Asar

Name: Asar
Author: Raghunath Joshi

Asar brings classic elegance to your typography with refined serifs that guide the eye through extended reading.

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Serifby Raghunath Joshi83% Accessible

Characters512

Glyphs614

Typography Tools

Best Ways to Use Asar

Best Font Pairings for Asar

TypeSmith curates 4 expert font pairings for Asar, including combinations with ABeeZee, AR One Sans and ADLaM Display.

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

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Test Asar Font Pairings Live

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

Asar in Editorial Context

Asar is a serif typeface by Raghunath Joshi suited for editorial layouts and long-form reading.

Raghunath Joshi

Typeface Designer • Serif

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

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

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

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Asar Typography

A serif typeface for UI components.

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Asar Specimen

Asar

Asar is a serif typeface by Raghunath Joshi built for display contexts.

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Tagline Pairings

Asar— serif typeface

AsarBy Raghunath Joshi

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Editorial

Magazine-style headline and body text layout

Character Set

Asar Glyphs & Characters

Size48

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

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789

Heading Examples

Body Text Table

Body Copy

Body Text with Asar

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

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

When setting Asar 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.

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

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

Quick Start

Asar Implementation Guide

HTML Link Tag

Add to your <head> section

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

CSS @import

Add at top of your stylesheet

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

CSS @font-face

Self-host the font files

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

Implementation

Styling with Asar

Standard CSS

css

Apply directly to any CSS class or selector.

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

SCSS Variable

scss

Define once, use throughout your stylesheet.

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

About

Understanding Asar

Raghunath Joshi

Serif

Open Source

Asar offers mathematical proportions and precise geometry, making it well-suited for print publications. Its decorative terminals and classical proportions contribute to its versatile character. Particularly effective for print publications and formal documents, Asar adapts confidently across design contexts. Extended language coverage includes The Asar font supports a variety of languages, primarily those that use the Latin, Devanagari, and C....

Asar was created by Raghunath Joshi. The typeface demonstrates a commitment to typographic detail, visible in its letterform construction and optical balance.

As a Serif typeface in the Vox-ATypI Classicals classification, Asar features bracketed or hairline serifs terminating each stroke and modulated stroke contrast from axis of stress. These optical characteristics make it well-suited for print-first layouts with sustained reading.

Asar is available in a single weight, offering focused typographic consistency across digital and print workflows, with 4 curated font pairings available. Standard Latin character coverage serves the majority of Western typographic workflows.

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Typography Judgment

Expert Analysis of Asar

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

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Best Ways to Use Asar

Best Font Pairings for Asar

Test Asar Font Pairings Live

In Context

Asar Typography

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Character Set

Type Scale

Body Text with Asar

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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Inclusive Design

Asar: Accessibility Considerations

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Asar in Context: Readability

Visual Comfort with Asar

Asar Accessibility Recommendations

Design Tips for Asar

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Weight Reference

Internationalization

Western European

Nordic

Central European

Baltic

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