Chi

Name: Chi
Author: Chloe Chan

Chi captures organic, human warmth with flowing strokes that add personality to your designs.

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Handwritingby Chloe Chan70% Accessible

Characters256

Glyphs307

Typography Tools

Best Ways to Use Chi

Best Font Pairings for Chi

TypeSmith curates 3 expert font pairings for Chi, including combinations with Mandorlato, Figtree and Zizo.

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

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Test Chi Font Pairings Live

TypeSmith's interactive testing tool lets you preview Chi with any font combination in real-time, optimized for handwriting characteristics.

Adjust font sizes, weights, and see live typography specimens including editorial layouts, code editors, and UI components.

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Character Set

Chi Glyphs & Characters

Size48

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

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789

Heading Examples

Body Text Table

Body Copy

Chi Used As Body Text

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

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

When setting Chi 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.

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

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

Quick Start

Using Chi in Your Design

HTML Link Tag

Add to your <head> section

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

CSS @import

Add at top of your stylesheet

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

CSS @font-face

Self-host the font files

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

Implementation

CSS Code Examples

Standard CSS

css

Apply directly to any CSS class or selector.

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

SCSS Variable

scss

Define once, use throughout your stylesheet.

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

About

The Design of Chi

Chloe Chan

Handwriting

Open Source

Chi font is a handwriting typeface with casual comic letterforms that flow with Eastern-influenced personality. Each character displays balanced shapes with harmonious character that suggests chi energy flow and centered calm. This casual comic style suits wellness content, meditation branding, and designs referencing energy balance and mindful living. The chi reference adds spiritual dimension. For designers creating wellness and mindfulness content, Chi delivers appropriate centered character. Complements calming palettes and balanced supporting elements.

Chi was crafted by Chloe Chan. The typeface reflects a focus on typographic detail, visible in its letterform construction and optical balance.

As a Handwriting typeface in the Vox-ATypI Scripts classification, Chi features disconnected or loosely connected letterforms and irregular stroke weight from natural hand pressure. These optical characteristics make it well-suited for packaging for artisanal and handmade products.

Chi 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.

Chi

Typography Judgment

Expert Analysis of Chi

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

Chi

Best Ways to Use Chi

Best Font Pairings for Chi

Test Chi Font Pairings Live

Character Set

Type Scale

Chi Used As Body Text

Quick Start

HTML Link Tag

CSS @import

CSS @font-face

Implementation

Standard CSS

SCSS Variable

Tailwind CSS

About

Typography Judgment

Classification

Accessibility

Design Heritage

Overview

Categories

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Inclusive Design

Accessibility Features of Chi

Legibility Analysis: Chi

Chi in Context: Readability

Chi's Visual Fatigue and Adaptability

Chi Accessibility Recommendations

Getting the Most from Chi

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Available Weights

Weight Reference

Internationalization

Western European

Nordic

Central European

Baltic

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What you can do

Restrictions