Bayon

Name: Bayon
Author: Sovannouk Hou.

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

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Sans Serifby Sovannouk Hou.65% Accessible

Characters256

Glyphs307

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Best Font Pairings for Bayon

TypeSmith curates 3 expert font pairings for Bayon, including combinations with Montserrat, Bluu Next and Lato.

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 Bayon 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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Bayon Editorial Specimen

Bayon in Editorial Context

Bayon is a sans serif typeface by Sovannouk Hou. suited for editorial layouts and long-form reading.

Sovannouk Hou.

Typeface Designer • Sans Serif

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

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

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A sans serif typeface for UI components.

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Bayon Specimen

Bayon

Bayon is a sans serif typeface by Sovannouk Hou. built for display contexts.

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Bayon— sans serif typeface

BayonBy Sovannouk Hou.

BayonTYPE

Editorial

Magazine-style headline and body text layout

Character Set

Bayon Glyphs & Characters

Size48

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

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789

Heading Examples

Body Text Table

Body Copy

Bayon Body Typography

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

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

When setting Bayon 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.

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

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

Quick Start

Using Bayon in Your Design

HTML Link Tag

Add to your <head> section

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

CSS @import

Add at top of your stylesheet

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

CSS @font-face

Self-host the font files

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

Implementation

Styling with Bayon

Standard CSS

css

Apply directly to any CSS class or selector.

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

SCSS Variable

scss

Define once, use throughout your stylesheet.

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

About

Bayon: A Closer Look

Sovannouk Hou.

Sans Serif

Open Source

As a sans-serif typeface, Bayon features human touch and organic warmth, making it well-suited for mobile applications. Its geometric forms and modern aesthetic contribute to its versatile character. Particularly effective for corporate branding and digital interfaces, Bayon adapts confidently across design contexts. Extended language coverage includes The Bayon font supports the Khmer script, which is used for the Khmer language spoken in Cambodia..

Bayon was designed by Sovannouk Hou.. 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, Bayon 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.

Bayon is available in a single weight, offering focused typographic consistency across digital and print workflows, with 3 font pairings curated.

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In Context

Bayon Typography

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Character Set

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Bayon Body Typography

Quick Start

HTML Link Tag

CSS @import

CSS @font-face

Implementation

Standard CSS

SCSS Variable

Tailwind CSS

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Internationalization

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