Gearbox

Name: Gearbox
Author: Frongile

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

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Sans Serifby Frongile70% Accessible

Characters256

Glyphs307

Typography Tools

Best Ways to Use Gearbox

Best Font Pairings for Gearbox

TypeSmith curates 5 expert font pairings for Gearbox, including combinations with Mohaw, Epistle and Luarsabi.

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

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Test Gearbox Font Pairings Live

TypeSmith's interactive testing tool lets you preview Gearbox 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

Gearbox Specimen Gallery

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Gearbox Editorial Specimen

Gearbox in Editorial Context

Gearbox is a sans serif typeface by Frongile suited for editorial layouts and long-form reading.

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Typeface Designer • Sans Serif

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

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

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Gearbox Typography

A sans serif typeface for UI components.

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Gearbox Specimen

Gearbox

Gearbox is a sans serif typeface by Frongile built for display contexts.

2 WeightsSans Serif Typeface

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Tagline Pairings

Gearbox— sans serif typeface

GearboxBy Frongile

GearboxTYPE

Editorial

Magazine-style headline and body text layout

Character Set

Gearbox Glyphs & Characters

Size48

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

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Heading Examples

Body Text Table

Body Copy

Gearbox for Paragraphs

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

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

When setting Gearbox 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.

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

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

Quick Start

Integrating Gearbox

HTML Link Tag

Add to your <head> section

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

CSS @import

Add at top of your stylesheet

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

CSS @font-face

Self-host the font files

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

Implementation

Styling with Gearbox

Standard CSS

css

Apply directly to any CSS class or selector.

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

SCSS Variable

scss

Define once, use throughout your stylesheet.

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

About

Inside Gearbox

Frongile

Sans Serif

Open Source

Gearbox font is a bold grotesk modern sans-serif designed for industrial strength and mechanical precision in display typography. This robust typeface delivers confident presence through heavy weight and utilitarian construction, suitable for automotive brands, manufacturing companies, and industrial applications. Gearbox channels mechanical power for garage signage, tool brands, and motorsport marketing. The bold construction commands attention in technical and industrial contexts. Particularly suited for automotive aftermarket and mechanical industries. Pairs with technical companions for comprehensive industrial systems.

Gearbox was crafted by Frongile. The typeface reflects a focus on typographic detail, visible in its letterform construction and optical balance.

As a Sans Serif typeface in the Vox-ATypI Lineal classification, Gearbox features no serif extensions on stroke terminals and stroke contrast ranging from monolinear to subtly modulated. These optical characteristics make it well-suited for corporate identity systems requiring neutrality.

Gearbox is available in a single weight, offering focused typographic consistency spanning screen and print contexts, with 5 curated font pairings available. Standard Latin character coverage serves the majority of Western typographic workflows.

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Best Ways to Use Gearbox

Best Font Pairings for Gearbox

Test Gearbox Font Pairings Live

In Context

Gearbox Typography

Gearbox

Character Set

Type Scale

Gearbox for Paragraphs

Quick Start

HTML Link Tag

CSS @import

CSS @font-face

Implementation

Standard CSS

SCSS Variable

Tailwind CSS

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Inclusive Design

Gearbox Accessibility Profile

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Gearbox: Comfort in Extended Reading

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Available Weights

Weight Reference

Internationalization

Western European

Nordic

Central European

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