Arcon

Name: Arcon
Author: Zarthwork

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

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Sans Serifby Zarthwork72% Accessible

Characters456

Glyphs547

Typography Tools

Best Ways to Use Arcon

Best Font Pairings for Arcon

TypeSmith curates 5 expert font pairings for Arcon, including combinations with Metal Mania, EB Garamond and Antic Didone.

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

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Test Arcon Font Pairings Live

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

Arcon in Editorial Context

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

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Typeface Designer • Sans Serif

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

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

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Arcon Typography

A sans serif typeface for UI components.

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Arcon Specimen

Arcon

Arcon is a sans serif typeface by Zarthwork built for display contexts.

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Tagline Pairings

Arcon— sans serif typeface

ArconBy Zarthwork

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Editorial

Magazine-style headline and body text layout

Character Set

Arcon 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

Arcon Body Typography

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

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

When setting Arcon 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.

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

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

Quick Start

Integrating Arcon

HTML Link Tag

Add to your <head> section

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

CSS @import

Add at top of your stylesheet

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

CSS @font-face

Self-host the font files

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

Implementation

Using Arcon in CSS

Standard CSS

css

Apply directly to any CSS class or selector.

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

SCSS Variable

scss

Define once, use throughout your stylesheet.

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

About

Understanding Arcon

Zarthwork

Sans Serif

Open Source

Arcon is a free font from Zarthwork.

Arcon was designed by Zarthwork. The typeface shows dedication to typographic detail, visible in its letterform construction and optical balance.

As a Sans Serif typeface in the Vox-ATypI Lineal classification, Arcon features no serif extensions on stroke terminals and stroke contrast ranging from monolinear to subtly modulated. These optical characteristics make it well-suited for wayfinding, signage, and information design.

Arcon is available in a single weight, offering focused typographic consistency across digital and print workflows, with 5 curated font pairings available. Standard Latin character coverage serves the majority of Western typographic workflows.

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Typography Judgment

Expert Analysis of Arcon

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

Classification

Sans Serif analysis. TypeSmith classifies Arcon within the Lineal (Grotesque, Neo-grotesque, Geometric, Humanist) tradition, characterized by No serif extensions on stroke terminals and Stroke contrast ranging from monolinear to subtly modulated. The first commercially successful sans-serifs appeared in the 1810s-1830s as display types. Key technical strength: widest variable-font support with weight and width axes.

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Best Ways to Use Arcon

Best Font Pairings for Arcon

Test Arcon Font Pairings Live

In Context

Arcon Typography

Arcon

Character Set

Type Scale

Arcon 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

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Arcon Accessibility Profile

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Available Weights

Weight Reference

Internationalization

Western European

Nordic

Central European

Baltic

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