Filo

Name: Filo
Author: Lilavert I I

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

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Handwritingby Lilavert I I76% Accessible

Characters256

Glyphs307

Typography Tools

Best Ways to Use Filo

Best Font Pairings for Filo

TypeSmith curates 4 expert font pairings for Filo, including combinations with Sedan, Horizon and Sary.

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

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Test Filo Font Pairings Live

TypeSmith's interactive testing tool lets you preview Filo with any font combination in real-time, optimized for handwriting characteristics.

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

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Character Set

Filo Glyphs & Characters

Size48

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

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789

Heading Examples

Body Text Table

Body Copy

Reading Text in Filo

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

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

When setting Filo 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.

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

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

Quick Start

How to Embed Filo in Your Project

HTML Link Tag

Add to your <head> section

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

CSS @import

Add at top of your stylesheet

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

CSS @font-face

Self-host the font files

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

Implementation

Code Snippets for Filo

Standard CSS

css

Apply directly to any CSS class or selector.

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

SCSS Variable

scss

Define once, use throughout your stylesheet.

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

About

Filo: History & Characteristics

Lilavert I I

Handwriting

Open Source

Filo font is a handwriting typeface with brush casual letterforms that flow with relaxed, organic movement. Each character displays natural brush strokes with gentle variation that feels authentically hand-painted. This brush style works effectively for artisan branding, organic product packaging, and designs requiring sophisticated casual typography with painterly warmth. The filo reference suggests delicate, layered quality. Designers seeking brush script with refined personality will find Filo appropriately elegant. Pairs with clean supporting fonts for sophisticated casual brand systems.

Filo was crafted by Lilavert I I. The typeface brings careful attention to typographic detail, visible in its letterform construction and optical balance.

As a Handwriting typeface in the Vox-ATypI Scripts classification, Filo features disconnected or loosely connected letterforms and irregular stroke weight from natural hand pressure. These optical characteristics make it well-suited for personal branding and lifestyle blogs.

Filo is available in a single weight, offering focused typographic consistency for both digital and print applications, with 4 curated font pairings available. Standard Latin character coverage serves the majority of Western typographic workflows.

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Typography Judgment

Expert Analysis of Filo

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

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Best Ways to Use Filo

Best Font Pairings for Filo

Test Filo Font Pairings Live

Character Set

Type Scale

Reading Text in Filo

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

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Accessibility Features of Filo

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Filo for Long-Form Content

Filo Accessibility Recommendations

Working with Filo: Best Practices

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Available Weights

Weight Reference

Internationalization

Western European

Nordic

Central European

Baltic

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What you can do

Restrictions