Dubiel

Name: Dubiel
Author: David Rakowski

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

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Serifby David Rakowski65% Accessible

Characters256

Glyphs307

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Best Font Pairings for Dubiel

TypeSmith curates 3 expert font pairings for Dubiel, including combinations with Unbounded, Inter and Go.

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

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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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Dubiel Editorial Specimen

Dubiel in Editorial Context

Dubiel is a serif typeface by David Rakowski suited for editorial layouts and long-form reading.

David Rakowski

Typeface Designer • Serif

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

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

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Dubiel Typography

A serif typeface for UI components.

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Dubiel Specimen

Dubiel

Dubiel is a serif typeface by David Rakowski built for display contexts.

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Dubiel

DUBIEL

DUBIELTYPE

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Dubiel— serif typeface

DubielBy David Rakowski

DubielTYPE

Editorial

Magazine-style headline and body text layout

Character Set

Dubiel Glyphs & Characters

Size48

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

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789

Heading Examples

Body Text Table

Body Copy

Dubiel Body Typography

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

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

When setting Dubiel 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.

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

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

Quick Start

Integrating Dubiel

HTML Link Tag

Add to your <head> section

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

CSS @import

Add at top of your stylesheet

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

CSS @font-face

Self-host the font files

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

Implementation

Code Snippets for Dubiel

Standard CSS

css

Apply directly to any CSS class or selector.

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

SCSS Variable

scss

Define once, use throughout your stylesheet.

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

About

The Story of Dubiel

David Rakowski

Serif

Open Source

Dubiel is a free font from David Rakowski.

Dubiel was created by David Rakowski. The typeface shows dedication to typographic detail, visible in its letterform construction and optical balance.

As a Serif typeface in the Vox-ATypI Classicals classification, Dubiel features bracketed or hairline serifs terminating each stroke and modulated stroke contrast from axis of stress. These optical characteristics make it well-suited for print-first layouts with sustained reading.

Dubiel 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 Dubiel

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

Classification

Serif analysis. Typographic analysis places Dubiel within the Classicals (Humanist, Garalde, Transitional) and Moderns (Didone) tradition, characterized by Bracketed or hairline serifs terminating each stroke and Modulated stroke contrast from axis of stress. Serif letterforms trace to Roman square capitals carved into stone. Key technical strength: extensive weight and optical-size ranges in superfamilies.

Accessibility

Readability assessment (grade: 65). Dubiel offers acceptable readability for standard design contexts, though specialized accessibility projects may benefit from higher-rated alternatives.

Design Heritage

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

Overview

About Dubiel

Dubiel is classified as a Classicals typeface, rooted in the tradition where serif letterforms trace to Roman square capitals carved into stone. Its distinctive bracketed or hairline serifs terminating each stroke and modulated stroke contrast from axis of stress make it well-suited for print-first layouts with sustained reading. TypeSmith features Dubiel in a single weight variant and 3 curated font pairings.

Font Pairings Available

3 curated pairings for Dubiel

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

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Accessibility & Usability

Accessibility Score

Good Accessibility

Using Dubiel Accessibly

Dubiel falls in the moderate accessibility tier, working best at medium-to-large sizes where its letterforms remain clearly differentiated. High-contrast Didones can cause halation for readers with astigmatism. Prefer Garalde or Transitional cuts at text sizes for inclusive readability.

Dubiel's Legibility

Dubiel draws legibility from its bracketed or hairline serifs terminating each stroke and modulated stroke contrast from axis of stress. These characteristics help readers distinguish similar glyphs such as I, l, and 1 at a range of sizes.

Readability Profile: Dubiel

Serifs guide horizontal eye movement along the baseline, making text sizes above 9 pt highly readable in print. On screen, hinting quality determines legibility below 14 px. Set body text at 16 px or larger on screen, with line heights between 1.4 and 1.6 for sustained reading comfort.

Visual Comfort with Dubiel

Dubiel provides a focused weight range that maintains consistent typographic color across paragraphs. High stroke contrast can cause halation for some readers, so pair with ample line spacing on bright backgrounds.

Dubiel Accessibility Recommendations

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

Dubiel Usage Guidelines

Pair with geometric or grotesque sans-serifs for contrast. Avoid pairing two serifs from the same Vox sub-class to prevent visual redundancy. A focused set of pairings helps designers find compatible companions for Dubiel. Establish hierarchy through size, spacing, and color rather than multiplying font families. Serve Dubiel in WOFF2 format for optimal load performance and broad browser compatibility.

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Dubiel Font Files

Available Weights

400

Regular

Local

400

Regular Italic

Local

700

Bold

Local

700

Bold Italic

Local

Weight Reference

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

900

Internationalization

Language 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 174 glyphs covering Latin. 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.

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

Dubiel

Best Ways to Use Dubiel

Best Font Pairings for Dubiel

Test Dubiel Font Pairings Live

In Context

Dubiel Typography

Dubiel

Character Set

Type Scale

Dubiel 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

Using Dubiel Accessibly

Dubiel's Legibility

Readability Profile: Dubiel

Visual Comfort with Dubiel

Dubiel Accessibility Recommendations

Dubiel Usage Guidelines

Get the Font

Available Weights

Weight Reference

Internationalization

Western European

Nordic

Central European

Baltic

Legal

What you can do

Restrictions

Dubiel

Best Ways to Use Dubiel

Best Font Pairings for Dubiel

Test Dubiel Font Pairings Live

In Context

Dubiel Typography

Dubiel

Character Set

Type Scale

Dubiel 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

Using Dubiel Accessibly

Dubiel's Legibility

Readability Profile: Dubiel

Visual Comfort with Dubiel

Dubiel Accessibility Recommendations

Dubiel Usage Guidelines

Get the Font

Available Weights

Weight Reference