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Cooper Hewitt

Cooper Hewitt delivers clean, contemporary letterforms optimized for digital interfaces and modern design systems.

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Sans Serifby Cooper Hewitt83% Accessible
Characters456
Glyphs547
Typography Tools

Best Ways to Use Cooper Hewitt

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Best Font Pairings for Cooper Hewitt

TypeSmith curates 6 expert font pairings for Cooper Hewitt, including combinations with Bellefair, Rye and ADLaM Display.

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

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Test Cooper Hewitt Font Pairings Live

TypeSmith's interactive testing tool lets you preview Cooper Hewitt with any font combination in real-time, optimized for sans 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

Cooper Hewitt Specimen Gallery

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Cooper Hewitt Editorial Specimen

Cooper Hewitt in Editorial Context

Cooper Hewitt is a sans serif typeface by Cooper Hewitt suited for editorial layouts and long-form reading.

Cooper Hewitt

Typeface Designer • Sans Serif

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

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

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

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Cooper Hewitt Typography

A sans serif typeface for UI components.

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Cooper Hewitt Specimen

Cooper Hewitt

Cooper Hewitt is a sans serif typeface by Cooper Hewitt built for display contexts.

2 WeightsSans Serif Typeface
Available on TypeSmith

Wordmark Explorations

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Cooper Hewitt
COOPER HEWITT
COOPER HEWITTTYPE
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Tagline Pairings

Cooper Hewitt— sans serif typeface
Cooper HewittBy Cooper Hewitt
Cooper HewittTYPE

Editorial

Magazine-style headline and body text layout

Character Set

Cooper Hewitt Glyphs & Characters

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

Type Scale

Cooper Hewitt Typography Scale

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

Cooper Hewitt Used As Body Text

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

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

When setting Cooper Hewitt 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.

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

Quick Start

Integrating Cooper Hewitt

HTML Link Tag

Add to your <head> section

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

CSS @import

Add at top of your stylesheet

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

CSS @font-face

Self-host the font files

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

Implementation

Cooper Hewitt CSS Implementation

Standard CSS

css

Apply directly to any CSS class or selector.

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

SCSS Variable

scss

Define once, use throughout your stylesheet.

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

About

Cooper Hewitt's Details

Cooper Hewitt
Sans Serif
Open Source

Cooper Hewitt is a free font from Cooper Hewitt.

Cooper Hewitt was designed by Cooper Hewitt. The typeface demonstrates a commitment to typographic detail, visible in its letterform construction and optical balance.

As a Sans Serif typeface in the Vox-ATypI Lineal classification, Cooper Hewitt features no serif extensions on stroke terminals and stroke contrast ranging from monolinear to subtly modulated. These optical characteristics make it well-suited for screen-first digital products and web applications.

Cooper Hewitt is available in a single weight, offering focused typographic consistency for both digital and print applications, with 6 curated font pairings available. Standard Latin character coverage serves the majority of Western typographic workflows.

Cooper Hewitt

Typography Judgment

Expert Analysis of Cooper Hewitt

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

1

Classification

Sans Serif analysis. Typographic analysis places Cooper Hewitt within the Lineal (Grotesque, Neo-grotesque, Geometric, Humanist) tradition, characterized by No serif extensions on stroke terminals and Stroke contrast ranging from monolinear to subtly modulated. The first commercially successful sans-serifs appeared in the 1810s-1830s as display types. Key technical strength: widest variable-font support with weight and width axes.

2

Accessibility

Readability assessment (grade: 83). Cooper Hewitt maintains legibility across a range of sizes and rendering environments.

3

Design Heritage

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

Overview

About Cooper Hewitt

Cooper Hewitt falls within the Lineal typeface, drawn from the tradition where the first commercially successful sans-serifs appeared in the 1810s-1830s as display types. Its distinctive no serif extensions on stroke terminals and stroke contrast ranging from monolinear to subtly modulated make it well-suited for screen-first digital products and web applications. TypeSmith indexes Cooper Hewitt in a single weight variant and 6 curated font pairings.

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6 curated pairings for Cooper Hewitt
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Accessibility & Usability

83
Accessibility Score
Excellent Accessibility

Using Cooper Hewitt Accessibly

Cooper Hewitt achieves a good accessibility rating, performing reliably for both paragraph text and interface elements at standard sizes. Grotesques with ambiguous letterforms (I/l/1) reduce accessibility. Choose designs with distinct character differentiation and open apertures for inclusive typography.

Reading Cooper Hewitt: Legibility Factors

Cooper Hewitt draws legibility from its no serif extensions on stroke terminals and stroke contrast ranging from monolinear to subtly modulated. These characteristics help readers distinguish similar glyphs such as I, l, and 1 at a range of sizes.

Readability Profile: Cooper Hewitt

Humanist sans-serifs offer the best body-text readability in the category. Geometric and neo-grotesque designs excel in short-form UI text but require careful sizing for sustained reading. Use at 16 px minimum for body text, and maintain 1.5 line-height to support comfortable reading rhythm.

Cooper Hewitt: Comfort in Extended Reading

Cooper Hewitt provides a focused weight range that maintains consistent typographic color across paragraphs. Balanced stroke modulation keeps visual noise low during sustained reading sessions.

Cooper Hewitt Accessibility Recommendations

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

Cooper Hewitt Usage Guidelines

Pair with Garalde or Transitional serifs for classic contrast. A humanist sans body with a geometric sans display creates intra-category tension without conflict. Curated pairings are available to guide complementary typeface selection for Cooper Hewitt. Establish hierarchy through size, spacing, and color rather than multiplying font families. Serve Cooper Hewitt in WOFF2 format for optimal load performance and broad browser compatibility.

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Available Weights & Styles

Available Weights

400
Regular
Local
400
Regular Italic
Local
700
Bold
Local
700
Bold Italic
Local

Weight Reference

Aa
100
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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

This font encodes 566 glyphs covering Latin. Latin coverage extends past the basic ASCII set into Latin Extended, so Central and Eastern European languages set correctly. Text outside these ranges falls back to another face in the stack.

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.

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