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Daniel Jaques

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

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Sans Serifby Paul James Miller86% Accessible
Characters456
Glyphs547
Typography Tools

Best Ways to Use Daniel Jaques

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Best Font Pairings for Daniel Jaques

TypeSmith curates 3 expert font pairings for Daniel Jaques, including combinations with Montera, Nevermind Mono Rounded and South Ghetto.

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

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Test Daniel Jaques Font Pairings Live

TypeSmith's interactive testing tool lets you preview Daniel Jaques 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

Daniel Jaques Specimen Gallery

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Daniel Jaques Editorial Specimen

Daniel Jaques in Editorial Context

Daniel Jaques is a sans serif typeface by Paul James Miller suited for editorial layouts and long-form reading.

Paul James Miller

Typeface Designer • Sans Serif

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

Designed by Paul James Miller, Daniel Jaques balances personality with function — providing enough character to establish visual identity without compromising the legibility that editorial contexts demand.

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Daniel Jaques Typography

A sans serif typeface for UI components.

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Daniel Jaques Specimen

Daniel Jaques

Daniel Jaques is a sans serif typeface by Paul James Miller built for display contexts.

2 WeightsSans Serif Typeface
Available on TypeSmith

Wordmark Explorations

Daniel Jaques
Daniel Jaques
DANIEL JAQUES
DANIEL JAQUESTYPE
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Daniel Jaques— sans serif typeface
Daniel JaquesBy Paul James Miller
Daniel JaquesTYPE

Editorial

Magazine-style headline and body text layout

Character Set

Daniel Jaques Glyphs & Characters

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

Type Scale

Display Sizes for Daniel Jaques

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

Daniel Jaques for Paragraphs

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

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

When setting Daniel Jaques 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.

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

Quick Start

Integrating Daniel Jaques

HTML Link Tag

Add to your <head> section

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

CSS @import

Add at top of your stylesheet

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

CSS @font-face

Self-host the font files

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

Implementation

Styling with Daniel Jaques

Standard CSS

css

Apply directly to any CSS class or selector.

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

SCSS Variable

scss

Define once, use throughout your stylesheet.

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

About

About Daniel Jaques

Paul James Miller
Sans Serif
Open Source

Daniel Jaques font is a decorative old-style vintage typeface by Paul James Miller designed for heritage display applications. This typeface brings antique character to historical projects and period design. Daniel Jaques's decorative proportions create distinctive vintage headlines. Particularly effective for antique dealers, museums, and heritage publications. Works at display sizes. Pairs with period fonts or modern text for contrast.

Daniel Jaques comes from the work of Paul James Miller. The typeface brings careful attention to typographic detail, visible in its letterform construction and optical balance.

As a Sans Serif typeface in the Vox-ATypI Lineal classification, Daniel Jaques features no serif extensions on stroke terminals and stroke contrast ranging from monolinear to subtly modulated. These optical characteristics make it well-suited for user interface text and navigation elements.

Daniel Jaques 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.

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Typography Judgment

Expert Analysis of Daniel Jaques

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

1

Classification

Sans Serif analysis. TypeSmith classifies Daniel Jaques 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: 86). Daniel Jaques performs strongly for sustained reading across digital and print contexts. Humanist sans-serifs offer the best body-text readability in the category.

3

Design Heritage

Designed by Paul James Miller. The designer's attention to stroke consistency and typographic color produces a Sans Serif with a single focused weight suited to both digital and print workflows.

Overview

About Daniel Jaques

Daniel Jaques represents a Lineal typeface, grounded in 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 user interface text and navigation elements. TypeSmith indexes Daniel Jaques in a single weight variant and 3 curated font pairings.

Font Pairings Available
3 curated pairings for Daniel Jaques
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Inclusive Design

Accessibility & Usability

86
Accessibility Score
Excellent Accessibility

Daniel Jaques Accessibility Profile

Daniel Jaques 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.

Legibility Analysis: Daniel Jaques

Daniel Jaques 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.

Daniel Jaques 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.

Daniel Jaques's Visual Fatigue and Adaptability

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

Daniel Jaques Accessibility Recommendations

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

How to Use Daniel Jaques 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 Daniel Jaques. Establish hierarchy through size, spacing, and color rather than multiplying font families. Serve Daniel Jaques in WOFF2 format for optimal load performance and broad browser compatibility.

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Daniel Jaques Font Files

Available Weights

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

Weight Reference

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

Internationalization

Supported Scripts & Languages

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 521 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

Font License Details

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.

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