Arimo

Name: Arimo
Author: Steve Matteson

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

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Sans Serifby Steve Matteson87% Accessible

Characters646

Glyphs775

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Best Ways to Use Arimo

Best Font Pairings for Arimo

TypeSmith curates 3 expert font pairings for Arimo, including combinations with Montserrat, TeX Gyre Pagella and Lora.

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 Arimo 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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Arimo Editorial Specimen

Arimo in Editorial Context

Arimo is a sans serif typeface by Steve Matteson suited for editorial layouts and long-form reading.

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Typeface Designer • Sans Serif

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

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

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Arimo Typography

A sans serif typeface for UI components.

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Arimo Specimen

Arimo

Arimo is a sans serif typeface by Steve Matteson built for display contexts.

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Arimo— sans serif typeface

ArimoBy Steve Matteson

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Editorial

Magazine-style headline and body text layout

Character Set

Arimo 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

Arimo for Paragraphs

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

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

When setting Arimo 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.

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

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

Quick Start

Adding Arimo to Your Website

HTML Link Tag

Add to your <head> section

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

CSS @import

Add at top of your stylesheet

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

CSS @font-face

Self-host the font files

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

Implementation

Code Snippets for Arimo

Standard CSS

css

Apply directly to any CSS class or selector.

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

SCSS Variable

scss

Define once, use throughout your stylesheet.

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

About

Arimo: History & Characteristics

Steve Matteson

Sans Serif

Open Source

Arimo establishes mathematical proportions and precise geometry, making it well-suited for digital interfaces. Its modern aesthetic and geometric forms contribute to its versatile character. Particularly effective for digital interfaces and mobile applications, Arimo adapts confidently across design contexts. Extended language coverage includes Arimo supports a wide range of languages, including but not limited to Latin-based languages, Cyrill....

Arimo comes from the work of Steve Matteson at Monotype. Known for humanist sans-serif design for screen readability, the designer's expertise shapes Arimo's glyph proportions, stroke consistency, and typographic color.

As a Sans Serif typeface in the Vox-ATypI Lineal classification, Arimo features no serif extensions on stroke terminals and stroke contrast ranging from monolinear to subtly modulated. These optical characteristics make it well-suited for user interface text and navigation elements.

Arimo is available in a single weight, offering focused typographic consistency for both digital and print applications, with 3 font pairings curated. Extended language support spanning Cyrillic, Greek, and Latin Extended ensures reliable rendering across global audiences.

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Typography Judgment

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Best Ways to Use Arimo

Best Font Pairings for Arimo

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In Context

Arimo Typography

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Character Set

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Arimo for Paragraphs

Quick Start

HTML Link Tag

CSS @import

CSS @font-face

Implementation

Standard CSS

SCSS Variable

Tailwind CSS

About

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Internationalization

Western European

Nordic

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