Antic

Name: Antic
Author: Santiago Orozco

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

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Sans Serifby Santiago Orozco87% Accessible

Characters256

Glyphs307

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Best Font Pairings for Antic

TypeSmith curates 3 expert font pairings for Antic, including combinations with Actor, Montserrat and Goudy Bookletter 1911.

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

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TypeSmith's interactive testing tool lets you preview Antic 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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Antic Editorial Specimen

Antic in Editorial Context

Antic is a sans serif typeface by Santiago Orozco suited for editorial layouts and long-form reading.

Santiago Orozco

Typeface Designer • Sans Serif

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

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

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Antic Typography

A sans serif typeface for UI components.

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Antic Specimen

Antic

Antic is a sans serif typeface by Santiago Orozco built for display contexts.

2 WeightsSans Serif Typeface

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Antic— sans serif typeface

AnticBy Santiago Orozco

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Editorial

Magazine-style headline and body text layout

Character Set

Antic 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

Antic Body Typography

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

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

When setting Antic 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.

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

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

Quick Start

Integrating Antic

HTML Link Tag

Add to your <head> section

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

CSS @import

Add at top of your stylesheet

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

CSS @font-face

Self-host the font files

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

Implementation

Code Snippets for Antic

Standard CSS

css

Apply directly to any CSS class or selector.

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

SCSS Variable

scss

Define once, use throughout your stylesheet.

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

About

Antic: A Closer Look

Santiago Orozco

Sans Serif

Open Source

Antic presents human touch and organic warmth, making it well-suited for digital interfaces. Its modern aesthetic and clean lines contribute to its versatile character. Particularly effective for digital interfaces and mobile applications, Antic adapts confidently across design contexts. Extended language coverage includes This font supports Latin-based scripts, covering a wide range of Western European languages..

Antic was designed by Santiago Orozco. The typeface's No serif extensions and Uniform or optically corrected proportions reflect a design philosophy optimized for Contemporary sans-serif design.

As a Neo-grotesque sans-serif in the Vox-ATypI Lineal family, Antic neo-grotesque sans-serif tradition. Its no serif extensions on stroke terminals and stroke contrast ranging from monolinear to subtly modulated make it a strong fit for screen-first digital products and web applications.

Antic is available in a single weight, offering focused typographic consistency for both digital and print applications, 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 Antic

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

Classification

Neo-grotesque sans-serif classification. Antic exhibits No serif extensions, Uniform or optically corrected proportions, Open or closed apertures. Designed by Santiago Orozco. A sans-serif typeface available through TypeSmith.

Accessibility

Readability assessment (grade: 87). Antic performs strongly for sustained reading across digital and print contexts. Humanist sans-serifs offer the best body-text readability in the category.

Design Heritage

Designed by Santiago Orozco. Antic neo-grotesque sans-serif tradition, delivered as a single focused weight. The designer's portfolio includes flamenco and biorhyme expanded.

Overview

About Antic

Antic falls within the Neo-grotesque sans-serif in the Vox-ATypI Lineal family, designed during the Contemporary sans-serif design era. Built with No serif extensions and Uniform or optically corrected proportions, Antic serves as a standard typeface for wayfinding, signage, and information design. TypeSmith features Antic in a single weight variant and 3 curated font pairings.

Font Pairings Available

3 curated pairings for Antic

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

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Accessibility & Usability

Accessibility Score

Excellent Accessibility

Antic Accessibility Profile

Antic scores in the excellent accessibility tier, making it well-suited for body text, UI labels, and long-form reading across devices. Grotesques with ambiguous letterforms (I/l/1) reduce accessibility. Choose designs with distinct character differentiation and open apertures for inclusive typography.

Antic's Legibility

Antic draws legibility from its no serif extensions on stroke terminals and stroke contrast ranging from monolinear to subtly modulated. These characteristics help readers distinguish similar glyphs such as I, l, and 1 at a range of sizes.

Antic's Readability

Humanist sans-serifs offer the best body-text readability in the category. Geometric and neo-grotesque designs excel in short-form UI text but require careful sizing for sustained reading. Use at 16 px minimum for body text, and maintain 1.5 line-height to support comfortable reading rhythm.

Antic for Long-Form Content

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

Antic Accessibility Recommendations

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

Design Tips for Antic

Pair with Garalde or Transitional serifs for classic contrast. A humanist sans body with a geometric sans display creates intra-category tension without conflict. A focused set of pairings helps designers find compatible companions for Antic. Establish hierarchy through size, spacing, and color rather than multiplying font families. Serve Antic in WOFF2 format for optimal load performance and broad browser compatibility.

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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

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Internationalization

Antic Multilingual 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 supports Latin-based scripts, covering a wide range of Western European languages.

Legal

Antic License Information

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.

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

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Best Ways to Use Antic

Best Font Pairings for Antic

Test Antic Font Pairings Live

In Context

Antic Typography

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Character Set

Type Scale

Antic Body Typography

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

Antic Accessibility Profile

Antic's Legibility

Antic's Readability

Antic for Long-Form Content

Antic Accessibility Recommendations

Design Tips for Antic

Get the Font

Available Weights

Weight Reference

Internationalization

Western European

Nordic

Central European

Baltic

Legal

What you can do

Restrictions

Antic

Best Ways to Use Antic

Best Font Pairings for Antic

Test Antic Font Pairings Live

In Context

Antic Typography

Antic

Character Set

Type Scale

Antic Body Typography

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

Antic Accessibility Profile

Antic's Legibility

Antic's Readability

Antic for Long-Form Content

Antic Accessibility Recommendations

Design Tips for Antic

Get the Font

Available Weights

Weight Reference