Allura

Name: Allura
Author: Rob Leuschke

Allura captures organic, human warmth with flowing strokes that add personality to your designs.

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Handwritingby Rob Leuschke70% Accessible

Characters256

Glyphs307

Typography Tools

Best Ways to Use Allura

Best Font Pairings for Allura

TypeSmith curates 3 expert font pairings for Allura, including combinations with Montserrat, Libre Baskerville and Lato.

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

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Test Allura Font Pairings Live

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

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

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By Classification

Top 10 Script Fonts

Ranked #6

Character Set

Allura Glyphs & Characters

Size48

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

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789

Heading Examples

Body Text Table

Body Copy

Reading Text in Allura

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

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

When setting Allura 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.

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

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

Quick Start

Allura Implementation Guide

HTML Link Tag

Add to your <head> section

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

CSS @import

Add at top of your stylesheet

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

CSS @font-face

Self-host the font files

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

Implementation

Code Snippets for Allura

Standard CSS

css

Apply directly to any CSS class or selector.

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

SCSS Variable

scss

Define once, use throughout your stylesheet.

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

About

Understanding Allura

Rob Leuschke

Handwriting

Open Source

Allura, a distinctive script typeface, exhibits expressive movement and flowing connections, making it well-suited for signature elements. Its organic flow and natural rhythm contribute to its versatile character. Particularly effective for invitations and greeting cards, Allura adapts confidently across design contexts. Extended language coverage includes The Allura font supports a wide range of languages, including but not limited to Western European, C....

Allura was created by Rob Leuschke. The typeface's Disconnected or loosely connected letterforms and Irregular stroke weight reflect a design philosophy optimized for Contemporary handwriting design.

As a Casual handwritten in the Vox-ATypI Scripts family, Allura casual handwriting tradition. Its disconnected or loosely connected letterforms and irregular stroke weight from natural hand pressure make it a strong fit for greeting cards and informal stationery.

Allura is available in a single weight, offering focused typographic consistency across digital and print workflows, with 3 font pairings curated.

Allura

Typography Judgment

Expert Analysis of Allura

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

Classification

Casual handwritten classification. Allura exhibits Disconnected or loosely connected letterforms, Irregular stroke weight, Uneven baseline. Designed by Rob Leuschke. A handwriting typeface available through TypeSmith.

Accessibility

Readability assessment (grade: 70). Allura maintains legibility across a range of sizes and rendering environments.

Design Heritage

Designed by Rob Leuschke. Allura casual handwriting tradition, delivered as a single focused weight. The designer's portfolio includes ephesis and arizonia.

Overview

About Allura

Allura is classified as a Casual handwritten in the Vox-ATypI Scripts family, designed during the Contemporary handwriting design era. Built with Disconnected or loosely connected letterforms and Irregular stroke weight, Allura serves as a standard typeface for greeting cards and informal stationery. TypeSmith features Allura in a single weight variant and 3 curated font pairings.

Font Pairings Available

3 curated pairings for Allura

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Alternatives to Allura

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TypeSmith identifies 5 fonts with similar visual characteristics to Allura based on classification, x-height ratio, and stroke weight. These alternatives maintain the same typographic personality while offering different weight options and language support.

Inclusive Design

Accessibility & Usability

Accessibility Score

Good Accessibility

Allura Accessibility Profile

Allura achieves a good accessibility rating, performing reliably for both paragraph text and interface elements at standard sizes. Irregular baselines and inconsistent letter spacing can hinder readers with visual processing differences. Maintain generous line height and avoid setting below 16 px.

Reading Allura: Legibility Factors

Allura draws legibility from its disconnected or loosely connected letterforms and irregular stroke weight from natural hand pressure. These characteristics help readers distinguish similar glyphs such as I, l, and 1 at a range of sizes.

Allura's Readability

More legible than formal scripts due to disconnected letters, but the irregular baseline limits sustained reading. Best at medium sizes for short passages. Use at 16 px minimum for body text, and maintain 1.5 line-height to support comfortable reading rhythm.

Allura's Visual Fatigue and Adaptability

Allura provides a focused weight range that maintains consistent typographic color across paragraphs. Balanced stroke modulation keeps visual noise low during sustained reading sessions.

Allura Accessibility Recommendations

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

Design Tips for Allura

Combine with a geometric sans-serif for modern contrast or a clean slab serif for grounded warmth. Avoid pairing with script or calligraphic faces. A focused set of pairings helps designers find compatible companions for Allura. Establish hierarchy through size, spacing, and color rather than multiplying font families. Serve Allura in WOFF2 format for optimal load performance and broad browser compatibility.

Get the Font

Download Allura

Available on Google Fonts

4 weights available for download

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Available Weights

400

Regular

400

Regular Italic

700

Bold

700

Bold Italic

Weight Reference

100

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800

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Internationalization

Allura Language Coverage

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

The Allura font supports a wide range of languages, including but not limited to Western European, Central European, and South Eastern European languages, making it versatile for various global applications.

Legal

Font License Details

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.

Allura 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 Allura ideal for web projects, applications, documents, and print materials of any kind.

1// tailwind.config.js 2module.exports = { 3 theme: { 4 extend: { 5 fontFamily: { 6 'allura': ['Allura', 'sans-serif'], 7 }, 8 }, 9 }, 10} 11 12// Usage in HTML 13<p class="font-allura">Your text here</p>

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Best Ways to Use Allura

Best Font Pairings for Allura

Test Allura Font Pairings Live

Recommendation Lists

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Character Set

Type Scale

Reading Text in Allura

Quick Start

HTML Link Tag

CSS @import

CSS @font-face

Implementation

Standard CSS

SCSS Variable

Tailwind CSS

About

Typography Judgment

Classification

Accessibility

Design Heritage

Overview

Categories

Explore More

Inclusive Design

Allura Accessibility Profile

Reading Allura: Legibility Factors

Allura's Readability

Allura's Visual Fatigue and Adaptability

Allura Accessibility Recommendations

Design Tips for Allura

Get the Font

Available Weights

Weight Reference

Internationalization

Western European

Nordic

Central European

Baltic

Legal

What you can do

Restrictions

Allura

Best Ways to Use Allura

Best Font Pairings for Allura

Test Allura Font Pairings Live

Recommendation Lists

Top 10 Script Fonts

Character Set

Type Scale

Reading Text in Allura

Quick Start

HTML Link Tag

CSS @import

CSS @font-face

Implementation

Standard CSS

SCSS Variable

Tailwind CSS

About

Typography Judgment

Classification

Accessibility

Design Heritage

Overview

Categories

Explore More

Inclusive Design

Allura Accessibility Profile

Reading Allura: Legibility Factors

Allura's Readability

Allura's Visual Fatigue and Adaptability

Allura Accessibility Recommendations

Design Tips for Allura

Get the Font

Available Weights

Weight Reference

Internationalization

Western European