Contrail One

Name: Contrail One
Author: Ralph du Carrois

Contrail One commands attention with bold, distinctive characters crafted for headlines and visual impact.

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Displayby Ralph du Carrois67% Accessible

Characters256

Glyphs307

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TypeSmith curates 3 expert font pairings for Contrail One, including combinations with Lato, Arumira and Altavoz.

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

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

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Contrail One Typography

A display typeface for UI components.

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Contrail One Specimen

Contrail One

Contrail One is a display typeface by Ralph du Carrois built for display contexts.

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Contrail One— display typeface

Contrail OneBy Ralph du Carrois

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UI Components

Buttons, forms, navigation, and cards

Character Set

Contrail One Glyphs & Characters

Size48

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

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789

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Body Text with Contrail One

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

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

When setting Contrail One 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.

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

.your-class { font-family: 'Contrail One'; }

Quick Start

Adding Contrail One to Your Website

HTML Link Tag

Add to your <head> section

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

CSS @import

Add at top of your stylesheet

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

CSS @font-face

Self-host the font files

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

Implementation

Contrail One CSS Implementation

Standard CSS

css

Apply directly to any CSS class or selector.

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

SCSS Variable

scss

Define once, use throughout your stylesheet.

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

About

Contrail One: History & Characteristics

Ralph du Carrois

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Contrail One establishes artistic vision and distinctive personality, making it well-suited for headlines. Its unique personality and bold presence contribute to its versatile character. Particularly effective for brand identities and headlines, Contrail One adapts confidently across design contexts. Extended language coverage includes Contrail One supports a variety of languages, primarily those using the Latin alphabet, including We....

Contrail One was crafted by Ralph du Carrois. The typeface's Tight spacing for large sizes and Exaggerated contrast or decorative features reflect a design philosophy optimized for Contemporary display typography.

As a Graphic display in the Vox-ATypI Graphic family, Contrail One display typography tradition. Its tight spacing optimized for large point sizes and exaggerated contrast, weight, or decorative features make it a strong fit for hero headlines and landing page headers.

Contrail One is available in a single weight, offering focused typographic consistency for both digital and print applications, with 3 font pairings curated. Standard Latin character coverage serves the majority of Western typographic workflows.

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Typography Judgment

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In Context

Contrail One Typography

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Character Set

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Body Text with Contrail One

Quick Start

HTML Link Tag

CSS @import

CSS @font-face

Implementation

Standard CSS

SCSS Variable

Tailwind CSS

About

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Accessibility Overview for Contrail One

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Western European

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