Average

Name: Average
Author: Eben Sorkin

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

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Serifby Eben Sorkin89% Accessible

Characters256

Glyphs307

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TypeSmith curates 3 expert font pairings for Average, including combinations with Montserrat, Merriweather and Lora.

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Average Editorial Specimen

Average in Editorial Context

Average is a serif typeface by Eben Sorkin suited for editorial layouts and long-form reading.

Eben Sorkin

Typeface Designer • Serif

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

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

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Average Specimen

Average

Average is a serif typeface by Eben Sorkin built for display contexts.

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Average— serif typeface

AverageBy Eben Sorkin

AverageTYPE

Editorial

Magazine-style headline and body text layout

Character Set

Average 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

Average Body Typography

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

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

When setting Average 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.

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

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

Quick Start

Using Average in Your Design

HTML Link Tag

Add to your <head> section

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

CSS @import

Add at top of your stylesheet

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

CSS @font-face

Self-host the font files

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

Implementation

CSS Code Examples

Standard CSS

css

Apply directly to any CSS class or selector.

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

SCSS Variable

scss

Define once, use throughout your stylesheet.

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

About

Average: A Closer Look

Eben Sorkin

Serif

Open Source

Average establishes mathematical proportions and structured forms, making it well-suited for book typography. Its classical proportions and traditional elegance contribute to its versatile character. Particularly effective for formal documents and book typography, Average adapts confidently across design contexts. Extended language coverage includes This font supports English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Swedish, Finnish, D....

Average was designed by Eben Sorkin. Known for serif typeface design, the designer's expertise shapes Average's glyph proportions, stroke consistency, and typographic color.

As a Serif typeface in the Vox-ATypI Classicals classification, Average features bracketed or hairline serifs terminating each stroke and modulated stroke contrast from axis of stress. These optical characteristics make it well-suited for academic papers and legal documents.

Average is available in a single weight, offering focused typographic consistency spanning screen and print contexts, with 3 font pairings curated.

Average

Typography Judgment

Expert Analysis of Average

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

Classification

Serif analysis. Typographic analysis places Average within the Classicals (Humanist, Garalde, Transitional) and Moderns (Didone) tradition, characterized by Bracketed or hairline serifs terminating each stroke and Modulated stroke contrast from axis of stress. Serif letterforms trace to Roman square capitals carved into stone. Key technical strength: extensive weight and optical-size ranges in superfamilies.

Accessibility

Readability assessment (grade: 89). Average delivers consistent readability in both display and body-text roles. Serifs guide horizontal eye movement along the baseline, making text sizes above 9 pt highly readable in print.

Design Heritage

Designed by Eben Sorkin. Known for serif typeface design, the designer's expertise shapes Average's letterform construction and spacing rhythm across a single focused weight.

Overview

About Average

Average falls within the Classicals typeface, drawn from the tradition where serif letterforms trace to Roman square capitals carved into stone. Its distinctive bracketed or hairline serifs terminating each stroke and modulated stroke contrast from axis of stress make it well-suited for print-first layouts with sustained reading. TypeSmith features Average in a single weight variant and 3 curated font pairings.

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TypeSmith identifies 5 fonts with similar visual characteristics to Average 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

Using Average Accessibly

Average scores in the excellent accessibility tier, making it well-suited for body text, UI labels, and long-form reading across devices. High-contrast Didones can cause halation for readers with astigmatism. Prefer Garalde or Transitional cuts at text sizes for inclusive readability.

Average's Legibility

Average draws legibility from its bracketed or hairline serifs terminating each stroke and modulated stroke contrast from axis of stress. These characteristics help readers distinguish similar glyphs such as I, l, and 1 at a range of sizes.

Average Reading Performance

Serifs guide horizontal eye movement along the baseline, making text sizes above 9 pt highly readable in print. On screen, hinting quality determines legibility below 14 px. Set body text at 16 px or larger on screen, with line heights between 1.4 and 1.6 for sustained reading comfort.

Average for Long-Form Content

Average provides a focused weight range that maintains consistent typographic color across paragraphs. High stroke contrast can cause halation for some readers, so pair with ample line spacing on bright backgrounds.

Average Accessibility Recommendations

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

Design Tips for Average

Pair with geometric or grotesque sans-serifs for contrast. Avoid pairing two serifs from the same Vox sub-class to prevent visual redundancy. A focused set of pairings helps designers find compatible companions for Average. Establish hierarchy through size, spacing, and color rather than multiplying font families. Serve Average in WOFF2 format for optimal load performance and broad browser compatibility.

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Available Weights & Styles

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

Supported Scripts & Languages

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 English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Swedish, Finnish, Danish, Norwegian, Polish, Hungarian, Czech, Russian, and Japanese.

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Usage Rights for Average

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.

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

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Best Ways to Use Average

Best Font Pairings for Average

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In Context

Average Typography

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Character Set

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Average 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

Using Average Accessibly

Average's Legibility

Average Reading Performance

Average for Long-Form Content

Average Accessibility Recommendations

Design Tips for Average

Get the Font

Available Weights

Weight Reference

Internationalization

Western European

Nordic

Central European

Baltic

Legal

What you can do

Restrictions

Average

Best Ways to Use Average

Best Font Pairings for Average

Test Average Font Pairings Live

In Context

Average Typography

Average

Character Set

Type Scale

Average 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

Using Average Accessibly

Average's Legibility

Average Reading Performance

Average for Long-Form Content

Average Accessibility Recommendations

Design Tips for Average

Get the Font

Available Weights

Weight Reference