Agate Type

Name: Agate Type
Author: Qualitype

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

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Serifby Qualitype83% Accessible

Characters456

Glyphs547

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TypeSmith curates 4 expert font pairings for Agate Type, including combinations with Outfit, Estedad and Madimi.

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

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Agate Type in Editorial Context

Agate Type is a serif typeface by Qualitype suited for editorial layouts and long-form reading.

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Agate Type 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 Agate Type supports typographic hierarchy within editorial layouts. Headline weights establish visual anchors while lighter weights maintain comfortable reading rhythm in body text columns.

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

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Agate Type Typography

A serif typeface for UI components.

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Agate Type Specimen

Agate Type

Agate Type is a serif typeface by Qualitype built for display contexts.

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Editorial

Magazine-style headline and body text layout

Character Set

Agate Type Glyphs & Characters

Size48

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ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789

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Body Text with Agate Type

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

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

When setting Agate Type 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.

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

Element	Weight	Size	Line Height	Tracking	Preview
Body Text	Regular	16px	24px	0.5px	Agate Type delivers excellent readability for body copy
Italicized	Regular Italic	16px	24px	0.5px	Agate Type italic provides elegant emphasis
Bold	Bold	16px	24px	0.5px	Agate Type bold creates strong visual hierarchy
Small Caps	Regular	16px	24px	0.5px	Agate Type typography specimen
Secondary Text	Medium	14px	20px	0.5px	Agate Type typography specimen

.your-class { font-family: 'Agate Type'; }

Quick Start

Integrating Agate Type

HTML Link Tag

Add to your <head> section

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

CSS @import

Add at top of your stylesheet

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

CSS @font-face

Self-host the font files

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

Implementation

Using Agate Type in CSS

Standard CSS

css

Apply directly to any CSS class or selector.

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

SCSS Variable

scss

Define once, use throughout your stylesheet.

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

About

Inside Agate Type

Qualitype

Serif

Open Source

Agate Type serif typeface delivers basic, classic antiqua forms through elegant family construction suited to refined publishing applications. Qualitype's design provides sophisticated character for literary typography, formal documents, and editorial layouts. The classic proportions add timeless elegance while complete family supports hierarchy. Agate Type's elegant aesthetic serves publishers, cultural institutions, and formal communications. Both display and body text benefit from balanced proportions. Pair with a geometric sans-serif for modern contrast.

Agate Type was crafted by Qualitype. The typeface brings careful attention to typographic detail, visible in its letterform construction and optical balance.

As a Serif typeface in the Vox-ATypI Classicals classification, Agate Type features bracketed or hairline serifs terminating each stroke and modulated stroke contrast from axis of stress. These optical characteristics make it well-suited for long-form editorial and book typography.

Agate Type is available in a single weight, offering focused typographic consistency for both digital and print applications, with 4 curated font pairings available. Standard Latin character coverage serves the majority of Western typographic workflows.

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Body Text with Agate Type

Quick Start

HTML Link Tag

CSS @import

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Implementation

Standard CSS

SCSS Variable

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