Bellmore

Name: Bellmore
Author: Factory Type

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

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Serifby Factory Type80% Accessible

Characters256

Glyphs307

Typography Tools

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Best Font Pairings for Bellmore

TypeSmith curates 3 expert font pairings for Bellmore, including combinations with Cantora One, Jipatha and Sushi Sans.

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 Bellmore 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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Bellmore Editorial Specimen

Bellmore in Editorial Context

Bellmore is a serif typeface by Factory Type suited for editorial layouts and long-form reading.

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

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

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Bellmore Typography

A serif typeface for UI components.

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Bellmore Specimen

Bellmore

Bellmore is a serif typeface by Factory Type built for display contexts.

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Editorial

Magazine-style headline and body text layout

Character Set

Bellmore 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

Bellmore Body Typography

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

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

When setting Bellmore 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.

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

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

Quick Start

Adding Bellmore to Your Website

HTML Link Tag

Add to your <head> section

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

CSS @import

Add at top of your stylesheet

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

CSS @font-face

Self-host the font files

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

Implementation

Using Bellmore in CSS

Standard CSS

css

Apply directly to any CSS class or selector.

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

SCSS Variable

scss

Define once, use throughout your stylesheet.

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

About

About Bellmore

Factory Type

Serif

Open Source

Bellmore serif typeface delivers decorative, vintage forms through elegant retro construction suited to heritage display applications. Factory Type's design creates period-authentic character for hospitality branding, cultural publications, and vintage-inspired projects. The decorative details add ornamental personality while vintage proportions provide historical resonance. Bellmore's elegant aesthetic appeals to boutique hotels, specialty retail, and heritage brands. Display sizes showcase the typeface's vintage character. Pair with a clean sans-serif for body text.

Bellmore comes from the work of Factory Type. The typeface reflects a focus on typographic detail, visible in its letterform construction and optical balance.

As a Serif typeface in the Vox-ATypI Classicals classification, Bellmore features bracketed or hairline serifs terminating each stroke and modulated stroke contrast from axis of stress. These optical characteristics make it well-suited for brand identities conveying authority and heritage.

Bellmore is available in a single weight, offering focused typographic consistency spanning screen and print contexts, with 3 font pairings curated. Standard Latin character coverage serves the majority of Western typographic workflows.

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Typography Judgment

Expert Analysis of Bellmore

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

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Best Ways to Use Bellmore

Best Font Pairings for Bellmore

Test Bellmore Font Pairings Live

In Context

Bellmore Typography

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Character Set

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Bellmore Body Typography

Quick Start

HTML Link Tag

CSS @import

CSS @font-face

Implementation

Standard CSS

SCSS Variable

Tailwind CSS

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Typography Judgment

Classification

Accessibility

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