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Caudex

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

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Serifby Hjort Nidudsson86% Accessible
Characters646
Glyphs775
Typography Tools

Best Ways to Use Caudex

01

Best Font Pairings for Caudex

TypeSmith curates 3 expert font pairings for Caudex, including combinations with Josefin Sans, Lato and Harmattan.

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

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Test Caudex Font Pairings Live

TypeSmith's interactive testing tool lets you preview Caudex 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

Caudex Specimen Gallery

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Caudex Editorial Specimen

Caudex in Editorial Context

Caudex is a serif typeface by Hjort Nidudsson suited for editorial layouts and long-form reading.

Hjort Nidudsson

Typeface Designer • Serif

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

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

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Caudex Typography

A serif typeface for UI components.

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Caudex Specimen

Caudex

Caudex is a serif typeface by Hjort Nidudsson built for display contexts.

2 WeightsSerif Typeface
Available on TypeSmith

Wordmark Explorations

Caudex
Caudex
CAUDEX
CAUDEXTYPE
C

Tagline Pairings

Caudex— serif typeface
CaudexBy Hjort Nidudsson
CaudexTYPE

Editorial

Magazine-style headline and body text layout

Character Set

Caudex Glyphs & Characters

Size48
Showing 62 of 187 charactersDouble-click to copy • Click for details
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789

Type Scale

Caudex Typography Scale

Heading Level 1<h1>
64px
Bold
72px
Caudex primary headline
Heading Level 2<h2>
48px
SemiBold
56px
Caudex section heading
Heading Level 3<h3>
32px
Medium
40px
Caudex subsection title
Heading Level 4<h4>
24px
Regular
32px
Caudex content heading
Heading Level 5<h5>
18px
Regular
26px
Caudex minor heading
Heading Level 6<h6>
14px
Medium
20px
Caudex smallest heading
Font SizeWeightLine Height
Body Copy

Caudex Body Typography

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

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

When setting Caudex 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.

Caudex small text sizes retain legibility through well-defined letterforms. Caption and footnote applications benefit from the font's clear x-height and open counters.

ElementWeightSizeLine HeightTrackingPreview
Body TextRegular16px24px0.5pxCaudex delivers excellent readability for body copy
ItalicizedRegular Italic16px24px0.5pxCaudex italic provides elegant emphasis
BoldBold16px24px0.5pxCaudex bold creates strong visual hierarchy
Small CapsRegular16px24px0.5pxCaudex typography specimen
Secondary TextMedium14px20px0.5pxCaudex typography specimen
.your-class { font-family: 'Caudex'; }

Quick Start

Caudex Implementation Guide

HTML Link Tag

Add to your <head> section

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

CSS @import

Add at top of your stylesheet

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

CSS @font-face

Self-host the font files

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

Implementation

Styling with Caudex

Standard CSS

css

Apply directly to any CSS class or selector.

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

SCSS Variable

scss

Define once, use throughout your stylesheet.

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

About

About Caudex

Hjort Nidudsson
Serif
Open Source

Caudex brings natural flow and organic warmth, making it well-suited for formal documents. Its traditional elegance and decorative terminals contribute to its versatile character. Particularly effective for print publications and book typography, Caudex adapts confidently across design contexts. Extended language coverage includes Caudex is a font that primarily supports Latin, Greek, and Cyrillic scripts, making it versatile for....

Caudex was crafted by Hjort Nidudsson. 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, Caudex 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.

Caudex is available in a single weight, offering focused typographic consistency for both digital and print applications, with 3 font pairings curated. Extended language support spanning Cyrillic, Greek, and Latin Extended ensures reliable rendering across global audiences.

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Typography Judgment

Expert Analysis of Caudex

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

1

Classification

Serif analysis. From a classification standpoint, Caudex 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.

2

Accessibility

Readability assessment (grade: 86). Caudex 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.

3

Design Heritage

Designed by Hjort Nidudsson. The designer's attention to character shaping and weight distribution produces a Serif with a single focused weight suited to both digital and print workflows.

Overview

About Caudex

Caudex embodies the Classicals typeface, grounded in 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 brand identities conveying authority and heritage. TypeSmith catalogs Caudex in a single weight variant and 3 curated font pairings.

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Inclusive Design

Accessibility & Usability

86
Accessibility Score
Excellent Accessibility

Accessibility Features of Caudex

Caudex 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.

Caudex Legibility Characteristics

Caudex 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.

Caudex 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.

Visual Comfort with Caudex

Caudex 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.

Caudex Accessibility Recommendations

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

Getting the Most from Caudex

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 Caudex. Establish hierarchy through size, spacing, and color rather than multiplying font families. Serve Caudex in WOFF2 format with its extended character set to ensure consistent rendering across global audiences.

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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

Weight Reference

Aa
100
Aa
200
Aa
300
Aa
400
Aa
500
Aa
600
Aa
700
Aa
800
Aa
900

Internationalization

International Character Support

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

Caudex is a font that primarily supports Latin, Greek, and Cyrillic scripts, making it versatile for use in a wide range of languages that utilize these alphabets.

Legal

License Type

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.

Caudex 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 Caudex ideal for web projects, applications, documents, and print materials of any kind.