Blue Ridge

Name: Blue Ridge
Author: Eko Bimantara

Blue Ridge offers versatile typography with carefully balanced proportions for diverse design applications.

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Slab Serifby Eko Bimantara71% Accessible

Characters256

Glyphs307

Typography Tools

Best Ways to Use Blue Ridge

Best Font Pairings for Blue Ridge

TypeSmith curates 3 expert font pairings for Blue Ridge, including combinations with Goorm Sans, Inter and St Martin.

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

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Test Blue Ridge Font Pairings Live

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

Blue Ridge in Editorial Context

Blue Ridge is a slab serif typeface by Eko Bimantara suited for editorial layouts and long-form reading.

Eko Bimantara

Typeface Designer • Slab Serif

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

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

Designed by Eko Bimantara, Blue Ridge balances personality with function — providing enough character to establish visual identity without compromising the legibility that editorial contexts demand.

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Blue Ridge Typography

A slab serif typeface for UI components.

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Blue Ridge Specimen

Blue Ridge

Blue Ridge is a slab serif typeface by Eko Bimantara built for display contexts.

2 WeightsSlab Serif Typeface

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Tagline Pairings

Blue Ridge— slab serif typeface

Blue RidgeBy Eko Bimantara

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Editorial

Magazine-style headline and body text layout

Character Set

Blue Ridge Glyphs & Characters

Size48

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

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789

Heading Examples

Body Text Table

Body Copy

Blue Ridge for Paragraphs

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

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

When setting Blue Ridge 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.

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

.your-class { font-family: 'Blue Ridge'; }

Quick Start

Adding Blue Ridge to Your Website

HTML Link Tag

Add to your <head> section

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

CSS @import

Add at top of your stylesheet

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

CSS @font-face

Self-host the font files

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

Implementation

Styling with Blue Ridge

Standard CSS

css

Apply directly to any CSS class or selector.

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

SCSS Variable

scss

Define once, use throughout your stylesheet.

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

About

The Story of Blue Ridge

Eko Bimantara

Slab Serif

Open Source

Blue Ridge font is a bold strong western slab-serif by Eko Bimantara designed for commanding Americana display applications with rugged character. This powerful typeface delivers substantial presence suited for outdoor brands, craft beverage packaging, and editorial design evoking American frontier heritage. Blue Ridge excels in barbecue restaurant branding, whiskey labels, and lifestyle content celebrating rural American culture. The western details add authentic character while bold weight ensures visibility in rustic environments. Designers seeking western-style slab-serifs with commanding presence will find Blue Ridge delivers appropriate frontier character. Pairs effectively with simple sans-serifs for modern contrast with western headlines.

Blue Ridge was designed by Eko Bimantara. The typeface shows dedication to typographic detail, visible in its letterform construction and optical balance.

As a Slab Serif typeface in the Vox-ATypI Mechanistic classification, Blue Ridge features unbracketed or minimally bracketed rectangular serifs and low stroke contrast approaching monolinear weight. These optical characteristics make it well-suited for wayfinding and signage systems.

Blue Ridge is available in a single weight, offering focused typographic consistency across digital and print workflows, with 3 font pairings curated. Standard Latin character coverage serves the majority of Western typographic workflows.

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Best Ways to Use Blue Ridge

Best Font Pairings for Blue Ridge

Test Blue Ridge Font Pairings Live

In Context

Blue Ridge Typography

Blue Ridge

Character Set

Type Scale

Blue Ridge for Paragraphs

Quick Start

HTML Link Tag

CSS @import

CSS @font-face

Implementation

Standard CSS

SCSS Variable

Tailwind CSS

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