Delius

Name: Delius
Author: Natalia Raices

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

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Handwritingby Natalia Raices75% Accessible

Characters256

Glyphs307

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TypeSmith curates 3 expert font pairings for Delius, including combinations with Lato, Comfortaa and Afta Serif.

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Character Set

Delius Glyphs & Characters

Size48

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

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789

Heading Examples

Body Text Table

Body Copy

Delius for Paragraphs

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

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

When setting Delius 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.

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

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

Quick Start

How to Embed Delius in Your Project

HTML Link Tag

Add to your <head> section

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

CSS @import

Add at top of your stylesheet

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

CSS @font-face

Self-host the font files

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

Implementation

Code Snippets for Delius

Standard CSS

css

Apply directly to any CSS class or selector.

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

SCSS Variable

scss

Define once, use throughout your stylesheet.

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

About

Inside Delius

Natalia Raices

Handwriting

Open Source

Delius balances cursive elegance and flowing connections, making it well-suited for greeting cards. Its natural rhythm and personal character contribute to its versatile character. Particularly effective for creative projects and invitations, Delius adapts confidently across design contexts. Extended language coverage includes The Delius font supports a wide range of languages, including most Western European languages, such ....

Delius comes from the work of Natalia Raices. 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, Delius 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.

Delius 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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Delius

Best Ways to Use Delius

Best Font Pairings for Delius

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Character Set

Type Scale

Delius for Paragraphs

Quick Start

HTML Link Tag

CSS @import

CSS @font-face

Implementation

Standard CSS

SCSS Variable

Tailwind CSS

About

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Weight Reference

Internationalization

Western European

Nordic

Central European

Baltic

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