Basalte

Name: Basalte
Author: Degheest Types

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

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Sans Serifby Degheest Types67% Accessible

Characters256

Glyphs307

Typography Tools

Best Ways to Use Basalte

Best Font Pairings for Basalte

TypeSmith curates 4 expert font pairings for Basalte, including combinations with Armorik, Delta Block and Player Sans Mono.

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 Basalte 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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Basalte Editorial Specimen

Basalte in Editorial Context

Basalte is a sans serif typeface by Degheest Types suited for editorial layouts and long-form reading.

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Typeface Designer • Sans Serif

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

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

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Basalte Typography

A sans serif typeface for UI components.

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Basalte Specimen

Basalte

Basalte is a sans serif typeface by Degheest Types built for display contexts.

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Basalte— sans serif typeface

BasalteBy Degheest Types

BasalteTYPE

Editorial

Magazine-style headline and body text layout

Character Set

Basalte Glyphs & Characters

Size48

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

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789

Heading Examples

Body Text Table

Body Copy

Basalte for Paragraphs

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

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

When setting Basalte 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.

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

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

Quick Start

Using Basalte in Your Design

HTML Link Tag

Add to your <head> section

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

CSS @import

Add at top of your stylesheet

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

CSS @font-face

Self-host the font files

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

Implementation

Code Snippets for Basalte

Standard CSS

css

Apply directly to any CSS class or selector.

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

SCSS Variable

scss

Define once, use throughout your stylesheet.

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

About

About Basalte

Degheest Types

Sans Serif

Open Source

Basalte Typeface font is a bold industrial sans-serif family designed for robust typography with geological undertones. This strong typeface delivers confident presence through heavy weight and structural construction, suitable for construction companies, quarry operations, and industrial applications. Basalte works effectively for building materials branding, construction signage, and geological communications. The industrial character adds authentic strength. Particularly suited for construction and materials industries. Pairs with technical companions.

Basalte comes from the work of Degheest Types. The typeface reflects a focus on typographic detail, visible in its letterform construction and optical balance.

As a Sans Serif typeface in the Vox-ATypI Lineal classification, Basalte features no serif extensions on stroke terminals and stroke contrast ranging from monolinear to subtly modulated. These optical characteristics make it well-suited for corporate identity systems requiring neutrality.

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

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Best Ways to Use Basalte

Best Font Pairings for Basalte

Test Basalte Font Pairings Live

In Context

Basalte Typography

Basalte

Character Set

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Basalte for Paragraphs

Quick Start

HTML Link Tag

CSS @import

CSS @font-face

Implementation

Standard CSS

SCSS Variable

Tailwind CSS

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Accessibility Overview for Basalte

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