Alef

Name: Alef
Author: Hagai Hagai.

Alef delivers clean, contemporary letterforms optimized for digital interfaces and modern design systems.

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Sans Serifby Hagai Hagai.85% Accessible

Characters343

Glyphs412

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Best Ways to Use Alef

Best Font Pairings for Alef

TypeSmith curates 3 expert font pairings for Alef, including combinations with Merriweather, Lato and Kiwi Maru.

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

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Test Alef Font Pairings Live

TypeSmith's interactive testing tool lets you preview Alef with any font combination in real-time, optimized for sans 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

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Alef Editorial Specimen

Alef in Editorial Context

Alef is a sans serif typeface by Hagai Hagai. suited for editorial layouts and long-form reading.

Hagai Hagai.

Typeface Designer • Sans Serif

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

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

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

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Alef Typography

A sans serif typeface for UI components.

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Alef Specimen

Alef

Alef is a sans serif typeface by Hagai Hagai. built for display contexts.

2 WeightsSans Serif Typeface

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Tagline Pairings

Alef— sans serif typeface

AlefBy Hagai Hagai.

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Editorial

Magazine-style headline and body text layout

Character Set

Alef Glyphs & Characters

Size48

Showing 62 of 187 charactersDouble-click to copy • Click for details

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789

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Body Text Table

Body Copy

Alef Used As Body Text

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

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

When setting Alef 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.

Alef 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	Alef delivers excellent readability for body copy
Italicized	Regular Italic	16px	24px	0.5px	Alef italic provides elegant emphasis
Bold	Bold	16px	24px	0.5px	Alef bold creates strong visual hierarchy
Small Caps	Regular	16px	24px	0.5px	Alef typography specimen
Secondary Text	Medium	14px	20px	0.5px	Alef typography specimen

.your-class { font-family: 'Alef'; }

Quick Start

Using Alef in Your Design

HTML Link Tag

Add to your <head> section

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

CSS @import

Add at top of your stylesheet

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

CSS @font-face

Self-host the font files

@font-face {
  font-family: 'Alef';
  src: url('https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Alef');
  font-display: swap;
}

Implementation

Styling with Alef

Standard CSS

css

Apply directly to any CSS class or selector.

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

SCSS Variable

scss

Define once, use throughout your stylesheet.

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

About

Exploring Alef's Design

Hagai Hagai.

Sans Serif

Open Source

Alef balances natural flow and calligraphic influence, making it well-suited for digital interfaces. Its geometric forms and no decorative strokes contribute to its versatile character. Particularly effective for corporate branding and mobile applications, Alef adapts confidently across design contexts. Extended language coverage includes The Alef font supports Hebrew and Latin scripts, catering to a wide range of languages that use thes....

Alef was crafted by Hagai Hagai.. The typeface reflects a focus on typographic detail, visible in its letterform construction and optical balance.

As a Sans Serif typeface in the Vox-ATypI Lineal classification, Alef features no serif extensions on stroke terminals and stroke contrast ranging from monolinear to subtly modulated. These optical characteristics make it well-suited for corporate identity systems requiring neutrality.

Alef 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

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Best Ways to Use Alef

Best Font Pairings for Alef

Test Alef Font Pairings Live

In Context

Alef Typography

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Character Set

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Alef Used As Body Text

Quick Start

HTML Link Tag

CSS @import

CSS @font-face

Implementation

Standard CSS

SCSS Variable

Tailwind CSS

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Internationalization

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