Della Respira

Name: Della Respira
Author: Murray Hill

Della Respira brings classic elegance to your typography with refined serifs that guide the eye through extended reading.

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Serifby Murray Hill89% Accessible

Characters256

Glyphs307

Typography Tools

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Best Font Pairings for Della Respira

TypeSmith curates 3 expert font pairings for Della Respira, including combinations with Lato, Merriweather and Uncut Sans.

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

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Della Respira Specimen Gallery

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Della Respira Editorial Specimen

Della Respira in Editorial Context

Della Respira is a serif typeface by Murray Hill suited for editorial layouts and long-form reading.

Murray Hill

Typeface Designer • Serif

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

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

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

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Della Respira Typography

A serif typeface for UI components.

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Della Respira Specimen

Della Respira

Della Respira is a serif typeface by Murray Hill built for display contexts.

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Della Respira— serif typeface

Della RespiraBy Murray Hill

Della RespiraTYPE

Editorial

Magazine-style headline and body text layout

Character Set

Della Respira Glyphs & Characters

Size48

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

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789

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Body Text Table

Body Copy

Della Respira for Paragraphs

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

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

When setting Della Respira 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.

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

.your-class { font-family: 'Della Respira'; }

Quick Start

Using Della Respira in Your Design

HTML Link Tag

Add to your <head> section

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

CSS @import

Add at top of your stylesheet

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

CSS @font-face

Self-host the font files

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

Implementation

Code Snippets for Della Respira

Standard CSS

css

Apply directly to any CSS class or selector.

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

SCSS Variable

scss

Define once, use throughout your stylesheet.

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

About

Della Respira: History & Characteristics

Murray Hill

Serif

Open Source

Della Respira, a distinctive serif typeface, exhibits modernist clarity and Swiss precision, making it well-suited for editorial design. Its traditional elegance and classical proportions contribute to its versatile character. Particularly effective for book typography and print publications, Della Respira adapts confidently across design contexts. Extended language coverage includes The Della Respira font supports Latin script, covering a wide range of Western European languages..

Della Respira comes from the work of Murray Hill. The typeface reflects a focus on typographic detail, visible in its letterform construction and optical balance.

As a Serif typeface in the Vox-ATypI Classicals classification, Della Respira features bracketed or hairline serifs terminating each stroke and modulated stroke contrast from axis of stress. These optical characteristics make it well-suited for brand identities conveying authority and heritage.

Della Respira 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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In Context

Della Respira Typography

Della Respira

Character Set

Type Scale

Della Respira for Paragraphs

Quick Start

HTML Link Tag

CSS @import

CSS @font-face

Implementation

Standard CSS

SCSS Variable

Tailwind CSS

About

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Classification

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Available Weights

Weight Reference

Internationalization

Western European

Nordic

Central European

Baltic

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