Cuprum

Name: Cuprum
Author: Alexei Vanyashin

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

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Sans Serifby Alexei Vanyashin87% Accessible

Characters512

Glyphs614

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Best Ways to Use Cuprum

Best Font Pairings for Cuprum

TypeSmith curates 3 expert font pairings for Cuprum, including combinations with Montserrat, Fanwood and Lora.

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

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TypeSmith's interactive testing tool lets you preview Cuprum 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

Cuprum Specimen Gallery

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Cuprum Editorial Specimen

Cuprum in Editorial Context

Cuprum is a sans serif typeface by Alexei Vanyashin suited for editorial layouts and long-form reading.

Alexei Vanyashin

Typeface Designer • Sans Serif

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

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

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Cuprum Typography

A sans serif typeface for UI components.

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Cuprum Specimen

Cuprum

Cuprum is a sans serif typeface by Alexei Vanyashin built for display contexts.

2 WeightsSans Serif Typeface

Available on TypeSmith

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Cuprum

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Tagline Pairings

Cuprum— sans serif typeface

CuprumBy Alexei Vanyashin

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Editorial

Magazine-style headline and body text layout

Character Set

Cuprum Glyphs & Characters

Size48

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

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789

Heading Examples

Body Text Table

Body Copy

Cuprum Body Typography

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

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

When setting Cuprum 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.

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

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

Quick Start

Adding Cuprum to Your Website

HTML Link Tag

Add to your <head> section

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

CSS @import

Add at top of your stylesheet

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

CSS @font-face

Self-host the font files

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

Implementation

CSS Code Examples

Standard CSS

css

Apply directly to any CSS class or selector.

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

SCSS Variable

scss

Define once, use throughout your stylesheet.

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

About

Exploring Cuprum's Design

Alexei Vanyashin

Sans Serif

Open Source

Cuprum balances refined neutrality and systematic design, making it well-suited for web content. Its clean lines and modern aesthetic contribute to its versatile character. Particularly effective for mobile applications and corporate branding, Cuprum adapts confidently across design contexts. Extended language coverage includes Cuprum is a font that primarily supports the Latin script, covering a wide range of Western European....

Cuprum comes from the work of Alexei Vanyashin. The typeface's No serif extensions and Uniform or optically corrected proportions reflect a design philosophy optimized for Contemporary sans-serif design.

As a Neo-grotesque sans-serif in the Vox-ATypI Lineal family, Cuprum neo-grotesque sans-serif tradition. Its no serif extensions on stroke terminals and stroke contrast ranging from monolinear to subtly modulated make it a strong fit for corporate identity systems requiring neutrality.

Cuprum is available in a single weight, offering focused typographic consistency spanning screen and print contexts, with 3 font pairings curated. Standard Latin character coverage serves the majority of Western typographic workflows.

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Typography Judgment

Expert Analysis of Cuprum

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

Classification

Neo-grotesque sans-serif classification. Cuprum exhibits No serif extensions, Uniform or optically corrected proportions, Open or closed apertures. Designed by Alexei Vanyashin. A sans-serif typeface available through TypeSmith.

Accessibility

Readability assessment (grade: 87). Cuprum maintains legibility across a range of sizes and rendering environments. Humanist sans-serifs offer the best body-text readability in the category.

Design Heritage

Designed by Alexei Vanyashin. Cuprum neo-grotesque sans-serif tradition, delivered as a single focused weight. The designer's portfolio includes istok web and vidaloka.

Overview

About Cuprum

Cuprum embodies the Neo-grotesque sans-serif in the Vox-ATypI Lineal family, designed during the Contemporary sans-serif design era. Built with No serif extensions and Uniform or optically corrected proportions, Cuprum serves as a standard typeface for corporate identity systems requiring neutrality. TypeSmith features Cuprum in a single weight variant and 3 curated font pairings.

Font Pairings Available

3 curated pairings for Cuprum

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Related Fonts: Cuprum

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TypeSmith identifies 5 fonts with similar visual characteristics to Cuprum based on classification, x-height ratio, and stroke weight. These alternatives maintain the same typographic personality while offering different weight options and language support.

Inclusive Design

Accessibility & Usability

Accessibility Score

Excellent Accessibility

Cuprum Accessibility Profile

Cuprum scores in the excellent accessibility tier, making it well-suited for body text, UI labels, and long-form reading across devices. Grotesques with ambiguous letterforms (I/l/1) reduce accessibility. Choose designs with distinct character differentiation and open apertures for inclusive typography.

Reading Cuprum: Legibility Factors

Cuprum 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.

Cuprum Reading Performance

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.

Cuprum: Comfort in Extended Reading

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

Cuprum Accessibility Recommendations

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

How to Use Cuprum Effectively

Pair with Garalde or Transitional serifs for classic contrast. A humanist sans body with a geometric sans display creates intra-category tension without conflict. A focused set of pairings helps designers find compatible companions for Cuprum. Establish hierarchy through size, spacing, and color rather than multiplying font families. Serve Cuprum in WOFF2 format for optimal load performance and broad browser compatibility.

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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

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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

Cuprum is a font that primarily supports the Latin script, covering a wide range of Western European languages. Additionally, it includes characters for Cyrillic script, making it suitable for languages such as Russian, Bulgarian, Serbian, and Ukrainian.

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.

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

1// tailwind.config.js 2module.exports = { 3 theme: { 4 extend: { 5 fontFamily: { 6 'cuprum': ['Cuprum', 'sans-serif'], 7 }, 8 }, 9 }, 10} 11 12// Usage in HTML 13<p class="font-cuprum">Your text here</p>

Cuprum

Best Ways to Use Cuprum

Best Font Pairings for Cuprum

Test Cuprum Font Pairings Live

In Context

Cuprum Typography

Cuprum

Character Set

Type Scale

Cuprum Body Typography

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

Explore More

Inclusive Design

Cuprum Accessibility Profile

Reading Cuprum: Legibility Factors

Cuprum Reading Performance

Cuprum: Comfort in Extended Reading

Cuprum Accessibility Recommendations

How to Use Cuprum Effectively

Get the Font

Available Weights

Weight Reference

Internationalization

Western European

Nordic

Central European

Baltic

Legal

What you can do

Restrictions

Cuprum

Best Ways to Use Cuprum

Best Font Pairings for Cuprum

Test Cuprum Font Pairings Live

In Context

Cuprum Typography

Cuprum

Character Set

Type Scale

Cuprum Body Typography

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

Explore More

Inclusive Design

Cuprum Accessibility Profile

Reading Cuprum: Legibility Factors

Cuprum Reading Performance

Cuprum: Comfort in Extended Reading

Cuprum Accessibility Recommendations

How to Use Cuprum Effectively

Get the Font

Available Weights

Weight Reference