carved into stone. Its distinctive bracketed or hairline serifs terminating each stroke and modulated stroke contrast from axis of stress make it well-suited for print-first layouts with sustained reading. TypeSmith features Adelphe in a single weight variant and 3 curated font pairings.

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3 curated pairings for Adelphe
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Inclusive Design

Accessibility & Usability

90
Accessibility Score
Excellent Accessibility

Adelphe Accessibility Profile

Adelphe scores in the excellent accessibility tier, making it well-suited for body text, UI labels, and long-form reading across devices. High-contrast Didones can cause halation for readers with astigmatism. Prefer Garalde or Transitional cuts at text sizes for inclusive readability.

How Legible is Adelphe?

Adelphe draws legibility from its bracketed or hairline serifs terminating each stroke and modulated stroke contrast from axis of stress. These characteristics help readers distinguish similar glyphs such as I, l, and 1 at a range of sizes.

Adelphe in Context: Readability

Serifs guide horizontal eye movement along the baseline, making text sizes above 9 pt highly readable in print. On screen, hinting quality determines legibility below 14 px. Set body text at 16 px or larger on screen, with line heights between 1.4 and 1.6 for sustained reading comfort.

Adelphe: Comfort in Extended Reading

Adelphe provides a focused weight range that maintains consistent typographic color across paragraphs. High stroke contrast can cause halation for some readers, so pair with ample line spacing on bright backgrounds.

Adelphe Accessibility Recommendations

Maintain a minimum contrast ratio of 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text when setting Adelphe. Use font sizes of at least 16 px for paragraph copy and line spacing of 1.5 or greater. Test Adelphe at 200% browser zoom to confirm line breaks and layout integrity remain intact.

Adelphe Usage Guidelines

Pair with geometric or grotesque sans-serifs for contrast. Avoid pairing two serifs from the same Vox sub-class to prevent visual redundancy. A focused set of pairings helps designers find compatible companions for Adelphe. Establish hierarchy through size, spacing, and color rather than multiplying font families. Serve Adelphe in WOFF2 format for optimal load performance and broad browser compatibility.

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Adelphe Font Files

Available Weights

400
Regular
Local
400
Regular Italic
Local
700
Bold
Local
700
Bold Italic
Local

Weight Reference

Aa
100
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200
Aa
300
Aa
400
Aa
500
Aa
600
Aa
700
Aa
800
Aa
900

Internationalization

Language Support

Extended Latin Coverage
Supports 100+ languages with Latin script

Western European

  • English
  • French
  • German
  • Spanish
  • Italian
  • Portuguese
  • Dutch

Nordic

  • Swedish
  • Norwegian
  • Danish
  • Finnish
  • Icelandic

Central European

  • Polish
  • Czech
  • Hungarian
  • Romanian
  • Slovak

Baltic

  • Lithuanian
  • Latvian
  • Estonian

This font encodes 312 glyphs covering Latin. Text outside these ranges falls back to another face in the stack.

Legal

Usage Rights for Adelphe

SIL Open Font License (OFL) 1.1
Free for personal and commercial use
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What you can do

  • Personal projects
  • Commercial projects
  • Web embedding
  • App embedding
  • Modification
  • Redistribution

Restrictions

  • Selling as standalone

Modified versions must use a different name and be distributed under the same OFL license.

Adelphe is available under the SIL Open Font License (OFL), Version 1.1. This license is a free, libre, and open source license specifically designed for fonts and related software. The OFL allows the fonts to be used, studied, modified, and redistributed freely as long as they are not sold by themselves. This makes Adelphe ideal for web projects, applications, documents, and print materials of any kind.